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The median home value in Breckinridge County, KY is $173,638 as of 2026-08-31, down 1.09% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$173,638
Year-over-Year
-1.09%
National Rank
#2296 of 3071
Breckinridge County ranks 66th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -26.1% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $181,373, making Breckinridge County -4.3% below the KY state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.6%, from $174,711 in May 2026 to $173,638 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 | $174,711 | -4.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $174,231 | -3.7% |
| Jul 2026 | $175,222 | -2.5% |
| Aug 2026 | $173,638 | -1.1% |
Households here earn a median of $55,843 a year against a typical home value of $173,638 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 30% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Breckinridge County recorded a violent crime rate of 100 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 340 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 5,008 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Breckinridge County is $173,638. That's down 1.09% from a year earlier. That is about 26.1% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Breckinridge County the 66th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $55,843, so a typical home costs about 3.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Breckinridge County recorded 100 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,008 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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