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The median home value in Polk County, AR is $191,925 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.01% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$191,925
Year-over-Year
+3.01%
National Rank
#2028 of 3071
Polk County ranks 24th out of 74 counties in AR by median home price, and is -18.1% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within AR, the typical county has a median home value of $166,302, making Polk County +15.4% above the AR state median.
Households here earn a median of $49,191 a year against a typical home value of $191,925 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.9×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 60% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Polk County recorded a violent crime rate of 373 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,574 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 5,633 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Polk County is $191,925. That's up 3.01% from a year earlier. That is about 18.1% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Polk County the 24th most expensive of 74 counties in Arkansas.
Median household income here is $49,191, so a typical home costs about 3.9× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Polk County recorded 373 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,633 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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