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The median home value in Rowan County, KY is $191,517 as of 2026-08-31, down 1.13% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$191,517
Year-over-Year
-1.13%
National Rank
#2047 of 3071
Rowan County ranks 53rd out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -18.5% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $181,373, making Rowan County +5.6% above the KY state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.7%, from $188,384 in May 2026 to $191,517 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 | $188,384 | -2.0% |
| Jun 2026 | $187,079 | -1.9% |
| Jul 2026 | $189,868 | -1.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $191,517 | -1.1% |
Households here earn a median of $54,321 a year against a typical home value of $191,517 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 45% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Rowan County recorded a violent crime rate of 106 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,362 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 6,608 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Rowan County is $191,517. That's down 1.13% from a year earlier. That is about 18.5% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Rowan County the 53rd most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $54,321, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Rowan County recorded 106 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 6,608 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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