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The median home value in Madison County, KY is $287,618 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.18% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$287,618
Year-over-Year
+1.18%
National Rank
#1044 of 3071
Madison County ranks 13th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is +22.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $180,497, making Madison County +59.3% above the KY state median.
Households here earn a median of $63,351 a year against a typical home value of $287,618 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 76% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Madison County recorded a violent crime rate of 177 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,638 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 54,207 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Madison County is $287,618. That's up 1.18% from a year earlier. That is about 22.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Madison County the 13th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $63,351, so a typical home costs about 4.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Madison County recorded 177 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 54,207 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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