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The median home value in Lafayette County, MO is $248,506 as of 2026-07-31, up 7.96% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$248,506
Year-over-Year
+7.96%
National Rank
#1381 of 3071
Lafayette County ranks 31st out of 113 counties in MO by median home price, and is +6.0% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MO, the typical county has a median home value of $222,896, making Lafayette County +11.5% above the MO state median.
Households here earn a median of $80,612 a year against a typical home value of $248,506 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 30% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lafayette County recorded a violent crime rate of 96 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 545 per 100,000.
Based on 6 reporting cities covering 13,569 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lafayette County is $248,506. That's up 7.96% from a year earlier. That is about 6.0% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Lafayette County the 31st most expensive of 113 counties in Missouri.
Median household income here is $80,612, so a typical home costs about 3.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lafayette County recorded 96 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 13,569 residents across 6 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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