Home values, rents and more in Polk County, MO
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Polk County, MO compares
The typical home in Polk County, MO is worth about $274,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Polk County, MO are about the same as the typical value in the Springfield metro area ($271,000) and 25% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Polk County, MO rose 2.0%, compared with +3.2% in the Springfield metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,038 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 17% below the Springfield metro area ($1,251) and 46% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $59,647, against $65,071 in the Springfield metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 33,604 people live in Polk County, MO (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Polk County, MO has the 2nd-highest typical home value of the 5 counties in the Springfield metro area and the 19th-highest of 113 in Missouri with Zillow figures.
Part of: Springfield metro area · Missouri
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.