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The median home value in Childress County, TX is $140,157 as of 2026-08-31, up 25.6% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$140,157
Year-over-Year
+25.6%
National Rank
#2704 of 3071
Childress County ranks 200th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is -40.4% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $215,660, making Childress County -35.0% below the TX state median.
The typical home value increased by 6.9%, from $131,168 in May 2026 to $140,157 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 | $131,168 | +19.6% |
| Jun 2026 | $135,919 | +21.7% |
| Jul 2026 | $138,773 | +23.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $140,157 | +25.6% |
Households here earn a median of $58,654 a year against a typical home value of $140,157 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.4×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 10% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Childress County recorded a violent crime rate of 156 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 519 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 5,783 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Childress County is $140,157. That's up 25.6% from a year earlier. That is about 40.4% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Childress County the 200th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $58,654, so a typical home costs about 2.4× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Childress County recorded 156 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,783 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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