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The median home value in Jefferson County, TX is $177,853 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.72% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$177,853
Year-over-Year
+3.72%
National Rank
#2237 of 3071
Jefferson County ranks 158th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is -24.1% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $213,390, making Jefferson County -16.7% below the TX state median.
Households here earn a median of $60,026 a year against a typical home value of $177,853 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.0×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 25% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Jefferson County recorded a violent crime rate of 837 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,332 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 214,759 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Jefferson County is $177,853. That's up 3.72% from a year earlier. That is about 24.1% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Jefferson County the 158th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $60,026, so a typical home costs about 3.0× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Jefferson County recorded 837 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 214,759 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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