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The median home value in Wharton County, TX is $248,277 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.3% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$248,277
Year-over-Year
+1.3%
National Rank
#1384 of 3071
Wharton County ranks 84th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is +5.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $213,390, making Wharton County +16.3% above the TX state median.
Households here earn a median of $66,924 a year against a typical home value of $248,277 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 53% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Wharton County recorded a violent crime rate of 443 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,836 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 20,754 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Wharton County is $248,277. That's up 1.3% from a year earlier. That is about 5.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Wharton County the 84th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $66,924, so a typical home costs about 3.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Wharton County recorded 443 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 20,754 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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