Housing in Roubidoux

A typical Roubidoux home is worth roughly $186,000

Typical home value

$186K

MO $268K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,160

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$967

MO $1,948

What kind of housing town is Roubidoux?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further31% below the Missouri typical home.A town of owners93% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.9 years of income

Less than across Missouri (3.8 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$263,000

Typical Roubidoux home $186K

That covers a typical Roubidoux home, with $77K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,060

Loan $920Tax $80Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160 a month here, $100 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Boone$98K Lynch$151K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Roubidoux’s typical property tax (0.52% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

1 of Roubidoux’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Roubidoux’s homes were built before 1983.

History →

Owners and renters

Own 93%Rent 7%

Missouri: 68% own.

1983

typical home built · MO 1978

$967

median property tax bill · MO $1,948

0.52%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · MO 0.85%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

Historic houses in Roubidoux

Bates-Geers HouseListed 1982

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160

Renters already here pay a median of $982, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$800

1 bedroom$900

2 bedrooms$1,160

3 bedrooms$1,550

4 bedrooms$1,930

of households rent · MO 32%

renter households

39%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MO 46%

22%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$982

median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Roubidoux vs. its neighbors

Roubidoux is the priciest of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Roubidoux$186K Lynch$151K Boone$98K

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Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Roubidoux	$186K*	—	$1,160	$63,717
Boone	$98K*	—	$960	$38,125
Lynch	$151K*	—	$970	$38,068

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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.