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The median home value in Ballard County, KY is $140,757 as of 2026-08-31, down 8.74% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$140,757
Year-over-Year
-8.74%
National Rank
#2698 of 3071
Ballard County ranks 92nd out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -40.1% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $181,373, making Ballard County -22.4% below the KY state median.
The typical home value increased by 6.6%, from $132,044 in May 2026 to $140,757 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $132,044 | -11.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $135,448 | -11.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $137,952 | -10.6% |
| Aug 2026 | $140,757 | -8.7% |
Households here earn a median of $66,164 a year against a typical home value of $140,757 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.1×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 6% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Ballard County is $140,757. That's down 8.74% from a year earlier. That is about 40.1% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Ballard County the 92nd most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $66,164, so a typical home costs about 2.1× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
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