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The median home value in Franklin County, KY is $247,227 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.79% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$247,227
Year-over-Year
-0.79%
National Rank
#1395 of 3071
Franklin County ranks 25th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is +5.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $180,497, making Franklin County +37.0% above the KY state median.
Households here earn a median of $65,298 a year against a typical home value of $247,227 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 56% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Franklin County recorded a violent crime rate of 202 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,643 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 28,177 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Franklin County is $247,227. That's down 0.79% from a year earlier. That is about 5.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Franklin County the 25th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $65,298, so a typical home costs about 3.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Franklin County recorded 202 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 28,177 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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