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The median home value in Nelson County, KY is $268,186 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.2% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$268,186
Year-over-Year
+4.2%
National Rank
#1201 of 3071
Nelson County ranks 17th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is +14.4% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $180,497, making Nelson County +48.6% above the KY state median.
Households here earn a median of $69,562 a year against a typical home value of $268,186 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.9×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 58% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Nelson County recorded a violent crime rate of 154 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,302 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 14,899 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Nelson County is $268,186. That's up 4.2% from a year earlier. That is about 14.4% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Nelson County the 17th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $69,562, so a typical home costs about 3.9× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Nelson County recorded 154 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 14,899 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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