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The median home value in West Plains, MO is $233,111 as of 2026-06-30, up 5.36% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$233,111
Year-over-Year
+5.36%
Population
12,734
West Plains ranks #77 of 113 Missouri cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 14.3% below the state's city median of $272,079. It sits in Howell County, where the county-wide median is $229,922.
West Plains police recorded a violent crime rate of 361 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,806 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in West Plains is $233,111. That's up 5.36% from a year earlier. That is about 14.3% below the typical county in Missouri.
Homes in West Plains are more expensive than Howell County as a whole, where the median is $229,922 — a difference of about 1.4%.
West Plains police reported 361 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 12,734. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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