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The median home value in Polk County, NC is $318,750 as of 2026-08-31, down 2.55% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$318,750
Year-over-Year
-2.55%
National Rank
#825 of 3071
Polk County ranks 33rd out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is +35.6% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $273,108, making Polk County +16.7% above the NC state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.3%, from $319,735 in May 2026 to $318,750 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $319,735 | -2.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $318,642 | -2.6% |
| Jul 2026 | $309,022 | -2.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $318,750 | -2.5% |
Households here earn a median of $67,758 a year against a typical home value of $318,750 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 79% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Polk County is $318,750. That's down 2.55% from a year earlier. That is about 35.6% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Polk County the 33rd most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $67,758, so a typical home costs about 4.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
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