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Housing in Wilson

A typical Wilson home is worth roughly $138,000

Typical home value
$138K
MO $268K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$890
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,229
MO $1,948

What kind of housing town is Wilson?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in Wilson

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You could afford about
$279,000
Typical Wilson home $138K

That covers a typical Wilson home, with $140K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$820
Loan $690Tax $100Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $890 a month here, $70 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

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.

The homes

97% of Wilson households own their home

Half of Wilson’s homes were built before 1991.

Owners and renters
Own 97%Rent 3%

Missouri: 68% own.

1991
typical home built · MO 1978
$1,229
median property tax bill · MO $1,948
6%
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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $890

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$660
1 bedroom$700
2 bedrooms$890
3 bedrooms$1,060
4 bedrooms$1,320
3%
of households rent · MO 32%
6
renter households

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Putnam 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

Wilson vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Wilson. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Wilson$138K*—$890—$50,846
Union$124K*—$890—$70,357
Lincoln——$8900$74,763

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. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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