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The median home value in Metcalfe County, KY is $179,510 as of 2026-08-31, down 1.4% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$179,510
Year-over-Year
-1.4%
National Rank
#2216 of 3071
Metcalfe County ranks 62nd out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -23.6% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $181,373, making Metcalfe County -1.0% below the KY state median.
The typical home value increased by 3.2%, from $174,015 in May 2026 to $179,510 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 | $174,015 | -4.7% |
| Jun 2026 | $178,631 | -4.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $176,026 | -3.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $179,510 | -1.4% |
Households here earn a median of $51,473 a year against a typical home value of $179,510 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 44% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Metcalfe County is $179,510. That's down 1.4% from a year earlier. That is about 23.6% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Metcalfe County the 62nd most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $51,473, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
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