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The median home value in Wharton County, TX is $249,311 as of 2026-08-31, up 1.76% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$249,311
Year-over-Year
+1.76%
National Rank
#1377 of 3071
Wharton County ranks 85th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is +6.1% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $215,660, making Wharton County +15.6% above the TX state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.3%, from $246,215 in May 2026 to $249,311 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 | $246,215 | +0.7% |
| Jun 2026 | $248,819 | +1.0% |
| Jul 2026 | $248,277 | +1.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $249,311 | +1.8% |
Households here earn a median of $66,924 a year against a typical home value of $249,311 — 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 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 $249,311. That's up 1.76% from a year earlier. That is about 6.1% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Wharton County the 85th 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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