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The median home value in Phelps County, MO is $236,688 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.08% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$236,688
Year-over-Year
+5.08%
National Rank
#1513 of 3071
Phelps County ranks 44th out of 113 counties in MO by median home price, and is +1.0% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MO, the typical county has a median home value of $222,896, making Phelps County +6.2% above the MO state median.
Households here earn a median of $58,396 a year against a typical home value of $236,688 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 64% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Phelps County recorded a violent crime rate of 374 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,540 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 20,591 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Phelps County is $236,688. That's up 5.08% from a year earlier. That is about 1.0% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Phelps County the 44th most expensive of 113 counties in Missouri.
Median household income here is $58,396, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Phelps County recorded 374 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 20,591 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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