Measured against area pay, Duenweg costs less to live in than 73% of U.S. towns
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Joplin, MO-KS metro area ($62K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Joplin metro earn ($62K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 2.1 years of metro income, and 53% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $980a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 86prices across the Joplin metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 54)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 2.1 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$62K, Joplin-area income
- 19%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 53%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Missouri: 46%Census 2020–24
- 11%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
The short version on homes in Duenweg
Building at 8 times the Missouri pace
Builders were permitted 53 new homes in 2025: 28 per 1,000 residents, against 3.7 across Missouri. That’s 347 in the past 10 years. New homes ↓
Homes haven’t kept up with new residents
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Duenweg gained 374 residents while 12 new homes were permitted: about 31.2 new residents per new home, against 1.1 across Missouri. New homes ↓
Owning can cost less than renting
With 20% down at the calculator’s rate, the typical Duenweg home runs about $880 a month with tax and insurance. A two-bedroom rents for about $980. Can I afford it? ↓
Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for Duenweg, so the typical value is an estimate: the Census median carried forward with the federal house price index; sales and supply are Redfin’s for May 2026; permits are Census figures through 2025 (2025 partly estimated); incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Duenweg’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Duenweg is more affordable than 73% of U.S. towns. Rent pulls the grade down most; property tax holds it up.
Home prices up 60% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Duenweg rose 60% over the past 5 years, faster than across Missouri (51%). Last year prices rose 4.2%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Duenweg home at roughly $153,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $153K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Duenweg, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Too few sales to read the market
Only 8 homes sold in May 2026, the latest month in Redfin’s figures: too few to describe the market or quote a median sale price.
A typical home costs 2.1 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Duenweg’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Duenweg home, with $98K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $100 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Duenweg’s typical property tax (0.64% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980
Renters already here pay a median of $987.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Joplin, MO HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
53 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 53 new homes in Duenweg in 2025: 49 single-family houses and 4 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $17.9 million to build. That's 28 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Missouri (3.7). Over the past 10 years, Duenweg has permitted 347 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Duenweg gained 374 residents while 12 new homes were permitted: about 31 new residents per new home. Population grew faster than building, so existing homes filled up: a sign of tight supply. Across Missouri: 1.1 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 34 | 34 | 0 | $12 million |
| 2025 | 53 | 49 | 4 | $17.9 million |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 0 | $16.6 million |
| 2023 | 54 | 36 | 18 | $15.3 million |
| 2022 | 104 | 48 | 56 | $23.7 million |
| 2021 | 54 | 46 | 8 | $14.3 million |
| 2020 | 25 | 3 | 22 | $4.1 million |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $103,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $103,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $103,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $210,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $20,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $98,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $196,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $295,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $393,000 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $568,000 |
| 2004 | 10 | 8 | 2 | $369,000 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 2 | $325,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $200,000 |
Duenweg's permit office reported 1 of 12 months in 2025; the Census estimated the rest.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Property tax runs below the Missouri norm
The median bill is $828 (Missouri: $1,948), 0.64% of a home’s value a year, against 0.85% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Duenweg
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Joplin, MO-KS metro area, or Missouri. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 86 | MO 91 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 94 | MO 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 86 | MO 79 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 93 | MO 95 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Duenweg vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Duenweg.
Cost next door · one source per column
Questions about the cost of living in Duenweg
Is Duenweg expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Duenweg costs less than 73% of U.S. towns: a B+ for cost of living. The typical home costs 2.1 years of the median household income of the Joplin, MO-KS metro area ($62K).
How much is rent in Duenweg?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $980 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $987 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Duenweg?
The median bill is $828 a year, 0.64% of the median home value (Missouri: $1,948, 0.85%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Duenweg buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.