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The median home value in Rockcastle County, KY is $140,441 as of 2026-08-31, down 11.73% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$140,441
Year-over-Year
-11.73%
National Rank
#2702 of 3071
Rockcastle County ranks 93rd out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -40.3% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $181,373, making Rockcastle County -22.6% below the KY state median.
The typical home value decreased by 7.7%, from $152,156 in May 2026 to $140,441 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 | $152,156 | -11.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $148,298 | -12.9% |
| Jul 2026 | $150,190 | -12.4% |
| Aug 2026 | $140,441 | -11.7% |
Households here earn a median of $48,862 a year against a typical home value of $140,441 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 22% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Rockcastle County is $140,441. That's down 11.73% from a year earlier. That is about 40.3% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Rockcastle County the 93rd most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $48,862, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
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