Home values, rents and more in Nelson County, KY
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Nelson County, KY compares
The typical home in Nelson County, KY is worth about $265,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Nelson County, KY are 5% below the typical value in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area ($278,000) and 28% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Nelson County, KY rose 3.9%, compared with +1.6% in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,049 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 46% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 0.4% over the past year.
The median household income is $69,562, against $73,863 in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 49,036 people live in Nelson County, KY (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Nelson County, KY has the 4th-lowest typical home value of the 12 counties in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area and the 16th-highest of 120 in Kentucky with Zillow figures.
Part of: Louisville/Jefferson County metro area · 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.