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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in Kentucky (2026)

Knott has the lowest home prices of any county in Kentucky, at $62,249, followed by Letcher and Breathitt. Source: Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06. The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated June 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in Kentucky

Top 25 of 120 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in Kentucky
RankCountyValue
1Knott$62,249
2Letcher$70,749
3Breathitt$76,090
4Harlan$76,363
5Leslie$80,527
6Floyd$87,762
7Bell$94,317
8Fulton$97,807
9Perry$98,483
10McCreary$103,487
11Pike$103,600
12Martin$106,957
13Jackson$113,729
14Clay$117,130
15Lewis$119,427
16Estill$124,506
17Crittenden$124,921
18Muhlenberg$129,529
19Menifee$129,852
20Wolfe$130,478
21Hickman$132,907
22Magoffin$134,335
23Lee$135,046
24Morgan$135,098
25Ballard$135,448

How this ranking works

This page ranks Kentucky counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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