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The median home value in Ray County, MO is $265,522 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.77% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$265,522
Year-over-Year
+4.77%
National Rank
#1223 of 3071
Ray County ranks 25th out of 113 counties in MO by median home price, and is +13.3% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MO, the typical county has a median home value of $222,896, making Ray County +19.1% above the MO state median.
Households here earn a median of $74,573 a year against a typical home value of $265,522 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 47% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Ray County recorded a violent crime rate of 233 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,308 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 9,019 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Ray County is $265,522. That's up 4.77% from a year earlier. That is about 13.3% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Ray County the 25th most expensive of 113 counties in Missouri.
Median household income here is $74,573, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Ray County recorded 233 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,019 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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