Village Chain-O-Lakes is a village in Missouri, in Barry County.
The median owner-occupied home in Chain-O-Lakes had a real-estate tax bill of $884 (± $87) a year, compared with $1,887 in Missouri and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $164,500 (± $11,391), compared with $215,600 in Missouri and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Chain-O-Lakes | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 136 ± 77 | 6,168,181 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $884 ± $87 | $1,887 ± $10 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $164,500 ± $11,391 | $215,600 ± $942 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $25,500 ± $9,171rough guide only: the margin of error is 36% of the estimate | $68,920 ± $368 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.54% ± 0.06 points | 0.88% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 92.6% ± 17.5 points | 67.9% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | Too imprecise to report (estimate 54.0%, margin of error ± 29.0 points) | 32.1% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | Too imprecise to report (estimate 30.0%, margin of error ± 55.0 points) | 17.5% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Missouri
How it works. County delinquent-land tax auction/certificate system under Chapter 140, with separate judicial foreclosure procedures in some jurisdictions under Chapter 141
Excess sale money. RSMo 140.230 requires excess above taxes/debt/costs to be held in county treasury; former lienholders are paid by priority, then former owner(s). Claims generally must be filed within 90 days after redemption period; undistributed funds can become county permanent school fund after statutory holding period
These rules are set by Missouri, not by Chain-O-Lakes, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Missouri entry with statute links.