Home values, rents and more in Clay County, MO
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Clay County, MO compares
The typical home in Clay County, MO is worth about $319,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Clay County, MO are about the same as the typical value in the Kansas City metro area ($325,000) and 13% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Clay County, MO rose 2.4%, compared with +3.7% in the Kansas City metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,546 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Kansas City metro area ($1,534) and 20% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.0% over the past year.
The median household income is $88,468, against $83,460 in the Kansas City metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 265,032 people live in Clay County, MO (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Clay County, MO has the 6th-highest typical home value of the 14 counties in the Kansas City metro area and the 9th-highest of 113 in Missouri with Zillow figures.
Part of: Kansas City metro area · Missouri
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Nearby counties
Cities in Clay County, MO
- Liberty, MO $327,000
- Gladstone, MO $268,000
- Kearney, MO $401,000
- Smithville, MO $377,000
- Excelsior Springs, MO $225,000
- North Kansas City, MO $258,000
- Lawson, MO $308,000
- Pleasant Valley, MO $260,000
- Claycomo, MO $221,000
- Glenaire, MO $277,000
- Holt, MO $411,000
- Avondale, MO $185,000
- Oakwood Park, MO $274,000
- Birmingham, MO $190,000
ZIP codes in Clay County, MO
- 64024 · Excelsior Springs $246,000
- 64048 · Holt $401,000
- 64060 · Kearney $402,000
- 64068 · Liberty $330,000
- 64089 · Smithville $384,000
- 64116 · Kansas City $268,000
- 64117 · Kansas City $212,000
- 64118 · Gladstone $268,000
- 64119 · Kansas City $260,000
- 64155 · Kansas City $353,000
- 64156 · Kansas City $467,000
- 64157 · Kansas City $429,000
- 64158 · Kansas City $388,000
- 64161 · Birmingham $209,000
- 64165 · Kansas City $468,000
- 64166 · Kansas City $485,000
- 64167 · Kansas City $617,000
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.