Johnson County, MO real estate

What the numbers say

Johnson County, MO real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Johnson County listed for $349,475, up 3.6% from a year earlier. That is 16% above the Missouri median of $300,000.

Homes spent a median of 48 days on the market, faster than 60 days a year ago. That makes Johnson County the #10 fastest-selling of 21 Missouri counties we track.

Homeowners in Johnson County pay a median of $1,565 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $235,700, an effective rate of about 0.66%. The Missouri average is 0.85%, which makes Johnson County the #46 lowest-tax of 115 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $932 a month, and $871 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 31 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $349,000 home here comes to about $2,244 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $96,000 a year (the median household here earns $67,272).