Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Cheapest Counties to Own a Home in Missouri
Where the full monthly cost of owning the local median home is lowest. Every figure includes tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance, not just the mortgage.
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Missouri ranked
| # | County | Monthly to own | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | $870 | $86,200 | 0.896% |
| 2 | Dunklin County | $911 | $93,800 | 0.694% |
| 3 | Worth County | $925 | $94,600 | 0.801% |
| 4 | Mercer County | $942 | $95,300 | 0.950% |
| 5 | Knox County | $945 | $97,200 | 0.802% |
| 6 | Pemiscot County | $952 | $95,900 | 1.011% |
| 7 | Mississippi County | $974 | $100,300 | 0.877% |
| 8 | Sullivan County | $984 | $103,300 | 0.736% |
| 9 | New Madrid County | $997 | $105,500 | 0.707% |
| 10 | Atchison County | $1,001 | $100,600 | 1.171% |
| 11 | Ripley County | $1,017 | $110,800 | 0.501% |
| 12 | Harrison County | $1,022 | $107,400 | 0.824% |
| 13 | Wayne County | $1,033 | $113,100 | 0.500% |
| 14 | Grundy County | $1,036 | $107,000 | 1.022% |
| 15 | Carroll County | $1,046 | $110,500 | 0.844% |
| 16 | Iron County | $1,047 | $113,000 | 0.651% |
| 17 | Oregon County | $1,067 | $117,700 | 0.509% |
| 18 | Putnam County | $1,068 | $111,600 | 0.987% |
| 19 | Reynolds County | $1,078 | $119,900 | 0.461% |
| 20 | Washington County | $1,078 | $118,400 | 0.576% |
| 21 | Linn County | $1,089 | $117,300 | 0.766% |
| 22 | Lewis County | $1,098 | $118,900 | 0.736% |
| 23 | Chariton County | $1,100 | $118,900 | 0.757% |
| 24 | Hickory County | $1,102 | $123,200 | 0.472% |
| 25 | Schuyler County | $1,106 | $118,200 | 0.871% |
| 26 | Texas County | $1,109 | $123,300 | 0.529% |
| 27 | Clark County | $1,111 | $117,600 | 0.969% |
| 28 | Holt County | $1,126 | $122,300 | 0.773% |
| 29 | Audrain County | $1,132 | $121,600 | 0.875% |
| 30 | Gentry County | $1,158 | $123,000 | 1.031% |
| 31 | Macon County | $1,166 | $127,000 | 0.826% |
| 32 | Pike County | $1,178 | $129,400 | 0.768% |
| 33 | McDonald County | $1,187 | $134,100 | 0.539% |
| 34 | Stoddard County | $1,209 | $135,400 | 0.654% |
| 35 | Barton County | $1,223 | $136,000 | 0.743% |
| 36 | Vernon County | $1,225 | $136,700 | 0.710% |
| 37 | Butler County | $1,236 | $138,800 | 0.673% |
| 38 | Bollinger County | $1,255 | $142,400 | 0.614% |
| 39 | Saline County | $1,258 | $139,600 | 0.815% |
| 40 | Livingston County | $1,258 | $138,300 | 0.899% |
| 41 | St. Clair County | $1,259 | $142,500 | 0.639% |
| 42 | Scott County | $1,269 | $143,700 | 0.651% |
| 43 | Carter County | $1,271 | $147,600 | 0.443% |
| 44 | Scotland County | $1,273 | $141,100 | 0.845% |
| 45 | Randolph County | $1,279 | $141,900 | 0.848% |
| 46 | Shannon County | $1,294 | $151,000 | 0.432% |
| 47 | Wright County | $1,297 | $152,300 | 0.383% |
| 48 | Dent County | $1,301 | $149,700 | 0.563% |
| 49 | Dallas County | $1,301 | $151,200 | 0.480% |
| 50 | Monroe County | $1,306 | $147,400 | 0.737% |
| 51 | Howard County | $1,307 | $145,300 | 0.869% |
| 52 | Daviess County | $1,316 | $149,200 | 0.708% |
| 53 | Ozark County | $1,336 | $156,400 | 0.465% |
| 54 | Bates County | $1,345 | $154,800 | 0.621% |
| 55 | Ralls County | $1,352 | $153,400 | 0.757% |
| 56 | Henry County | $1,359 | $153,500 | 0.801% |
| 57 | St. Francois County | $1,364 | $155,100 | 0.749% |
| 58 | Dade County | $1,366 | $157,200 | 0.650% |
| 59 | Madison County | $1,368 | $155,900 | 0.735% |
| 60 | Laclede County | $1,372 | $158,000 | 0.653% |
| 61 | Lawrence County | $1,379 | $159,800 | 0.606% |
| 62 | Caldwell County | $1,380 | $156,700 | 0.785% |
| 63 | Howell County | $1,381 | $161,000 | 0.554% |
| 64 | Buchanan County | $1,382 | $156,600 | 0.800% |
| 65 | Douglas County | $1,385 | $164,400 | 0.409% |
| 66 | Jasper County | $1,387 | $158,500 | 0.739% |
| 67 | Cedar County | $1,396 | $162,500 | 0.586% |
| 68 | Adair County | $1,397 | $159,500 | 0.759% |
| 69 | Marion County | $1,402 | $158,100 | 0.868% |
| 70 | Benton County | $1,408 | $164,700 | 0.557% |
| 71 | Pettis County | $1,415 | $161,500 | 0.780% |
| 72 | Crawford County | $1,424 | $166,000 | 0.609% |
| 73 | Nodaway County | $1,446 | $165,100 | 0.812% |
| 74 | Miller County | $1,454 | $169,800 | 0.627% |
| 75 | Moniteau County | $1,456 | $168,300 | 0.716% |
| 76 | DeKalb County | $1,456 | $167,500 | 0.758% |
| 77 | Gasconade County | $1,463 | $168,900 | 0.733% |
| 78 | Barry County | $1,469 | $172,900 | 0.571% |
| 79 | Montgomery County | $1,482 | $171,300 | 0.748% |
| 80 | Newton County | $1,502 | $175,300 | 0.680% |
| 81 | Morgan County | $1,528 | $180,400 | 0.610% |
| 82 | Polk County | $1,590 | $189,600 | 0.581% |
| 83 | Pulaski County | $1,595 | $189,700 | 0.611% |
| 84 | Perry County | $1,611 | $189,400 | 0.722% |
| 85 | Ray County | $1,611 | $187,400 | 0.818% |
| 86 | Maries County | $1,612 | $193,100 | 0.563% |
| 87 | St. Louis city | $1,629 | $185,100 | 1.045% |
| 88 | Phelps County | $1,637 | $194,900 | 0.640% |
| 89 | Cooper County | $1,659 | $197,100 | 0.676% |
| 90 | Andrew County | $1,667 | $196,200 | 0.762% |
| 91 | Callaway County | $1,671 | $196,200 | 0.790% |
| 92 | Taney County | $1,691 | $203,800 | 0.578% |
| 93 | Lafayette County | $1,697 | $200,300 | 0.766% |
| 94 | Osage County | $1,708 | $205,700 | 0.594% |
| 95 | Greene County | $1,713 | $203,500 | 0.722% |
| 96 | Cape Girardeau County | $1,740 | $208,300 | 0.674% |
| 97 | Clinton County | $1,743 | $204,300 | 0.860% |
| 98 | Ste. Genevieve County | $1,787 | $215,600 | 0.638% |
| 99 | Webster County | $1,794 | $219,100 | 0.539% |
| 100 | Cole County | $1,808 | $214,400 | 0.806% |
| 101 | Franklin County | $1,815 | $214,900 | 0.826% |
| 102 | Johnson County | $1,837 | $221,400 | 0.684% |
| 103 | Jefferson County | $1,846 | $218,800 | 0.839% |
| 104 | Jackson County | $1,861 | $213,300 | 1.148% |
| 105 | Lincoln County | $1,878 | $224,800 | 0.770% |
| 106 | Stone County | $1,909 | $236,500 | 0.493% |
| 107 | Warren County | $1,992 | $241,200 | 0.738% |
| 108 | Christian County | $2,057 | $249,700 | 0.752% |
| 109 | Boone County | $2,116 | $254,100 | 0.878% |
| 110 | Camden County | $2,154 | $270,700 | 0.500% |
| 111 | Clay County | $2,180 | $256,400 | 1.099% |
| 112 | Cass County | $2,226 | $269,000 | 0.879% |
| 113 | St. Louis County | $2,240 | $260,700 | 1.225% |
| 114 | St. Charles County | $2,494 | $296,800 | 1.125% |
| 115 | Platte County | $2,635 | $317,600 | 1.060% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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