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Housing in Madison Township

A typical Madison Township home is worth roughly $77,000

Home prices around Madison Township have risen about 61% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$77K
▼ 4% in a year · MO $230K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$900
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$767
MO $1,948
What stands out

What stands out about housing in Madison Township

Price trend

Home prices up 61% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Madison Township rose 61% over the past 5 years, faster than across Missouri (51%). Last year prices fell 4%.

Madison Township areaMissouri
−50%0%+50%+100%+150%200020052010201520202025
−4%
past year
+61%
past 5 years
+72%
past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Madison Township, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Madison Township

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$279,000
Typical Madison Township home $77K

That covers a typical Madison Township home, with $201K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$460
Loan $380Tax $50Insurance $20

A two-bedroom rents for about $900 a month here, $440 more than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Missouri typical property tax (0.85% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $900

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$670
1 bedroom$690
2 bedrooms$900
3 bedrooms$1,190
4 bedrooms$1,370
7%
of households rent · MO 32%
10
renter households

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Daviess County, MO): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

93% of Madison Township households own their home

Half of Madison Township’s homes were built before 1947.

Owners and renters
Own 93%Rent 7%

Missouri: 68% own.

1947
typical home built · MO 1978
$767
median property tax bill · MO $1,948
21%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Next door

Madison Township vs. its neighbors

Madison Township is the least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Madison Township$77K*−4%†$900$25,000
Harrison Township—−4%†$900$112,000
Taylor Township$312K+8.2%$900$52,188
Jefferson Township$321K*−4%†$920$96,607
Trenton Township$103K*−4%†$900$50,557
Leisure Lake—−4%†$900$16,817
Jamesport Township$105K*—$940$65,294

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.

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