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The median home value in Mercer County, KY is $243,242 as of 2026-08-31, down 1.14% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$243,242
Year-over-Year
-1.14%
National Rank
#1445 of 3071
Mercer County ranks 28th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is +3.5% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $181,373, making Mercer County +34.1% above the KY state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.3%, from $242,435 in May 2026 to $243,242 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 | $242,435 | -1.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $243,614 | -1.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $242,832 | -1.4% |
| Aug 2026 | $243,242 | -1.1% |
Households here earn a median of $64,824 a year against a typical home value of $243,242 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 55% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Mercer County recorded a violent crime rate of 173 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 809 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 9,270 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Mercer County is $243,242. That's down 1.14% from a year earlier. That is about 3.5% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Mercer County the 28th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $64,824, so a typical home costs about 3.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Mercer County recorded 173 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,270 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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