Home values, rents and more in Bates County, MO
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Bates County, MO compares
The typical home in Bates County, MO is worth about $227,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Bates County, MO are 30% below the typical value in the Kansas City metro area ($325,000) and 38% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Bates County, MO rose 3.5%, compared with +3.7% in the Kansas City metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $60,733, against $83,460 in the Kansas City metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 16,512 people live in Bates County, MO (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Bates County, MO has the 3rd-lowest typical home value of the 14 counties in the Kansas City metro area and the 51st-highest of 113 in Missouri with Zillow figures.
Part of: Kansas City metro area · Missouri
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.