Home values, rents and more in Polk County, TX
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Polk County, TX compares
The typical home in Polk County, TX is worth about $175,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Polk County, TX are 41% below the typical value in Texas ($296,000) and 52% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Polk County, TX fell 4.6%, compared with −1.4% in Texas and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,411 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 9% below Texas ($1,556) and 27% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.8% over the past year.
The median household income is $62,259, against $78,476 in Texas and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 53,434 people live in Polk County, TX (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Polk County, TX has the 90th-lowest typical home value of the 243 counties in Texas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Texas
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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.