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

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Olive Hill

$ 182,500

$ 124/sqft

Hitchins

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$ --

Grayson

$ 171,093

$ 132/sqft

Denton

$ --

$ --

Housing Market Summary for Carter County, KY

Sep 2025September 2026Change
Median Listing Price$159.9K$156.9K-1.88%
Median Sold Price$95,646.5$165.9K73.43%
Homes For Sale8710318.39%
Homes Sold8915776.40%
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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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Browse Homes in Carter County, KY

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.

Foreclosure
There are 4 cities within Carter County, KY; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $119,000 in Grayson to the lowest value of $72,463 in Grayson. Foreclosure homes account for 1.00% of properties in Carter County, KY with Grayson containing 2 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-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 Owned
    The 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.
  • Auctions
    Olive 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.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 38.66% of residential properties in Carter County, KY with Olive Hill containing 70 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 4 cities within Carter County, KY; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $590,000 in Grayson to the lowest value of $19,900 in Olive Hill.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $74,866 in Hitchins to the lowest price of $41,000 in Hitchins. There are 4 cities within Carter County, KY. Grayson has 94 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 58.36% of properties in Carter County, KY.

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