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Wright 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 Q1 2024. 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

Wright City, MO Housing Market Trends

With a population of 5,241, 1,687 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $269,921, Wright 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 Wright City, accounting for 85.59% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Wright City include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.20%), mobile homes or trailers ( 3.30%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 2.82%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Wright City. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 77.43% of Wright City's homes, and 74.81% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

Wright City homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 61.59% of Wright City's housing was built since 2000, making the city have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Wright City real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 22.21%), and between 1940-1969 ( 9.21%). There's also some housing in Wright City built before 1939 ( 6.99%).

Wright City Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Wright City's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.39% during the period.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Wright City's appreciation rate, at 11.58%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Wright City's appreciation rate has been 3.48%, which annualizes to a rate of 14.67%.

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

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$269,921

Wright City, MO Home Prices
> $1,341,000
$1,006,001 - $1,341,000
$670,001 - $1,006,000
$537,001 - $670,000
$402,001 - $537,000
$268,001 - $402,000
$134,001 - $268,000
$67,001 - $134,000
$0 - $67,000
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
5.9%
5.9%
4.9%
4.9%
12.1%
12.1%
39.0%
39.0%
25.5%
25.5%
4.1%
4.1%
6.8%
6.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Missouri

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,687

Wright City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$897 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
77.4%
77.4%
22.6%
22.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
8.6%
8.6%
91.4%
91.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
61.6%
61.6%
22.2%
22.2%
9.2%
9.2%
7.0%
7.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
85.6%
85.6%
1.1%
1.1%
7.2%
7.2%
2.8%
2.8%
3.3%
3.3%
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
0.0%
0.0%
4.6%
4.6%
18.3%
18.3%
71.0%
71.0%
3.8%
3.8%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Wright City

Zip Codes in Wright City, MO