Festus, MO 63028 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 13
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Home Value
$306,851
+6.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
13
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
38 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
28%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
21%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$164
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 21% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 66% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+8% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (13/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.4% below their final list price; 28% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $77k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,877 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $164 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.4% to +11.9% (80% range; middle estimate +4.8%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fenton, MO 63026 | $354K | +4.3% | 16 |
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| Cedar Hill, MO 63016 | $279.3K | +4.1% | 10 |
| Dittmer, MO 63023 | $280.2K | +7.5% | 51 |
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