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The median home value in Galveston County, TX is $321,294 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.84% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$321,294
Year-over-Year
-1.84%
National Rank
#815 of 3071
Galveston County ranks 41st out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is +37.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $213,390, making Galveston County +50.6% above the TX state median.
Households here earn a median of $86,105 a year against a typical home value of $321,294 — 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 Galveston County recorded a violent crime rate of 322 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,565 per 100,000.
Based on 10 reporting cities covering 163,792 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Galveston County is $321,294. That's down 1.84% from a year earlier. That is about 37.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Galveston County the 41st most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $86,105, so a typical home costs about 3.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Galveston County recorded 322 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 163,792 residents across 10 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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