West Plains, MO metro housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 72
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Home Value
$224,493
+7.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
72
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
78 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
23%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
48%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$150
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 48% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 7.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 30% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−5% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (72/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.5% below their final list price; 23% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $55k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $150 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +12% over the next 12 months (82% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.1% to +11.8% (80% range; middle estimate +5.7%), chance of a rise 82%, of a 5%+ drop 6%.
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Counties in West Plains, MO metro
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell County, MO | $224.5K | +7.4% | 71 |