A typical West Boone home is worth roughly $220,000
Home prices around West Boone have risen about 41% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is West Boone?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 41% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around West Boone rose 41% over the past 5 years, slower than across Missouri (51%). Last year prices fell 2.4%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around West Boone, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 2.7 years of income
Less than across Missouri (3.8 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical West Boone home, with $109K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $270 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, West Boone’s typical property tax (0.61% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990
Renters already here pay a median of $1,297.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
83% of West Boone households own their home
Half of West Boone’s homes were built before 1983.
Missouri: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
West Boone vs. its neighbors
West Boone is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Boone | $220K* | −2.4%† | $990 | — | $81,058 |
| Sugar Creek | — | +2.6%† | $1,480 | — | $98,500 |
| East Boone | $165K* | +2.6%† | $1,030 | — | $71,550 |
| Drexel | $333K | +7.1% | $1,030 | 8 | $54,519 |
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.