Bates County, MO Housing Market

Bates County, MO's median home value is $227K, up 5.7% over the past year. Homes here sell in a median 71 days. Its PropertyIQ Score of 38 sits below the state average of 50, marking a market positioned to lag its state over the next three years.

PropertyIQ provides county-level market intelligence for Bates County, MO — going deeper than metro-area averages to reveal local demand dynamics. By tracking Zillow home-value momentum alongside Realtor.com market-flow signals — median days on market and the share of listings with price cuts — at the county level, PropertyIQ predicts which markets within MO are positioned to outperform.

Midwestern counties often offer entry prices well below national medians. PropertyIQ scores identify which counties show demand signals — fast sales, rising price momentum, and few price cuts — that predict near-term appreciation. Within the Midwest, Bates County, MO's PropertyIQ Score of 38 runs below the Midwest norm.

PropertyIQ's county-level score for Bates County, MO distills three housing metrics into a single 1-99 number. This isn't a generic market health grade — it's a validated predictor of which counties within a state will see the strongest home price growth over the next one to three years.

Explore Bates County, MO's full market profile including score trends, home value data, and comparisons with neighboring counties. Use the interactive map to visualize demand signals across the region.