The median home in Festus, Missouri is valued at $290,548, up 5.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,450, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 16.7x — near the national average of 18x. Festus is part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$290,548

+5.2%

Rent$1,450/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Down Payment

$58,110 on $290,548

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Stretch29.9% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$1,871

P/I29.9%

Afford$272K

Gap-$19K

P&I $1,469Tax $235Ins $167

Renting $421/mo cheaper ($1,450 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MO ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Missouri

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Huntleigh$2.29M Village of Loch Lloyd$1.29M Ladue$1.27M Westwood$1.24M Frontenac$1.2M Town and Country$1.09M Clarkson Valley$876K Clayton$830K

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