Polk County, NC Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Polk County, NC is $507,503. There were 338 home sales in Polk County, NC over the past 12 months. The median residential Polk County, NC home value for transactions over the previous year is $370,000. The number of current listings in Polk County, NC is 395, and the percentage of properties for sale is 395.00%. The county has 11 foreclosures, 8 bank owned properties, 1 headed for auction, and 395 properties for sale.
Polk County, NC Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon | $ 505,814 $ 278/sqft | Saluda | $ 579,970 $ 332/sqft |
| Columbus | $ 469,000 $ 261/sqft | Mill Spring | $ 717,753 $ 373/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Polk County, NC
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $598.5K | $570K | -4.76% |
| Median Sold Price | $387.4K | $441.2K | 13.89% |
| Homes For Sale | 280 | 394 | 40.71% |
| Homes Sold | 175 | 119 | -32.00% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Polk County, NC home values range from $64,119 to $3,568,133. Mill Spring is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $814,000, and Columbus is most affordable with average house prices of around $541,500.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 0.38% of all residential properties in Polk County, NC with Columbus containing 2 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 4 cities within Polk County, NC; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $1,764,047 in Columbus to the lowest home value of $570,325 in Columbus.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Polk County, NC ranges from the highest value of $666,397 in Mill Spring to the lowest value of $165,000 in Tryon. Bank owned homes and properties account for 1.52% of properties in Polk County, NC. There are 4 cities within Polk County, NC; Tryon containing 5 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsColumbus has 1 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Polk County, NC. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.19% of all properties in Polk County, NC. There are 4 cities within Polk County, NC; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $127,759 in Columbus to the lowest value of $127,759 in Columbus.
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