Howard County, Missouri, has four cities: Fayette, New Franklin, Armstrong, and Franklin. In Howard County, MO, property records preserve local land history. These documents outline the evolution of parcel boundaries and ownership for the present and future constituencies.

Howard County property records provide a median home value of $128,340 and a median rent of $686. With the median household income of $60,730, the property tax rate in Howard County is 0.9% of the appraised property value.

Property records in Howard County, MO, are administered by the  Circuit Clerk-Recorder. The office handles the recording and upkeep of mortgages, leases, deeds, plats, liens, and other miscellaneous documents affecting real estate in the county.

All recorded instruments typically undergo indexing, which requires scanning, microfilming, and sorting documents by party name, instrument type, recording date range, book/page, and legal description to provide seamless retrieval in the future. They are eventually stored inside various storage facilities within the office premises for public access.

Regarding accessibility, the Circuit Clerk-Recorder's office has yet to launch a remote database that can provide convenient access to the indexed public property documents. Nonetheless, during office hours, the public can inspect the records directly in the Circuit Clerk-Recorder's office at 1 Courthouse Square, Fayette, MO 65248.

The Howard County Circuit Clerk-Recorder also accommodates remote document requests for those who cannot drop by on-site. To know about the request procedure and the entailing fees, contact the office at (660) 248-2194.

For zoning verification in Howard County, property owners should contact the local planning or zoning departments governing the subject property since no central office oversees the county-wide zoning administration. These local authorities maintain and manage all zoning-related references for the properties under their purview.