A typical Center home is worth roughly $186,000
Home prices around Center have risen about 64% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Center?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 64% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Center rose 64% over the past 5 years, faster than across Missouri (51%). Last year prices rose 14%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Center home at roughly $186,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $186K.
How Center ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Center, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 3.7 years of income
About the same as across Missouri. Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Center home, with $12K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $910 a month here, $190 less than owning.
How Center ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Center’s typical property tax (0.77% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $910
Renters already here pay a median of $723, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
How Center ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Vernon County, MO): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
63% of Center households own their home
Half of Center’s homes were built before 1968.
Missouri: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Center vs. its neighbors
Center is the 3rd priciest of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center | $186K* | +14.3%† | $910 | — | $49,962 |
| Washington | $171K* | +14.3%† | $920 | — | $63,313 |
| Badger | — | +14.3%† | $910 | — | $61,083 |
| Deerfield | $121K* | — | $900 | — | $48,618 |
| Drywood | $163K* | — | $900 | — | $55,950 |
| Moundville | $223K | +6.9% | $890 | — | $61,250 |
| Nevada | $166K | +8.4% | $910 | 15 | $42,813 |
| Walker | $213K | +9.5% | $930 | — | $43,646 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.