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The median home value in Whitley County, KY is $145,275 as of 2026-07-31, down 10.68% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$145,275
Year-over-Year
-10.68%
National Rank
#2620 of 3071
Whitley County ranks 85th out of 120 counties in KY by median home price, and is -38.0% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within KY, the typical county has a median home value of $180,497, making Whitley County -19.5% below the KY state median.
Households here earn a median of $44,615 a year against a typical home value of $145,275 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 35% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Whitley County recorded a violent crime rate of 178 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 856 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 12,961 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Whitley County is $145,275. That's down 10.68% from a year earlier. That is about 38.0% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Whitley County the 85th most expensive of 120 counties in Kentucky.
Median household income here is $44,615, so a typical home costs about 3.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Whitley County recorded 178 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 12,961 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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