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The median home value in Cherokee County, TX is $246,369 as of 2026-08-31, down 1.79% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$246,369
Year-over-Year
-1.79%
National Rank
#1401 of 3071
Cherokee County ranks 86th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is +4.8% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $215,660, making Cherokee County +14.2% above the TX state median.
The typical home value increased by 5.8%, from $232,884 in May 2026 to $246,369 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 | $232,884 | -4.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $234,292 | -3.7% |
| Jul 2026 | $227,338 | -3.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $246,369 | -1.8% |
Households here earn a median of $61,261 a year against a typical home value of $246,369 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 63% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cherokee County recorded a violent crime rate of 270 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,360 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 26,243 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cherokee County is $246,369. That's down 1.79% from a year earlier. That is about 4.8% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Cherokee County the 86th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $61,261, so a typical home costs about 4.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cherokee County recorded 270 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 26,243 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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