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The median home value in Polk County, OR is $484,883 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.33% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$484,883
Year-over-Year
+1.33%
National Rank
#235 of 3071
Polk County ranks 10th out of 36 counties in OR by median home price, and is +106.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within OR, the typical county has a median home value of $436,138, making Polk County +11.2% above the OR state median.
Households here earn a median of $85,118 a year against a typical home value of $484,883 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.7×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 91% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Polk County recorded a violent crime rate of 230 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,463 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 39,517 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Polk County is $484,883. That's up 1.33% from a year earlier. That is about 106.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Polk County the 10th most expensive of 36 counties in Oregon.
Median household income here is $85,118, so a typical home costs about 5.7× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Polk County recorded 230 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 39,517 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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