Barton County, MO housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 99
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Home Value
$185,386
+3.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
99
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
97 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
17%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
90.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
25%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$166
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 25% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 18% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+13% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (99/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 10.0% below their final list price; 17% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $48k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,645 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $166 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (53% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.2% to +7.2% (80% range; middle estimate +0.3%), chance of a rise 53%, of a 5%+ drop 21%.
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ZIP codes in Barton County, MO
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar, MO 64759 | $187.2K | +3.5% | 76 |
| Liberal, MO 64762 | – | – | 43 |
| Golden City, MO 64748 | $152.4K | +8.3% | 89 |
| Mindenmines, MO 64769 | – | – | 69 |