The story of this market
The typical home in Pettis County, Missouri sells for about $195,075, or $146 per square foot.
Prices are up +8.31% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 87 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 134% since 2000. Last year 4 of 9 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is heat wave, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,068 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,068 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+20.3%). Worst: 2009 (-3.4%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+3.7%
MO · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,403
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 9 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
67
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $22,796,559.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
79.3%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1278 | 685 | 79.3% | 11.8% | $125,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Pettis County, Missouri
Pettis County's housing market shows steady appreciation with a median price of $195,075, reflecting a 3.74% increase. While inventory remains tight, the market is supported by consistent demand and a growing population base in Sedalia. Buyers are finding a balanced environment, though rising days on market suggest a cooling pace compared to previous years.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 70 days on market with 1.7 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
3% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 26.68% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.8% · poverty 15.6% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 4 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Pettis County, Missouri — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 5.1%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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researched Oct 5
| 65301 | Sedalia | $239,900 | $135 | +0.4% | 45 | 98.5% | 12% | 6.2 | 166 | $884 | researched Sep 27 |
| 65332 | Green Ridge | $278,500 | $160 | — | 79 | — | — | — | 7 | $1,068 | researched Sep 27 |
| 65333 | Houstonia | $140,000 | $115 | — | 120 | 98% | — | 4 | 4 | $950 | researched Sep 27 |
| 65334 | Hughesville | $165,000 | $112 | +3.1% | 48 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 14 | $1,362 | researched Oct 5 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county seat of Sedalia serves as the primary economic hub, with growth supported by regional agricultural and manufacturing sectors.
Property taxes are assessed at the county level based on local millage rates; specific exemptions for seniors or disabled veterans may apply per Missouri state law.
The rental market is characterized by modest demand with a median asking rent of $800 per month.
The economy is anchored by agriculture and manufacturing, with Sedalia serving as the primary employment center.
The county is served by major highway corridors facilitating regional transit, though public transit options remain limited.
The Pettis County Assessor manages property valuations for tax purposes, typically reassessing on a biennial cycle.
Parcels are subject to various school, fire, and ambulance district levies depending on their specific location within the county.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and World Population Review.
Allows lenders to foreclose without court intervention via power of sale. Requires specific notice of default and intention to foreclose; prohibits deficiency judgments against owner-occupants in certain nonjudicial residential foreclosures.
Governed by RSMo Sections 443.290 to 443.440.
applies when — Applies only in counties that have formally adopted the provisions of RSMo Section 137.082.
Allows for the assessment and taxation of newly constructed residential property starting the first month following occupancy, and pro rata removal from tax rolls for improvements destroyed by natural disaster.
RSMo Section 137.082.
Residential property is assessed at 19% of its true market value. The formula is: (Market Value * 0.19) * Local Tax Rate = Annual Tax Liability.
Established under Article X, Section 4(b) of the Missouri Constitution and RSMo Section 137.115.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.