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Bolivar, MO Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Bolivar, MO Housing Market Trends

With 11,110 people, 3,926 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $266,916, Bolivar real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Bolivar, accounting for 67.26% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Bolivar include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 20.12%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 8.05%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.89%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Bolivar are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 49.23% owning and 50.77% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Bolivar built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Bolivar built between 2000 and later ( 20.77%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 20.01%). There's also some housing in Bolivar built before 1939 ( 3.69%).

Bolivar Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Bolivar have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 83.23%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Bolivar house appreciation rate of 6.24%.

Over the last year, Bolivar appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Bolivar's appreciation rate has been 3.64%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Bolivar were at 0.69%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 2.78%.

Relative to Missouri, our data show that Bolivar's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Missouri.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$266,916

Bolivar, MO Home Prices
> $1,320,000
$990,001 - $1,320,000
$660,001 - $990,000
$528,001 - $660,000
$396,001 - $528,000
$264,001 - $396,000
$132,001 - $264,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
2.1%
2.1%
6.3%
6.3%
8.8%
8.8%
18.9%
18.9%
44.6%
44.6%
11.4%
11.4%
6.3%
6.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Missouri

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,926

Bolivar Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,076 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
49.2%
49.2%
50.8%
50.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
9.9%
9.9%
90.1%
90.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
20.8%
20.8%
55.5%
55.5%
20.0%
20.0%
3.7%
3.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
67.3%
67.3%
1.7%
1.7%
20.1%
20.1%
8.1%
8.1%
2.9%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.9%
0.9%
7.9%
7.9%
29.3%
29.3%
50.0%
50.0%
9.8%
9.8%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes