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The median home value in Dekalb County, TN is $300,363 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.87% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$300,363
Year-over-Year
+1.87%
National Rank
#946 of 3071
Dekalb County ranks 32nd out of 95 counties in TN by median home price, and is +28.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TN, the typical county has a median home value of $257,327, making Dekalb County +16.7% above the TN state median.
Households here earn a median of $53,153 a year against a typical home value of $300,363 — 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 Dekalb County recorded a violent crime rate of 399 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,251 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 5,514 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Dekalb County is $300,363. That's up 1.87% from a year earlier. That is about 28.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Dekalb County the 32nd most expensive of 95 counties in Tennessee.
Median household income here is $53,153, so a typical home costs about 5.7× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Dekalb County recorded 399 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,514 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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