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The median home value in Scott County, KY is $344,917 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.08% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$344,917
Year-over-Year
+4.08%
National Rank
#682 of 3071
Scott County ranks 5th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is +47.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $180,497, making Scott County +91.1% above the KY state median.
Households here earn a median of $85,158 a year against a typical home value of $344,917 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 64% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Scott County recorded a violent crime rate of 119 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,153 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 41,211 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Scott County is $344,917. That's up 4.08% from a year earlier. That is about 47.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Scott County the 5th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $85,158, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Scott County recorded 119 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 41,211 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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