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Home values, rents and more in Harlan, KY

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$99,714
Kentucky: $231,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−8.8%
Kentucky: −0.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
2,160
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$32,408
Kentucky: $63,726 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Harlan, KY, shaded by typical home valueHarlan40854
  • Under $74k
  • $74k–$77k
  • $77k–$88k
  • $88k–$100k
  • $100k+
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ZIP codes around Harlan, KY, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Harlan is outlined.

How Harlan compares

The typical home in Harlan, KY is worth about $99,714, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Harlan are 57% below the typical value in Kentucky ($231,000) and 73% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Harlan fell 8.8%, compared with −0.2% in Kentucky and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $32,408, against $63,726 in Kentucky and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 2,160 people live in Harlan (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Harlan has the 36th-lowest typical home value of the 362 cities in Kentucky with Zillow figures.

Part of: Harlan County, KY · Kentucky

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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.

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