What is the median home value in Cape Girardeau, MO?

Name: Home values in Cape Girardeau, MO, 2020–2024
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Cape Girardeau, MO is $196,300 (±$11,289), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Cape Girardeau, the median home value went from $151,800 in 2015–2019 to $196,300 in 2020–2024 (+29.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $196,300 (±$11,289)
Owner-occupied homes: 8,843 (±556)
Most common range: $300,000 to $499,999

Home values in Cape Girardeau

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Cape Girardeau	Cape Girardeau County	Missouri	United States
Less than $50,000	4.4% (±2.0 points)	4.8%	6.8%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	6.7% (±1.5 points)	5.0%	9.1%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	18.7% (±3.3 points)	14.9%	11.3%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	21.4% (±2.8 points)	19.1%	14.4%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	20.3% (±3.3 points)	24.5%	24.1%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	21.8% (±3.7 points)	24.7%	23.6%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	6.0% (±2.5 points)	6.2%	9.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.7% (±0.5 points)	0.8%	1.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $300,000 to $499,999, 21.8% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Cape Girardeau against Cape Girardeau County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cape Girardeau	Cape Girardeau County	Missouri	United States
Median home value	$196,300 (±$11,289)	$220,700 (±$7,640)	$230,300 (±$880)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	8,843 (±556)	21,666 (±551)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142

In Cape Girardeau, the median home value is lower than in Cape Girardeau County ($220,700).

It is also lower than in Missouri ($230,300).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In Cape Girardeau County, Cape Girardeau ranks 3 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 289 of 1,128.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Cape Girardeau have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$151,800 (±$5,401)	$196,300 (±$11,289)	+29.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,129 (±$37)	$1,369 (±$47)	+21.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,277 (±$51)	$1,380 (±$66)	+8.1%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Cape Girardeau

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cape Girardeau
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Cape Girardeau	—	$196,300 (±$11,289)	—
East Cape Girardeau	4.4 mi	$62,500 (±$12,612)	Lower
Scott City	6.0 mi	$147,500 (±$14,580)	Lower
Gordonville	6.4 mi	$241,500 (±$17,210)	Higher
McClure	7.0 mi	$56,700 (±$43,916)	Lower
Jackson	7.2 mi	$240,000 (±$18,431)	Higher
Kelso	8.1 mi	$215,400 (±$18,519)	Not measurably different
Chaffee	11 mi	$117,400 (±$11,911)	Lower
Allenville	12 mi	$82,500 (±$76,189)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Cape Girardeau, IL ($62,500), Scott City, MO ($147,500), McClure, IL ($56,700).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gordonville, MO ($241,500), Jackson, MO ($240,000).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Cape Girardeau County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
1	Gordonville	$241,500 (±$17,210)
2	Jackson	$240,000 (±$18,431)
3	Cape Girardeau	$196,300 (±$11,289)
4	Pocahontas	$142,900 (±$37,788)
5	Oak Ridge	$131,300 (±$30,190)
6	Delta	$119,400 (±$20,116)
7	Whitewater	$105,100 (±$11,493)
8	Allenville	$82,500 (±$76,189)
9	Old Appleton	$79,100 (±$44,192)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cape Girardeau

What is the average home value in Cape Girardeau, MO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $196,300 (±$11,289) for owner-occupied homes in Cape Girardeau (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Cape Girardeau gone up?

In Cape Girardeau, the median home value went from $151,800 in 2015–2019 to $196,300 in 2020–2024 (+29.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Is this what homes in Cape Girardeau sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cape Girardeau city, Missouri (place:11242, in state:29).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.