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The median home value in Bell County, TX is $250,027 as of 2026-08-31, down 1.9% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$250,027
Year-over-Year
-1.9%
National Rank
#1367 of 3071
Bell County ranks 84th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is +6.4% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $215,660, making Bell County +15.9% above the TX state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.1%, from $252,692 in May 2026 to $250,027 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 | $252,692 | -1.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $252,467 | -1.6% |
| Jul 2026 | $251,808 | -1.8% |
| Aug 2026 | $250,027 | -1.9% |
Households here earn a median of $68,865 a year against a typical home value of $250,027 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 50% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Bell County recorded a violent crime rate of 368 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,616 per 100,000.
Based on 9 reporting cities covering 338,483 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Bell County is $250,027. That's down 1.9% from a year earlier. That is about 6.4% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Bell County the 84th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $68,865, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Bell County recorded 368 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 338,483 residents across 9 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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