How is the Jackson County, MO housing market in October 2026?
In October, Jackson County homes sold for an average of $342,042, up 4.3% from a year earlier, even as closed sales fell 18.1% to 738. Homes took 46 days to sell, and supply edged up to 3.1 months. That's a slower pace than last fall, but prices in our backyard — Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Independence and the rest of the county — held up.
Includes Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Independence, Grain Valley, Greenwood, Raytown and much of Kansas City, Missouri. Lee's Summit is mostly in Jackson County, with a portion in Cass County.
The numbers
| Measure | October 2026 | Change from a year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| Average sales price | $342,042 | +4.3% |
| Median sales price | $290,000 | +5.5% |
| Closed sales | 738 | -18.1% |
| Pending sales | 677 | -20.7% |
| Days on market | 46 | +21.1% |
| Total inventory | 2,536 | +1.5% |
| Months supply | 3.1 | +6.9% |
| Percentage of original price received | 96.0% | -0.6% |
Year-to-date through October: 8,311 closed sales (-3.9%) and an average sales price of $331,676 (+4.4%).
Source: KCRAR / Heartland MLS, Local Market Update for Jackson County, MO, October 2026. Report current as of November 7, 2026. Figures do not account for sale concessions and/or downpayment assistance. Year-over-year changes are as reported by the source.
History
We'll add a new row here each month as KCRAR publishes the next Local Market Update.
| Month | Avg price | Median | Closed | Pending | DOM | Inventory | Supply | % of list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $342,042 +4.3% | $290,000 +5.5% | 738 -18.1% | 677 -20.7% | 46 +21.1% | 2,536 +1.5% | 3.1 +6.9% | 96.0% -0.6% |
These are county-wide figures. A neighborhood or a single street can look very different. Find out what your home is worth or tell us what you're looking for, and we'll put together the local picture for you.
See the Greater Kansas City market snapshot for October 2026 for the metro-wide numbers, or browse all five county market pages.