Clay and Clinton County · MO
Holt, MO
Founded 1867 · 27.7 miles from downtown Kansas City · population 440
The market, last twelve months
Half of the homes that sold went under contract within 40 days. The median sale closed at 98.5% of asking - below list. 36% closed at or above the original list price, which is the better measure of how much room a buyer actually has.
Aggregated from Heartland MLS closed sales, twelve months to July 2026. Individual sale prices are not shown - Kansas and Missouri are non-disclosure states and MLS rules do not permit their public display. Ask for the full report if you need them.
How it came to befounded 1867 · where the name comes from · 3 dated events
Platted in 1867 on land that Jeremiah Abel Holt (1811-1886), a native of Orange County, North Carolina and one of the area's first settlers, had donated in 1837. source
The name. Named for Jeremiah Abel Holt, the early settler who donated the land. Not to be confused with Holt County, Missouri, which is elsewhere in the state. source
No incorporation year could be sourced.
- 1837Jeremiah Abel Holt, one of the first settlers in the area, donated the land on which the town was later platted. source
- 1867The town was platted. source
- 1947The world-record rainstorm of June 22, 1947 - 12 inches in 42 minutes - fell during what was northern Missouri's wettest June since 1888. source
The housing stockmedian built 1980
The median home sold here was built in 1980. Most of what sells was built between 1972 and 2006. That closely matches the Census figure of 1974 for all housing, so sales are broadly representative of the stock. 64% of sales included finished basement space beyond the above-grade footprint - which matters here, because square footage quoted above grade can understate a house considerably.
What's hereHolt City Park
Holt holds what the National Weather Service recognizes as the world record for the heaviest short-duration rainfall: 12 inches (304.8 mm) fell in 42 minutes on June 22, 1947. Two independent observers timed the deluge at 42 minutes. Twenty-eight miles away, Kansas City recorded 2.23 inches for the entire day. source 1 source 2
- Holt City Park
- The city park at 350 Main Street, the one public facility the city lists on its own site. source
Practical detailschool district · highways and transit
- Schools
- Kearney R-I School District. boundaries do not follow city limits - Census school-district geography places Holt within Kearney R-I, and an envelope query around the whole city returned no other unified district Confirm the assigned school for any specific address before you rely on it. source
- Getting around
- Interstate 35 runs through the city. source
Thinking about buying or selling here?
The numbers above describe the market. What they cannot tell you is what your own house is worth in it, or which of these streets fits what you need. Ask me about Holt.