Home values, rents and more in Kenton County, KY
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Kenton County, KY compares
The typical home in Kenton County, KY is worth about $287,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Kenton County, KY are 6% below the typical value in the Cincinnati metro area ($306,000) and 22% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Kenton County, KY rose 2.1%, compared with +2.2% in the Cincinnati metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,483 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Cincinnati metro area ($1,522) and 23% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.8% over the past year.
The median household income is $80,548, against $81,120 in the Cincinnati metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 175,779 people live in Kenton County, KY (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Kenton County, KY has the 8th-highest typical home value of the 15 counties in the Cincinnati metro area and the 11th-highest of 120 in Kentucky with Zillow figures.
Part of: Cincinnati metro area · Kentucky
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Nearby counties
Cities in Kenton County, KY
- Covington, KY $217,000
- Independence, KY $328,000
- Erlanger, KY $248,000
- Elsmere, KY $221,000
- Fort Mitchell, KY $421,000
- Edgewood, KY $374,000
- Villa Hills, KY $404,000
- Taylor Mill, KY $276,000
- Fort Wright, KY $338,000
- Crescent Springs, KY $318,000
- Ludlow, KY $208,000
- Crestview Hills, KY $334,000
- Park Hills, KY $347,000
- Lakeside Park, KY $359,000
- Bromley, KY $157,000
- Ryland Heights, KY $255,000
ZIP codes in Kenton County, KY
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.