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Median Home Price in Cape Girardeau, MO

The median home value in Cape Girardeau, MO is $220,162 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.18% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$220,162

Year-over-Year

+4.18%

Population

40,753

Cape Girardeau ranks #82 of 113 Missouri cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 18.9% below the state's city median of $271,406. It sits in Cape Girardeau County, where the county-wide median is $243,390.

Housing affordability in Cape Girardeau

Median household income in Cape Girardeau is $55,658, so the typical home value is about 4.0× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Cape Girardeau

Cape Girardeau police recorded a violent crime rate of 623 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,456 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Cape Girardeau

What is the average home price in Cape Girardeau, MO?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Cape Girardeau, that value is $220,162. That's up 4.18% from a year earlier. It is about 18.9% below the typical Missouri city tracked here.

Is Cape Girardeau expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Cape Girardeau are cheaper than Cape Girardeau County as a whole, where the median is $243,390 — a difference of about 9.5%.

Is Cape Girardeau affordable?

Median household income here is $55,658, so the typical home value is about 4.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Cape Girardeau a safe place to live?

Cape Girardeau police reported 623 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 40,753. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.