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The median home value in Polk County, MO is $276,752 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.18% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$276,752
Year-over-Year
+2.18%
National Rank
#1133 of 3071
Polk County ranks 19th out of 113 counties in MO by median home price, and is +18.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MO, the typical county has a median home value of $222,896, making Polk County +24.2% above the MO state median.
Households here earn a median of $59,647 a year against a typical home value of $276,752 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 78% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Polk County recorded a violent crime rate of 174 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,024 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 11,523 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Polk County is $276,752. That's up 2.18% from a year earlier. That is about 18.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Polk County the 19th most expensive of 113 counties in Missouri.
Median household income here is $59,647, so a typical home costs about 4.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Polk County recorded 174 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 11,523 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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