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The median home value in Letcher County, KY is $64,327 as of 2026-08-31, down 17.32% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$64,327
Year-over-Year
-17.32%
National Rank
#3061 of 3071
Letcher County ranks 119th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -72.6% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $181,373, making Letcher County -64.5% below the KY state median.
The typical home value decreased by 11.6%, from $72,728 in May 2026 to $64,327 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 | $72,728 | -21.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $70,749 | -21.0% |
| Jul 2026 | $65,584 | -19.4% |
| Aug 2026 | $64,327 | -17.3% |
Households here earn a median of $41,793 a year against a typical home value of $64,327 — a price-to-income ratio of 1.5×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That makes it one of the most affordable counties in the country relative to local wages. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Letcher County is $64,327. That's down 17.32% from a year earlier. That is about 72.6% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Letcher County the 119th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $41,793, so a typical home costs about 1.5× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
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