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Platte City, 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

Platte City, MO Housing Market Trends

With a population of 4,813, 1,932 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $250,329, Platte City 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 Platte City, accounting for 44.70% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Platte City include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 27.24%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 14.47%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 11.76%).

People in Platte City primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Platte City has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

There is a lot of housing in Platte City 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 Platte City built between 2000 and later ( 27.00%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 22.21%). There's also some housing in Platte City built before 1939 ( 6.14%).

Platte City Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Platte City have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 86.09%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Platte City house appreciation rate of 6.41%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Platte City's appreciation rate, at 6.31%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Platte City's appreciation rate has been -0.75%, which annualizes to a rate of -2.96%.

Notably, Platte City's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Missouri, our data show that Platte City's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Missouri.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$250,329

Platte City, MO Home Prices
> $1,280,000
$959,001 - $1,280,000
$640,001 - $959,000
$512,001 - $640,000
$384,001 - $512,000
$256,001 - $384,000
$128,001 - $256,000
$64,001 - $128,000
$0 - $64,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
1.3%
0.1%
0.1%
13.5%
13.5%
36.1%
36.1%
44.0%
44.0%
1.0%
1.0%
4.0%
4.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Missouri

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,932

Platte City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,275 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
46.6%
46.6%
53.4%
53.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
6.5%
6.5%
93.5%
93.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
27.0%
27.0%
44.7%
44.7%
22.2%
22.2%
6.1%
6.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
44.7%
44.7%
11.8%
11.8%
14.5%
14.5%
27.2%
27.2%
0.7%
0.7%
1.2%
1.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
5.0%
5.0%
10.3%
10.3%
37.9%
37.9%
27.4%
27.4%
17.2%
17.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Platte City

Zip Codes in Platte City, MO