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The median home value in Caldwell County, KY is $152,850 as of 2026-07-31, down 8.65% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$152,850
Year-over-Year
-8.65%
National Rank
#2542 of 3071
Caldwell County ranks 78th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -34.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $180,497, making Caldwell County -15.3% below the KY state median.
Households here earn a median of $59,583 a year against a typical home value of $152,850 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.6×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 15% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Caldwell County recorded a violent crime rate of 16 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,717 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 6,173 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Caldwell County is $152,850. That's down 8.65% from a year earlier. That is about 34.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Caldwell County the 78th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $59,583, so a typical home costs about 2.6× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Caldwell County recorded 16 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 6,173 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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