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The median home value in Boyd County, KY is $135,353 as of 2026-08-31, down 4.11% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$135,353
Year-over-Year
-4.11%
National Rank
#2749 of 3071
Boyd County ranks 95th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -42.4% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $181,373, making Boyd County -25.4% below the KY state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.5%, from $137,389 in May 2026 to $135,353 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 | $137,389 | -6.5% |
| Jun 2026 | $135,878 | -6.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $138,845 | -4.9% |
| Aug 2026 | $135,353 | -4.1% |
Households here earn a median of $61,118 a year against a typical home value of $135,353 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.2×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 7% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Boyd County recorded a violent crime rate of 185 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,371 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 22,737 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Boyd County is $135,353. That's down 4.11% from a year earlier. That is about 42.4% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Boyd County the 95th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $61,118, so a typical home costs about 2.2× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Boyd County recorded 185 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 22,737 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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