Wayne County, MO Housing Market Brief
county · MO · score computed October 2026
What is Wayne County, MO’s Alpha Score?
The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.
Where is Wayne County, MO in its market cycle?
Wayne County, MO is classified as Mature — holding near a healthy peak. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.
What’s the forecast for Wayne County, MO?
County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.
Wayne County, MO housing market data
| Metric | Value | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $167K | ▲ +4.5% | Redfin |
| Median Days on Market | 17 days | ▼ -76.4% | Redfin |
| Months of Supply | 6.6 | ▲ +17.9% | Redfin |
| Homes for Sale | 48 | ▼ -4% | Redfin |
| Homes Sold | 7 | ▼ -22.2% | Redfin |
| Median Price / Sq Ft | $123 | ▲ +12.3% | Redfin |
How has Wayne County, MO’s Alpha Score moved?
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wayne County, MO a buyer's or seller's market?
In the scores computed October 2026, Wayne County, MO is classified as a Seller's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 64 out of 100. It is based on the 3 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.
Are home prices rising or falling in Wayne County, MO?
The median sale price in Wayne County, MO is $167K, having risen 4.5% over the past year, according to Redfin.
How affordable is Wayne County, MO?
Wayne County, MO scores 80 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.
What's driving Wayne County, MO's Alpha Score?
Wayne County, MO's strongest dimension is Rental Yield (82/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (35/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 3 of them have data for this market.
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