Lafayette County, MO Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Lafayette County, MO is $248,251. There were 398 home sales in Lafayette County, MO over the past 12 months. The median residential Lafayette County, MO home value for transactions over the previous year is $164,271. The number of current listings in Lafayette County, MO is 482, and the percentage of properties for sale is 482.00%. The county has 12 foreclosures, 8 bank owned properties, 4 headed for auction, and 482 properties for sale.

Lafayette County, MO Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Odessa

$ 305,071

$ 221/sqft

Alma

$ 215,961

$ 149/sqft

Lexington

$ 227,400

$ 165/sqft

Mayview

$ 159,106

$ 164/sqft

Higginsville

$ 225,553

$ 179/sqft

Corder

$ 215,667

$ 152/sqft

Concordia

$ 196,950

$ 146/sqft

Napoleon

$ 286,940

$ 194/sqft

Bates City

$ 472,197

$ 299/sqft

Dover

$ 232,755

$ 164/sqft

Waverly

$ 156,767

$ 121/sqft

Emma

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$ --

Wellington

$ 254,229

$ 195/sqft

Housing Market Summary for Lafayette County, MO

Sep 2025September 2026Change
Median Listing Price$224K$239.4K6.90%
Median Sold Price$262K$278K6.09%
Homes For Sale31947649.22%
Homes Sold63224255.56%
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Price Per Square Foot

On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.

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Browse Homes in Lafayette County, MO

Lafayette County, MO home values range from $30,168 to $1,435,176. Bates City is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $480,000, and Mayview is most affordable with average house prices of around $129,900.

Foreclosure
There are 13 cities within Lafayette County, MO; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $354,381 in Lexington to the lowest value of $103,641 in Lexington. Foreclosure homes account for 1.00% of properties in Lafayette County, MO with Lexington containing 7 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 0% of all residential properties in Lafayette County, MO with $[pre-foreclosures-highest-count-region] containing 0 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 13 cities within Lafayette County, MO; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $0 in N/A to the lowest home value of $0 in $[pre-foreclosures-lowest-avm-region].
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Lafayette County, MO ranges from the highest value of $195,000 in Odessa to the lowest value of $103,641 in Lexington. Bank owned homes and properties account for 1.06% of properties in Lafayette County, MO. There are 13 cities within Lafayette County, MO; Lexington containing 5 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Higginsville has 2 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Lafayette County, MO. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.53% of all properties in Lafayette County, MO. There are 13 cities within Lafayette County, MO; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $325,747 in Higginsville to the lowest value of $108,103 in Higginsville.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 63.93% of residential properties in Lafayette County, MO with Odessa containing 149 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 13 cities within Lafayette County, MO; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $232,755 in Dover to the lowest value of $40,620 in Higginsville.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $619,194 in Napoleon to the lowest price of $30,168 in Napoleon. There are 13 cities within Lafayette County, MO. Odessa has 82 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 32.89% of properties in Lafayette County, MO.

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