Licking, MO housing market
The typical Licking home is worth about $202,000, up 7.9% in a year, 25% below the Missouri typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Licking compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Licking at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Licking | Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $100,000 | $148,000 |
| 2018 | $106,000 | $156,000 |
| 2019 | $112,000 | $165,000 |
| 2020 | $115,000 | $173,000 |
| 2021 | $125,000 | $193,000 |
| 2022 | $160,000 | $219,000 |
| 2023 | $173,000 | $237,000 |
| 2024 | $183,000 | $247,000 |
| 2025 | $191,000 | $258,000 |
| 2026 | $197,000 | $263,000 |
| August 2026 | $202,000 | $268,000 |
5.7 years of income
The typical Licking home costs about 5.7 years of the town's median household income, more than across Missouri (3.8 years).
How Licking ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $890
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Licking is $890 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Licking pay a median of $657, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 30% of the town's median household income.
Studio $610 · 4 bedrooms $1,490
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (65542; Dent County, MO), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.