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Median Home Price in Bardstown, KY

The median home value in Bardstown, KY is $263,584 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.78% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$263,584

Year-over-Year

+3.78%

Population

13,917

Bardstown ranks #25 of 66 Kentucky cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 7.1% above the state's city median of $246,222. It sits in Nelson County, where the county-wide median is $268,186.

Housing affordability in Bardstown

Median household income in Bardstown is $51,381, so the typical home value is about 5.1× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Bardstown

Bardstown police recorded a violent crime rate of 165 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,394 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Bardstown

What is the average home price in Bardstown, KY?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Bardstown, that value is $263,584. That's up 3.78% from a year earlier. It is about 7.1% above the typical Kentucky city tracked here.

Is Bardstown expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Bardstown are cheaper than Nelson County as a whole, where the median is $268,186 — a difference of about 1.7%.

Is Bardstown affordable?

Median household income here is $51,381, so the typical home value is about 5.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Bardstown a safe place to live?

Bardstown police reported 165 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 13,917. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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