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The median home value in Butler County, MO is $173,070 as of 2026-07-31, up 11.3% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$173,070
Year-over-Year
+11.3%
National Rank
#2295 of 3071
Butler County ranks 90th out of 113 counties in MO by median home price, and is -26.1% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MO, the typical county has a median home value of $222,896, making Butler County -22.4% below the MO state median.
Households here earn a median of $49,089 a year against a typical home value of $173,070 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 46% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Butler County recorded a violent crime rate of 37 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 211 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 16,108 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Butler County is $173,070. That's up 11.3% from a year earlier. That is about 26.1% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Butler County the 90th most expensive of 113 counties in Missouri.
Median household income here is $49,089, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Butler County recorded 37 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 16,108 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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