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Housing costs in Polk County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,299 | ± $56 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,270 | ± $48 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,219 | ± $40 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,120 | ± $50 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $454,700 | ± $10,323 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $419,500 | ± $12,078 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $382,200 | ± $8,507 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $319,000 | ± $8,405 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 30.7 % | ± 1.6 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 30.7 % | ± 1.8 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 30.4 % | ± 2.2 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 30.1 % | ± 2.0 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Polk County is $1,299, above the Oregon median of $1,187 across 36 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.