The median home value in Center, TX is $206,821 as of 2026-06-30, down 4.78% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$206,821
Year-over-Year
-4.78%
Population
5,153
Center ranks #267 of 346 Texas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 23.9% below the state's city median of $271,742. It sits in Shelby County, where the county-wide median is $226,492.
Center police recorded a violent crime rate of 505 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,445 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Center is $206,821. That's down 4.78% from a year earlier. That is about 23.9% below the typical county in Texas.
Homes in Center are cheaper than Shelby County as a whole, where the median is $226,492 — a difference of about 8.7%.
Center police reported 505 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,153. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.