Crystal City 47 School District Home Buying Questions, Answered With 2026 Sales
Short answers first. Each one links to the sales behind it further down the page.
How much do houses cost in the Crystal City 47 School District?
In 23 sales that closed January 28–September 11, 2026, the median sale price was $223,000, according to MLS sales records. The middle half sold between $189,950 and $253,000, and the full range ran from $65,000 to $320,000.
What does $200,000 buy in the Crystal City 47 School District?
8 of 23 sales (34.8%) closed at $200,000 or less. Of those 8, 2 had three or more bedrooms, 1 had two or more baths and 4 were ranch-style. Their median was 968 sq ft, built in 1940.
What does $250,000 buy in the Crystal City 47 School District?
16 of 23 sales (69.6%) closed at $250,000 or less. Of those 16, 7 had three or more bedrooms, 4 had two or more baths and 7 were ranch-style. Their median was 1,114 sq ft, built in 1945.
How fast do houses sell in the Crystal City 47 School District?
The median sale spent 16 days on market (CDOM). A quarter of the 23 sales took 5 days or less; the slowest quarter took about 48 days or more. 10 sales took 30 or more days and 2 took 60 or more.
Do homes in the Crystal City 47 School District sell over asking?
Measured against the original list price, 9 of 23 (39.1%) closed above it, 4 (17.4%) at it and 10 (43.5%) below it. The median sale was 100.0% of the original ask.
What kind of houses sell in the Crystal City 47 School District?
Of the 23 sales, 15 were built before 1960, 4 from 1960 to 1979, 2 from 1980 to 1999 and 2 in 2000 or later. The median house was about 1,344 sq ft with 3 bedrooms, built in 1950, and 8 of 23 (34.8%) listed a ranch style.
Does a mailing city or ZIP code tell you a house is in the Crystal City 47 School District?
Not by itself. The 23 Crystal City 47 sales on this page listed Crystal City (21) and Festus (2) as the city in MLS, in ZIP codes 63019 (21) and 63028 (2). Every 2026 sale in ZIP 63019 was in Crystal City 47, but 2 of the district’s sales had Festus addresses. Confirm the district for the exact address.
What high school serves the Crystal City 47 School District?
Crystal City High School is the district’s high school. All 23 sales on this page listed it as the high school in MLS. Confirm school assignment for the exact address with the district.
How do Crystal City 47 home prices compare with Festus R-VI?
In 2026, the median sale price was $223,000 in the Crystal City 47 School District (23 sales) and $292,500 in Festus R-VI (78 sales), according to MLS sales records. The middle half ran $189,950–$253,000 in Crystal City 47 and $217,125–$368,750 in Festus R-VI.
How do Crystal City 47 home prices compare with Dunklin R-V?
In 2026, the median sale price was $223,000 in the Crystal City 47 School District (23 sales) and $293,250 in Dunklin R-V (42 sales), according to MLS sales records. The middle half ran $189,950–$253,000 in Crystal City 47 and $252,475–$361,250 in Dunklin R-V.
Source: MLS sales records, 23 single-family resales in the Crystal City 47 School District (vacant or owner-occupied, excluding new construction) that closed January 28–September 11, 2026. Historical sales, not current inventory.
What Does Your Money Actually Buy in the Crystal City 47 School District?
This section shows what actually sold: 23 closed single-family sales in the Crystal City 47 School District from January 28–September 11, 2026.
Sold prices ran from $65,000 to $320,000, and the median original list price was $223,000. The typical house had 3 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms and was built in 1950.
With 23 sales, this is a small district market. A few sales can move any number on this page, so read the counts along with the medians.
What Your Budget Reached in the Crystal City 47 School District
A preapproval tells you what a lender will allow. This shows how much of the Crystal City 47 market actually closed at or below each number.
Budget counts include sales exactly at each threshold. This is historical closed-sale data, not today’s inventory.
Crystal City 47 by Price Band
Each row is a slice of the same 23 sales. Read the sale count before the median.
See every price band
| Price band | Sales | Median sold | Median CDOM | Median sq ft | Median sale ÷ original ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $200K | 8 | $157,500 | 15.5 | 968 | 98.7% |
| $200K–$249,999 | 8 | $224,000 | 34.5 | 1,378 | 100.7% |
| $250K+ small sample | 7 | $309,900 | 6 | 1,576 | 98.5% |
What Changes When You Add $50,000?
The biggest step was from $200,000 to $250,000, which raised the share of sales within budget from 34.8% to 69.6%.
See every budget step
| Budget | Sales at or below | Share of sales | Change from previous step |
|---|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | 4 | 17.4% | — |
| $200,000 | 8 | 34.8% | +17.4 points |
| $250,000 | 16 | 69.6% | +34.8 points |
| $300,000 | 19 | 82.6% | +13.0 points |
| $350,000 | 23 | 100.0% | +17.4 points |
The House Changes Too
Medians by price band: as the price rises, so do size, bedrooms and, often, the year built.
See the typical house by price band
| Price band | Beds | Baths | Sq ft | Year built | Ranch share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $200K | 2 | 1 | 968 | 1940 | 50.0% |
| $200K–$249,999 | 3 | 1 | 1,378 | 1950 | 37.5% |
| $250K+ | 3 | 3 | 1,576 | 1998 | 14.3% |
How Quickly Did Crystal City 47 Homes Sell?
The median sale took 16 days (CDOM). 10 of 23 sales took 30 days or more.
See market time by price band
| Price band | Median | Middle half (25th–75th) | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $200K | 15.5 | 5–31.8 | 55 |
| $200K–$249,999 | 34.5 | 6.2–52.2 | 103 |
| $250K+ | 6 | 4–45 | 52 |
Did Crystal City 47 Sellers Get Their Original Asking Price?
See asking-price results by band
| Price band | Above | At | Below | Median sale ÷ original ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $200K | 2 | 2 | 4 | 98.7% |
| $200K–$249,999 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 100.7% |
| $250K+ | 3 | 0 | 4 | 98.5% |
Original asking price reflects each seller’s pricing decision, so this isn’t an offer formula.
Before You Fall in Love With the House, Verify the Address
A mailing city or ZIP code doesn’t settle the school district. The 23 sales on this page listed “Crystal City” (21) and “Festus” (2) as the city in MLS, across ZIP codes 63019 (21) and 63028 (2).
Confirm the assigned schools for the exact address with the district before you write an offer. How the district data was assigned.
How This Crystal City 47 Analysis Was Built
This page uses 23 closed single-family sales from the STL Home Journey 2026 Jefferson County sales dataset (January 28–September 11, 2026): a countywide MLS export of vacant or owner-occupied single-family resales, excluding new construction and tenant-occupied properties. School district comes from the high school listed in MLS. The same records feed the Jefferson County school district housing analysis.
- Historical closed sales are not current inventory.
- Days on market uses CDOM.
- Sale ÷ original ask compares the close price with the original list price.
- Ranch share counts any MLS style that includes “Ranch.”
- Property taxes are each seller’s most recent annual bill as listed in MLS.
Property taxes · 2026What are property taxes in the Crystal City 47 School District?
Updated October 2026 · MLS sales records
The median annual property tax on homes that sold in the Crystal City 47 School District in 2026 was $1,037, according to MLS sales records. The middle half of tax bills ran from $860 to $1,246, across 23 sales from January 1 to October 5, 2026.
The bill follows the county’s assessed value and the local tax rates, not the price the house sold for, so two similar homes on the same street can have different bills.
How much are property taxes in Crystal City 47 by number of bedrooms?
In Crystal City 47, the median annual property tax was $863 for homes with 1–2 bedrooms and $1,048 with 3, based on 2026 MLS sales records.
See tax by bedrooms
| Bedrooms | Sales | Median tax | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 bedrooms | 9 | $863 | $812– |
| 3 bedrooms | 12 | $1,048 | $942– |
Middle half: the middle 50% of tax bills, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
How much are property taxes in Crystal City 47 by square footage?
In Crystal City 47, the median annual property tax ranged from $812 for homes of under 1,000 square feet to $1,199 for homes of 1,500–1,999 square feet, based on 2026 MLS sales records.
See tax by square footage
| Home size | Sales | Median tax | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,000 sq ft | 5 | $812 | $789– |
| 1,000–1,499 sq ft | 10 | $976 | $860– |
| 1,500–1,999 sq ft | 7 | $1,199 | $1,080– |
Rows with fewer than five sales are left out. Square footage is as listed in MLS.
Are property taxes higher in Crystal City 47 or Festus R-VI?
It depends on home size; open the table below to see each size range. For homes of 1,000–1,499 square feet, the size range with the most sales in both, the median annual property tax was $976 in Crystal City 47 (10 sales) and $1,131 in Festus R-VI (19 sales), according to MLS sales records for 2026.
See every home size
| Home size | Crystal City 47 | Festus R-VI |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1,000 sq ft | $812 (5) | $702 (12) |
| 1,000–1,499 sq ft | $976 (10) | $1,131 (19) |
| 1,500–1,999 sq ft | $1,199 (7) | $1,916 (18) |
Median annual tax, with the number of sales in parentheses. Sizes with fewer than five sales in either area are left out.
Are property taxes higher in Crystal City 47 or Dunklin R-V?
Higher in Dunklin R-V for same-size homes. For homes of 1,000–1,499 square feet, the size range with the most sales in both, the median annual property tax was $976 in Crystal City 47 (10 sales) and $1,564 in Dunklin R-V (18 sales), according to MLS sales records for 2026.
See every home size
| Home size | Crystal City 47 | Dunklin R-V |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000–1,499 sq ft | $976 (10) | $1,564 (18) |
| 1,500–1,999 sq ft | $1,199 (7) | $2,781 (9) |
Median annual tax, with the number of sales in parentheses. Sizes with fewer than five sales in either area are left out.
Source: MLS sales records, single-family homes closed January 1–October 5, 2026. The tax figure is the seller’s most recent annual bill as listed in MLS. Taxes can change after a sale, so confirm the current bill with the Jefferson County Collector of Revenue. Full sales data for all 12 districts: Jefferson County school districts.
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