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The median home value in Barren County, KY is $215,825 as of 2026-08-31, down 1.27% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$215,825
Year-over-Year
-1.27%
National Rank
#1764 of 3071
Barren County ranks 38th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -8.2% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $181,373, making Barren County +19.0% above the KY state median.
The typical home value decreased by 2.7%, from $221,900 in May 2026 to $215,825 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 | $221,900 | -1.6% |
| Jun 2026 | $219,960 | -1.8% |
| Jul 2026 | $218,668 | -1.4% |
| Aug 2026 | $215,825 | -1.3% |
Households here earn a median of $50,628 a year against a typical home value of $215,825 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 71% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Barren County recorded a violent crime rate of 169 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,109 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 15,413 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Barren County is $215,825. That's down 1.27% from a year earlier. That is about 8.2% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Barren County the 38th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $50,628, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Barren County recorded 169 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 15,413 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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