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The median home value in Polk County, GA is $226,434 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.56% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$226,434
Year-over-Year
+2.56%
National Rank
#1644 of 3071
Polk County ranks 78th out of 159 counties in GA by median home price, and is -3.4% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within GA, the typical county has a median home value of $216,778, making Polk County +4.5% above the GA state median.
Households here earn a median of $58,515 a year against a typical home value of $226,434 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.9×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 58% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Polk County recorded a violent crime rate of 346 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,056 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 15,612 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Polk County is $226,434. That's up 2.56% from a year earlier. That is about 3.4% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Polk County the 78th most expensive of 159 counties in Georgia.
Median household income here is $58,515, 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 346 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 15,612 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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