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The median home value in Wayne County, KY is $168,210 as of 2026-07-31, down 3.45% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$168,210
Year-over-Year
-3.45%
National Rank
#2348 of 3071
Wayne County ranks 68th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -28.2% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $180,497, making Wayne County -6.8% below the KY state median.
Households here earn a median of $45,739 a year against a typical home value of $168,210 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 52% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Wayne County recorded a violent crime rate of 88 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 789 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 5,706 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Wayne County is $168,210. That's down 3.45% from a year earlier. That is about 28.2% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Wayne County the 68th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $45,739, so a typical home costs about 3.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Wayne County recorded 88 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,706 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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