Warrenton, Missouri.
Typical home $303,258 (+2.4% in a year), asking rent $1,317 . St. Louis, MO-IL metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$836 (+111%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $7,139 +2%
- $296,119$303,258 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $62,436 +26%
- $240,822$303,258 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.
- Warrenton$1,592
- Missouri$1,393
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.
Typical home values in Warrenton, MO rose 2.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri
Warrenton is a city of 8,429 people in Warren County. Half its households earn more than $61,031 a year and half less, against $81,209 across Warren County; 15% of its people live below the poverty line. 65% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 35% are rented. Unemployment in Warren County was 3.7% in August 2026, and the county had 9.6% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in shops, then manufacturing.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Warrenton is a small city in Warren County, Missouri, with a younger population than many towns its size. Most homes are lived in by their owners, though a good number of households rent. Household incomes run well below the county's, and a share of residents live below the poverty line. Few adults hold a four-year degree, and the daily drive to work is a fairly long one. Winters are cold, with January bringing freezing nights and days that stay chilly, while summers turn hot by July. Rain and melted snow add up to a moderate amount over the year.
Work. Many residents work in shops, in manufacturing, in transport and warehouses, and in schools, hospitals and social care. Among the largest workplaces in Warrenton are the Warren Co. R-III Schools, SAF-Holland, which makes truck and bus parts, and Schnuck Markets. Unemployment in Warren County is low, and the county has added jobs over the past year. A small share of residents work from home.
Things to do. The nearest outdoor spots are small streams a short drive away, including Yeater Branch and Skunk Creek, which suit a quiet walk along the water. A longer drive brings you to Cuivre River State Park, a protected area of woods and trails, and to Babler State Park, another protected area. Both are better suited to a full day out than a quick stop.
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- 3,522households
- 12%of adults have a degree
- 15%below the poverty line
- 28 mintypical commute
- 9%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Warren County had 9,000 jobs in 2025, 9.6% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 39° and lows near 20°; warmest in July, with highs near 88° and lows near 66°. About 41 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Warrenton North weather station, a mile away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Warrenton
- Warren Co. R-iii SchoolsSchool district483FTE
- SAF-HolllandBumpers and bumperettes assembled, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing169
- Schnuck MarketsSupermarket groc not convenience store61
- Oak Pointe of WarrentonAssisted-living facilities with on-site nursing facilities30
- WarrentonMail and parcel delivery29
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 4 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 289 people in all. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Heat wavesVery high
- Strong windRelatively high
- HailRelatively high
- TornadoesRelatively high
- Cold wavesRelatively high
- Inland floodingRelatively high
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Warrenton’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Warren County and the St. Louis, MO-IL metro.
Warrenton home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Warrenton$303,258
- Missouri$265,387
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 4 Warrenton listings — the market is roughly in balance.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Warrenton26.15%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Warrenton57
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Warrenton22
Zip codes with a Warrenton address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Warrenton — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.