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The median home value in Ellis County, TX is $371,935 as of 2026-08-31, down 0.93% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$371,935
Year-over-Year
-0.93%
National Rank
#549 of 3071
Ellis County ranks 22nd out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is +58.2% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $215,660, making Ellis County +72.5% above the TX state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.9%, from $375,398 in May 2026 to $371,935 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 | $375,398 | -1.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $375,985 | -1.3% |
| Jul 2026 | $375,371 | -1.1% |
| Aug 2026 | $371,935 | -0.9% |
Households here earn a median of $99,595 a year against a typical home value of $371,935 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 54% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Ellis County recorded a violent crime rate of 178 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,371 per 100,000.
Based on 9 reporting cities covering 152,142 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Ellis County is $371,935. That's down 0.93% from a year earlier. That is about 58.2% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Ellis County the 22nd most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $99,595, so a typical home costs about 3.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Ellis County recorded 178 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 152,142 residents across 9 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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