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The median home value in Jim Wells County, TX is $142,076 as of 2026-08-31, down 9.57% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$142,076
Year-over-Year
-9.57%
National Rank
#2678 of 3071
Jim Wells County ranks 197th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is -39.6% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $215,660, making Jim Wells County -34.1% below the TX state median.
The typical home value decreased by 8.3%, from $154,879 in May 2026 to $142,076 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 | $154,879 | -5.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $136,800 | -7.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $140,091 | -8.6% |
| Aug 2026 | $142,076 | -9.6% |
Households here earn a median of $51,896 a year against a typical home value of $142,076 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.7×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 18% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Jim Wells County recorded a violent crime rate of 555 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,202 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 17,487 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Jim Wells County is $142,076. That's down 9.57% from a year earlier. That is about 39.6% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Jim Wells County the 197th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $51,896, so a typical home costs about 2.7× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Jim Wells County recorded 555 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 17,487 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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