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The median home value in Cooper County, MO is $244,967 as of 2026-08-31, up 3.87% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$244,967
Year-over-Year
+3.87%
National Rank
#1426 of 3071
Cooper County ranks 35th out of 113 counties in MO by median home price, and is +4.2% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within MO, the typical county has a median home value of $224,499, making Cooper County +9.1% above the MO state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.0%, from $242,549 in May 2026 to $244,967 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $242,549 | +2.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $247,064 | +3.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $245,628 | +3.6% |
| Aug 2026 | $244,967 | +3.9% |
Households here earn a median of $70,625 a year against a typical home value of $244,967 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 43% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cooper County recorded a violent crime rate of 271 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,837 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 8,111 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cooper County is $244,967. That's up 3.87% from a year earlier. That is about 4.2% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Cooper County the 35th most expensive of 113 counties in Missouri.
Median household income here is $70,625, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cooper County recorded 271 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,111 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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