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Buying a home in Mindenmines, Missouri

The typical owner-occupied home in Mindenmines is worth about $46,900, 80% below the Missouri median of $230,300 and 86% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $22,292 a year, so the median home costs 2.1 times the median income (3.3 times for Missouri). 84% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 16% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Mindenmines at a glance

Mindenmines Missouri U.S.
Median home value $46,900 $230,300 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $1,948 $3,119
Median household income $22,292 $70,702 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 84% 68% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 16% 60% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,078 $1,524 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 21.3% 19.0% 21.0%
Median rent $371 $1,033 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 23.1% 28.1% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1954 1978 1980
Vacant homes 9.9% 11.2% 10.1%
Population 312 6,191,814 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Mindenmines

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Mindenmines home of $46,900 with 20% down costs about $315 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $393, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $13,497 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 17% of the median Mindenmines household income of $22,292; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $77,000.

The median rent here is $371 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$9,380
Loan amount$37,520
Principal and interest$252
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$43
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$20
PMI$0
Total per month$315

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$1,642
Loan amount$46,051
Principal and interest$310
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$43
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$20
FHA mortgage insurance$21
Total per month$393

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Questions about home buying in Mindenmines

What is the median home value in Mindenmines?

About $46,900 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Mindenmines?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $315 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $13,497 a year.

More about Mindenmines

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data