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The median home value in Laurel County, KY is $181,431 as of 2026-08-31, down 2.29% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$181,431
Year-over-Year
-2.29%
National Rank
#2187 of 3071
Laurel County ranks 59th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -22.8% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $181,373, making Laurel County in line with the KY state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.4%, from $182,166 in May 2026 to $181,431 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 | $182,166 | -2.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $185,410 | -3.3% |
| Jul 2026 | $184,267 | -2.9% |
| Aug 2026 | $181,431 | -2.3% |
Households here earn a median of $57,771 a year against a typical home value of $181,431 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 32% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Laurel County recorded a violent crime rate of 145 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,605 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 7,602 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Laurel County is $181,431. That's down 2.29% from a year earlier. That is about 22.8% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Laurel County the 59th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $57,771, so a typical home costs about 3.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Laurel County recorded 145 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,602 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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