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The median home value in Clay County, TX is $209,058 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.75% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$209,058
Year-over-Year
+0.75%
National Rank
#1836 of 3071
Clay County ranks 130th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is -10.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $213,390, making Clay County -2.0% below the TX state median.
Households here earn a median of $80,114 a year against a typical home value of $209,058 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.6×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 16% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Clay County recorded a violent crime rate of 350 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,619 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 102,762 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Clay County is $209,058. That's up 0.75% from a year earlier. That is about 10.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Clay County the 130th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $80,114, so a typical home costs about 2.6× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Clay County recorded 350 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 102,762 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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