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Typical Cost of a House in Polk County, Oregon

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The median home value in Polk County is $454,700, measured over 2020–2024. That is 4.8% below the Oregon median of $477,600. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.

Median home value

$454,700

2020–2024, give or take $10,323

Against Oregon

−4.8%

BelowOregon $477,600

Against the U.S.

+36.7%

AboveU.S. $332,700

Monthly housing costs in Polk County

What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent, compared with Oregon as a whole.

Owning with a mortgage

$2,095a month

−2.9%Oregon $2,157

Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.

Renting

$1,299a month

−14.8%Oregon $1,525

Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.

Where Polk County sits among Oregon's counties

Each tick is one county's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median. Polk County is the 10th highest of 36.

Across 36 counties in Oregon the median home value ranged from $189,300 to $660,000. The typical band runs from $282,050 to $457,775, with a median of $388,050. Polk County is at $454,700.

What this figure is

It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in Polk County. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.

The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. The smaller a county, the fewer households the survey reaches and the less exact its estimate: here the true value is very likely within $10,323 of the one shown.

Common questions

How much does a house cost in Polk County, Oregon?

The median home value in Polk County, Oregon is $454,700, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.

What is the average home price in Polk County, Oregon?

The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $454,700 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Polk County, Oregon?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Polk County, Oregon pay a median of $2,095 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.

What is the average rent in Polk County, Oregon?

Median gross rent in Polk County, Oregon is $1,299 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.

Are homes in Polk County, Oregon expensive compared with other places?

Polk County has the 10th highest median home value of the 36 counties in Oregon with a published figure, 4.8% below the Oregon median of $477,600.

Source

U.S. Census Bureau

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.

About the American Community Survey

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.

Other counties in Oregon

The percentage compares each county with the Oregon median.