The story of this market
The typical home in Dunklin County, Missouri sells for about $124,750, or $85 per square foot.
Prices are down 2.1% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 87 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 30% since 2003. The biggest natural hazard here is ice storm, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $962 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $962 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2003–2025
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: 2013 (+13.4%). Worst: 2011 (-3.8%). 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
$1,332
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, 2003–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 1 census tracts in this county (2003 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
90
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $30,751,559.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
70.3%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 468 | 229 | 70.3% | 18.6% | $100,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Dunklin County, Missouri
Dunklin County's housing market remains constrained by a shrinking population and low median household income. While home values have seen modest appreciation, the market is characterized by high poverty rates and limited economic growth, leading to a cautious outlook for residential real estate.
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.
Homes spend a median of 72 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0.04% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.8% · poverty 21.4% — a mixed stability 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 5 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.
Dunklin 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 5.4%/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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| 63821 | Arbyrd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $625 | researched Sep 27 |
| 63833 | Campbell | $75,000 | $58 | -6.3% | 142 | 94.2% | 11.8% | 17 | 17 | $750 | researched Sep 27 |
| 63845 | Cardwell | $175,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | $789 | researched Sep 27 |
| 63857 | Kennett | $94,500 | $78 | — | 107 | — | — | — | 48 | $649 | researched Sep 27 |
| 63863 | Malden | $145,000 | $88 | — | 52 | 98% | — | 0.7 | 4 | $669 | 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.
Public education is provided by several local school districts, though regional performance metrics vary significantly across the rural landscape.
The county is located in the Missouri Bootheel, an area with significant exposure to flood risks from the Mississippi River basin and occasional severe wind events.
The economy is heavily anchored by agriculture and manufacturing, with ongoing efforts by the county to promote industrial development and workforce training.
Property taxes are assessed by the county based on local millage rates; there are no specific state-level income-linked exemptions for residential property owners.
Recreational opportunities are primarily rural, featuring local parks and access to outdoor activities typical of the Bootheel region.
The rental market is characterized by low median costs and limited inventory, reflecting the broader economic contraction in the region.
The economy is driven by agricultural production, manufacturing, and healthcare services, with a focus on regional workforce development.
Transportation is primarily reliant on state highway corridors connecting the county to larger regional hubs.
The county assessor manages property valuations based on state-mandated assessment cycles.
Parcels are subject to various school and local utility district levies.
Property insurance premiums are influenced by the region's susceptibility to severe weather and flood plain designations.
The county has experienced a multi-year trend of net domestic out-migration.
Missouri operates as a non-judicial foreclosure state.
Sellers are required to provide a standard real estate disclosure form regarding the condition of the property.
- Collins Theatre4.827.6 mi
- Pumpkin Hollow4.518.8 mi
- Kennett Bowling Lanes4.32.2 mi
- River City Adventure Park4.919.7 mi
- Kennett Palace Theater4.61.5 mi
- Bootheel Youth Museum4.624.2 mi
- Marmaduke Community Center4.419.7 mi
- Jones Park3.71.3 mi
- Bootheel Plaza Shopping Center4.21.3 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Located in the county seat of Kennett.
The primary economic and landscape feature of the Bootheel region.
Data sourced from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and ACS 2023/2024 profiles.
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.