A typical Washington home is worth roughly $112,000
What kind of housing town is Washington?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What it takes to buy in Washington
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That covers a typical Washington home, with $167K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950 a month here, $290 more than owning.
How Washington ranks on affordability →
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.
98% of Washington households own their home
Half of Washington’s homes were built before 1972.
Missouri: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
How Washington ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Washington vs. its neighbors
Washington is the least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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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.
On the market in Washington
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Neighbors talk housing
What Washington buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.