Nelson County, KY Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Nelson County, KY is $297,277. There were 749 home sales in Nelson County, KY over the past 12 months. The median residential Nelson County, KY home value for transactions over the previous year is $240,000. The number of current listings in Nelson County, KY is 497, and the percentage of properties for sale is 497.00%. The county has 4 foreclosures, 4 bank owned properties, 0 headed for auction, and 497 properties for sale.

Nelson County, KY Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Bardstown

$ 290,789

$ 199/sqft

Chaplin

$ 285,115

$ 206/sqft

Coxs Creek

$ 299,283

$ 211/sqft

Fairfield

$ 286,506

$ 157/sqft

Bloomfield

$ 299,711

$ 209/sqft

New Hope

$ 377,073

$ 163/sqft

New Haven

$ 288,859

$ 189/sqft

Nazareth

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$ --

Boston

$ 340,217

$ 177/sqft

Housing Market Summary for Nelson County, KY

Oct 2025October 2026Change
Median Listing Price$345K$310K-10.14%
Median Sold Price$275.2K$266.5K-3.17%
Homes For Sale143497247.55%
Homes Sold44281538.64%
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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 Nelson County, KY

Nelson County, KY home values range from $11,133 to $1,100,000. Boston is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $400,000, and Chaplin is most affordable with average house prices of around $214,500.

Foreclosure
There are 9 cities within Nelson County, KY; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $249,900 in Coxs Creek to the lowest value of $207,753 in Coxs Creek. Foreclosure homes account for 0.00% of properties in Nelson County, KY with Coxs Creek 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 Nelson 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 9 cities within Nelson 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 Nelson County, KY ranges from the highest value of $275,345 in Bardstown to the lowest value of $207,753 in Coxs Creek. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.51% of properties in Nelson County, KY. There are 9 cities within Nelson County, KY; Coxs Creek containing 2 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    N/A has 0 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Nelson County, KY. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0% of all properties in Nelson County, KY. There are 9 cities within Nelson County, KY; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $0 in N/A to the lowest value of $0 in N/A.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 63.31% of residential properties in Nelson County, KY with Bardstown containing 320 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 9 cities within Nelson County, KY; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $360,829 in Fairfield to the lowest value of $54,820 in Boston.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $206,692 in Fairfield to the lowest price of $11,133 in Fairfield. There are 9 cities within Nelson County, KY. Bardstown has 192 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 35.67% of properties in Nelson County, KY.

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