Newton County, MO real estate

What the numbers say

Newton County, MO real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Newton County listed for $321,255, up 7.1% from a year earlier. That is 7% above the Missouri median of $300,000.

Homes spent a median of 52 days on the market, slower than 43 days a year ago. That makes Newton County the #16 fastest-selling of 21 Missouri counties we track.

Homeowners in Newton County pay a median of $1,207 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $190,700, an effective rate of about 0.63%. The Missouri average is 0.85%, which makes Newton County the #39 lowest-tax of 115 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $817 a month, and $863 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 33 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 $321,000 home here comes to about $2,055 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $88,000 a year (the median household here earns $66,301).