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The median home value in Polk County, TX is $177,952 as of 2026-07-31, down 3.32% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$177,952
Year-over-Year
-3.32%
National Rank
#2233 of 3071
Polk County ranks 156th 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 Polk County -16.6% below the TX state median.
Households here earn a median of $62,259 a year against a typical home value of $177,952 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 22% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Polk County recorded a violent crime rate of 507 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,297 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 10,448 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Polk County is $177,952. That's down 3.32% from a year earlier. That is about 24.1% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Polk County the 156th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $62,259, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Polk County recorded 507 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 10,448 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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