A typical Jefferson home is worth roughly $95,000
What kind of housing town is Jefferson?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 1.1 years of income
Less than across Missouri (3.8 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Jefferson home, with $235K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040 a month here, $470 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jefferson’s typical property tax (0.93% 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 $1,040
Renters already here pay a median of $372, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Linn County, MO): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
87% of Jefferson households own their home
Half of Jefferson’s homes were built before 1967.
Missouri: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Jefferson vs. its neighbors
Jefferson is the least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | $95K* | — | $1,040 | $84,875 |
| Parson Creek | $141K* | — | $890 | $72,604 |
| Brookfield | $136K | +11.5% | $900 | $57,835 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Jefferson buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. 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.