Osage County, MO housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 72
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Home Value
$266,225
+3.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
72
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
55 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
17%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
26%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
38%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$210
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 38% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 8% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+27% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (72/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.4% below their final list price; 17% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 26% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $66k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $210 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (75% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.3% to +11.1% (80% range; middle estimate +4.2%), chance of a rise 75%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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ZIP codes in Osage County, MO
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linn, MO 65051 | $255.1K | −3.0% | 92 |
| Freeburg, MO 65035 | $295.6K | +4.7% | 71 |
| Bonnots Mill, MO 65016 | – | – | 37 |
| Chamois, MO 65024 | $233.8K | +6.7% | 56 |
| Westphalia, MO 65085 | – | – | 57 |
| Loose Creek, MO 65054 | – | – | 16 |
| Koeltztown, MO 65048 | – | – | 23 |
| Mount Sterling, MO 65062 | – | – | 13 |