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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Polk County area can be challenging. Home prices in Polk County are now at a median cost of $201,253, lower than the Nebraska average of $252,353.
The average cost of rent is $730/mo in Polk County, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Polk County area. In Polk County, 21.05% of households rent, and 57.49% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Polk County is $6,239 per month. Households that rent pay about 11.70% of their income on rent here. Polk County’s most expensive areas are in the northwestern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the southwestern parts of the county.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Nearby Counties
- Butler County, NE: less expensive homes
- Merrick County, NE: less expensive homes
- Howard County, NE: equally priced homes
- Saunders County, NE: higher priced homes
- Sherman County, NE: less expensive homes
- Douglas County, NE: higher priced homes
- Sarpy County, NE: higher priced homes
- Pottawattamie County, IA: equally priced homes
- Mills County, IA: higher priced homes
- Montgomery County, IA: less expensive homes
Counties with Similar Populations
- Fall River County, SD: equally priced homes
- Sterling County, TX: less expensive homes
- Stephens County, TX: less expensive homes
- Steele County, ND: less expensive homes
- Stark County, IL: less expensive homes
- Stanton County, NE: equally priced homes
- Stanton County, KS: less expensive homes
- Stanley County, SD: higher priced homes
- Stafford County, KS: less expensive homes
- Spink County, SD: less expensive homes
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