The story of this market
The typical home in Worth County, Missouri sells for about $145,000, or $98 per square foot.
Prices are down 2.4% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 112 days to sell, which is slow. The biggest natural hazard here is heat wave, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,003 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,003 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
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
$1,302
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.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
94
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $4,149,484.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
60.6%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 42 | 20 | 60.6% | 0% | $135,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Worth County, Missouri
The Worth County housing market remains stable with low transaction volume and limited inventory. Prices have seen a slight year-over-year decline, reflecting broader rural economic trends and a shrinking population base. Demand is primarily driven by local residents, with little speculative activity.
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 sideways 0.0% year over year.
Awaiting this reading — not graded.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.8% · poverty 20.6% — 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 of 8 — 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.
Worth 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 2.6%/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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| 64420 | Allendale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Sep 27 |
| 64433 | Conception | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Sep 27 |
| 64441 | Denver | $162,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,003 | researched Sep 27 |
| 64444 | Grant City | $351,320 | $148 | +3.2% | 68 | 97.5% | 18% | 4.2 | 12 | $611 | researched Sep 27 |
| 64446 | Fairfax | $305,950 | $123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $594 | researched Sep 27 |
| 64485 | Savannah | $245,000 | $148 | +3.2% | 42 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.8 | 30 | $852 | researched Sep 27 |
| 64486 | Sheridan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $298 | researched Sep 27 |
| 64496 | Watson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Sep 27 |
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 is served by the Worth County R-III School District, which provides rural educational services; performance metrics are generally consistent with small, agricultural-based districts in Northwest Missouri.
The area faces standard Midwestern risks including severe thunderstorms and occasional wind events, with flood risks primarily localized to low-lying areas near the Grand River tributaries.
The local economy is primarily driven by agriculture and small-scale local services, with limited industrial or corporate infrastructure development reported.
Property taxes are assessed by the Worth County Assessor based on market value, with rates determined by local school district and county levies; no major special taxing districts are reported.
Recreation is primarily centered on outdoor activities, including local parks and access to rural landscapes typical of the Northwest Missouri region.
The rental market is limited in depth, consisting primarily of single-family homes with low turnover and minimal institutional investor presence.
The economy is heavily reliant on the agricultural sector, including crop production and livestock, with small local businesses providing essential services.
Transportation is entirely dependent on private vehicles, with access provided by state highways connecting to regional hubs.
The Worth County Assessor maintains property valuations based on periodic physical inspections and market sales data.
Parcels are subject to standard county and school district levies, with no significant MUD or PID presence.
Property insurance premiums are influenced by regional weather patterns, including hail and wind risk common to the Great Plains.
The county has experienced a long-term trend of net domestic out-migration, consistent with rural population decline in the region.
Missouri is a non-judicial foreclosure state, allowing for relatively efficient trustee sales following proper notice.
Sellers are required to provide a disclosure statement regarding the condition of the property, though the scope is limited compared to other states.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
The historic center of county government located in Grant City.
Small community-maintained green spaces serving local residents.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts.
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.
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.
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.