Housing · Lamar
Lamar, MO housing market
The typical Lamar home is worth about $191,000, up 3.7% in a year, 29% below the Missouri typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Lamar compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Lamar at a glance
Typical home value
$191K
▲ 3.7% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Lamar | Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $132,000 | $148,000 |
| 2018 | $131,000 | $156,000 |
| 2019 | $131,000 | $165,000 |
| 2020 | $141,000 | $173,000 |
| 2021 | $154,000 | $193,000 |
| 2022 | $155,000 | $219,000 |
| 2023 | $166,000 | $237,000 |
| 2024 | $170,000 | $247,000 |
| 2025 | $177,000 | $258,000 |
| 2026 | $192,000 | $263,000 |
| August 2026 | $191,000 | $268,000 |
Affordability
3.3 years of income
The typical Lamar home costs about 3.3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Missouri (3.8 years).
How Lamar ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
82%
Missouri: 68.1%
Median tax bill
$1,082
Missouri: $1,948
Median rent
$842
Missouri: $1,033
Typical home built
1979
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.