Zip lookup · MO

65609
Bakersfield, Missouri.

Bakersfield, Ozark County, MO · West Plains, MO metro · population 733

What it costs per month · 65609 $1,148/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$721 (+168%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $16,773 +8%
$202,030$218,803 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $67,518 +45%
$151,286$218,803 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 65609 $1,148 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 65609$1,148
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 9 years.

Typical home values in zip 65609 rose 8.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Ozark County, MO 72% · Howell County, MO 28%

Typical home value $218,803 as of Sep 2026
+8.3%year on year

Typical home value — 65609

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 65609 $218,803 West Plains $221,233 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 65609$218,803
  • West Plains$221,233
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.1 65626 Caulfield 1,405 — $243,939
6.6 72537 Gamaliel 535 — $247,471
8.6 72544 Henderson 952 — $222,654
9.4 65760 Tecumseh 538 — $236,094
12.2 65790 Pottersville 865 — $259,182
12.7 72583 Viola 1,272 — $230,222
14.2 72531 Elizabeth 870 — $248,732
15.5 65655 Gainesville 2,435 — $204,651
17.0 65637 Dora 1,190 — $256,115
17.8 72653 Mountain Home 29,564 $1,192 $237,062
20.0 72651 Midway 1,304 — $212,149

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.