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Home values, rents and more in McCreary County, KY

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

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Typical home value
$97,501
Kentucky: $231,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−10.5%
Kentucky: −0.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
17,124
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$33,750
Kentucky: $63,726 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around McCreary County, KY, shaded by typical home valueMcCrearyPulaskiWayneScottWhitleyLaurelCampbellFentressKnoxRussell
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Counties around McCreary County, KY, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). McCreary County, KY is outlined.

How McCreary County, KY compares

The typical home in McCreary County, KY is worth about $97,501, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in McCreary County, KY are 58% 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 McCreary County, KY fell 10.5%, compared with −0.2% in Kentucky and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $33,750, against $63,726 in Kentucky and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 17,124 people live in McCreary County, KY (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

McCreary County, KY has the 9th-lowest typical home value of the 120 counties in Kentucky with Zillow figures.

Part of: 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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