Housing · Charleston
Charleston, MO housing market
The typical Charleston home is worth about $85,000, up 2.6% in a year, 68% below the Missouri typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Charleston compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Charleston at a glance
Typical home value
$85K
▲ 2.6% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2017–2026
CharlestonMissouri
Show as a table
| January | Charleston | Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $56,000 | $156,000 |
| 2019 | $62,000 | $165,000 |
| 2020 | $61,000 | $173,000 |
| 2021 | $71,000 | $193,000 |
| 2022 | $83,000 | $219,000 |
| 2023 | $89,000 | $237,000 |
| 2024 | $85,000 | $247,000 |
| 2025 | $85,000 | $258,000 |
| 2026 | $85,000 | $263,000 |
| August 2026 | $85,000 | $268,000 |
Affordability
2.5 years of income
The typical Charleston home costs about 2.5 years of the town's median household income, less than across Missouri (3.8 years).
How Charleston ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
50%
Missouri: 68.1%
Median tax bill
$925
Missouri: $1,948
Median rent
$774
Missouri: $1,033
Typical home built
1969
Missouri: 1978
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.