Carter County, KY Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Carter County, KY is $172,250. There were 264 home sales in Carter County, KY over the past 12 months. The median residential Carter County, KY home value for transactions over the previous year is $125,000. The number of current listings in Carter County, KY is 104, and the percentage of properties for sale is 104.00%. The county has 4 foreclosures, 3 bank owned properties, 1 headed for auction, and 104 properties for sale.
Carter County, KY Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Hill | $ 182,500 $ 124/sqft | Hitchins | $ -- $ -- |
| Grayson | $ 171,093 $ 132/sqft | Denton | $ -- $ -- |
Housing Market Summary for Carter County, KY
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $159.9K | $156.9K | -1.88% |
| Median Sold Price | $95,646.5 | $165.9K | 73.43% |
| Homes For Sale | 87 | 103 | 18.39% |
| Homes Sold | 89 | 157 | 76.40% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Carter County, KY home values range from $19,900 to $739,900. Grayson is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $149,950, and Olive Hill is most affordable with average house prices of around $147,450.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 0% of all residential properties in Carter County, KY with $[pre-foreclosures-highest-count-region] containing 0 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 4 cities within Carter County, KY; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $0 in N/A to the lowest home value of $0 in $[pre-foreclosures-lowest-avm-region].
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Carter County, KY ranges from the highest value of $119,000 in Grayson to the lowest value of $72,463 in Grayson. Bank owned homes and properties account for 1.12% of properties in Carter County, KY. There are 4 cities within Carter County, KY; Grayson containing 2 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsOlive Hill has 0 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Carter County, KY. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.37% of all properties in Carter County, KY. There are 4 cities within Carter County, KY; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $0 in Denton to the lowest value of $0 in Denton.
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