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The median home value in Hardin County, KY is $246,588 as of 2026-07-31, down 3.63% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$246,588
Year-over-Year
-3.63%
National Rank
#1412 of 3071
Hardin County ranks 26th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is +5.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $180,497, making Hardin County +36.6% above the KY state median.
Households here earn a median of $67,647 a year against a typical home value of $246,588 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 50% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Hardin County recorded a violent crime rate of 149 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,203 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 57,102 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Hardin County is $246,588. That's down 3.63% from a year earlier. That is about 5.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Hardin County the 26th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $67,647, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Hardin County recorded 149 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 57,102 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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