A typical Liberty home is worth roughly $163,000
Home prices around Liberty have risen about 39% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Liberty?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2.8 years of income
Less than across Missouri (3.8 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Liberty home, with $68K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $910 a month here, $40 less than owning.
How Liberty ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Liberty’s typical property tax (0.72% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Home prices up 39% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Liberty rose 39% over the past 5 years, slower than across Missouri (51%). Prices were about flat last year. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Liberty home at roughly $163,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $163K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Liberty, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $910
Renters already here pay a median of $807, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
How Liberty ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Stoddard County, MO): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
69% of Liberty households own their home
Half of Liberty’s homes were built before 1974.
Missouri: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Liberty vs. its neighbors
Liberty is the priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | $163K* | +0.2%† | $910 | $57,847 |
| Castor | $102K* | — | $900 | $57,125 |
| Duck Creek | $152K* | — | $950 | $51,099 |
| Union | $99K* | — | $910 | $50,938 |
| Richland | $98K* | — | $900 | $42,625 |
| Cotton Hill | $92K* | — | $950 | $47,096 |
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.