Housing in Raytown
Raytown's housing market runs genuinely below Missouri's own statewide average, with a real, disclosed and comparatively wide cross-source spread on the exact figure.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed and comparatively wide price spread
Redfin's 3-month median sale price ran $235,000 (+0.8% YoY) with a separately cited average of $236,000 (+9.7% YoY), while Zillow's typical-home-value figure ran a substantially lower $175,374 (+18.9% YoY) -- a wider spread than found for some other markets in this batch, reflecting differing platform methodologies.
Below the Missouri statewide average across every figure
Every figure found this pass for Raytown runs below Missouri's own $268,423 statewide average home value, consistent with Raytown's identity as one of the more affordable Kansas City-metro suburbs.
A property tax rate that adds meaningfully to ownership cost
Raytown's 1.79% effective property tax rate -- above both national and Missouri statewide averages -- adds a real, disclosed cost on top of the purchase price; the median annual tax bill runs $1,841.
Key takeaways
- Home values run genuinely below Missouri's $268,423 statewide average across every source reviewed.
- A real, disclosed cross-source spread ($175,374-$236,000) means confirming current, address-specific pricing directly.
- Raytown's 1.79% effective property tax rate adds a real, above-average cost above the purchase price.
- Zillow's figure showed the largest recent appreciation (+18.9% YoY) of the sources reviewed.
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