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The median home value in Vernon County, MO is $180,839 as of 2026-07-31, up 7.89% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$180,839
Year-over-Year
+7.89%
National Rank
#2179 of 3071
Vernon County ranks 86th out of 113 counties in MO by median home price, and is -22.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MO, the typical county has a median home value of $222,896, making Vernon County -18.9% below the MO state median.
Households here earn a median of $52,230 a year against a typical home value of $180,839 — 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 Vernon County recorded a violent crime rate of 544 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 4,772 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 8,277 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Vernon County is $180,839. That's up 7.89% from a year earlier. That is about 22.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Vernon County the 86th most expensive of 113 counties in Missouri.
Median household income here is $52,230, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Vernon County recorded 544 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,277 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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