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The median home value in Hopkins County, KY is $145,102 as of 2026-08-31, down 8.98% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$145,102
Year-over-Year
-8.98%
National Rank
#2639 of 3071
Hopkins County ranks 84th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -38.3% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $181,373, making Hopkins County -20.0% below the KY state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.9%, from $147,892 in May 2026 to $145,102 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 | $147,892 | -9.6% |
| Jun 2026 | $146,967 | -10.0% |
| Jul 2026 | $144,960 | -9.6% |
| Aug 2026 | $145,102 | -9.0% |
Households here earn a median of $56,815 a year against a typical home value of $145,102 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.6×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 14% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Hopkins County recorded a violent crime rate of 89 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 597 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 21,432 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Hopkins County is $145,102. That's down 8.98% from a year earlier. That is about 38.3% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Hopkins County the 84th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $56,815, so a typical home costs about 2.6× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Hopkins County recorded 89 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 21,432 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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