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The median home value in Simpson County, KY is $256,937 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.86% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$256,937
Year-over-Year
-0.86%
National Rank
#1302 of 3071
Simpson County ranks 21st out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is +9.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $180,497, making Simpson County +42.3% above the KY state median.
Households here earn a median of $59,858 a year against a typical home value of $256,937 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 71% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Simpson County recorded a violent crime rate of 138 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 855 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 10,877 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Simpson County is $256,937. That's down 0.86% from a year earlier. That is about 9.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Simpson County the 21st most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $59,858, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Simpson County recorded 138 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 10,877 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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