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Home values, rents and more in Kentucky

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

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Typical home value
$231,000
U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−0.2%
U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,373/mo
U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+2.2%
U.S.: +2.9%
Population
4,606,864
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$63,726
U.S.: $80,734
Counties in and around Kentucky, shaded by typical home value
  • Under $140k
  • $140k–$170k
  • $170k–$210k
  • $210k–$260k
  • $260k+
  • No data
Counties in and around Kentucky, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Kentucky is outlined.

How Kentucky compares

The typical home in Kentucky is worth about $231,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Kentucky are 37% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

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

Typical rent is $1,373 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 29% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.2% over the past year.

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

About 4,606,864 people live in Kentucky (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Kentucky has the 6th-lowest typical home value of the 51 states in the United States with Zillow figures.

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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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