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Fulton County, KY housing market

Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources

Typical home value$86,561−6.8% YoY · prices are falling fast
Market right nowBuyer's marketMore homes for sale than last year, 14% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$18,765About 0.4× the local median income ($44,503): affordable for a typical household
Days on market107 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate

The typical home in Fulton County, KY is worth $86,561, down 6.8% from a year ago. That is slightly below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $94,585, so the area is 8.5% undervalued. It is a buyer's market: homes take about 107 days to sell, listings are up 9% from a year ago, 14% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $18,765 a year to afford the typical home here at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $44,503. In the latest IRS figures, 32 more people moved out than in.

Home value over time

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Solid: typical home value · dashed: fair value (household income × the 20-year average price-to-income ratio). Sources: FHFA, Zillow, U.S. Census Bureau.

Prices and affordability

Typical home value$86,561
Change in 1 year−6.8%
Overvalued %−8.5%
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Fair home value$94,585
Change in 5 years+19.6%
Home value to income1.9×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)$469
Income needed to afford it$18,765
Property tax rate0.80%

Rent and investing

HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms$909

Market activity

Listings vs a year ago+8.7%
Days on market107
Listings with a price cut13.8%
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Homes for sale25
Pending sales per 100 listings20
Asking price per sq ft$95

People and jobs

Median household income$44,503
Population change (1 year)−0.7%
Unemployment rate3.3%
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Population6,218
Income adjusted for cost of living$52,172
Net moves in (IRS)−32
Cost of living (US = 100)85.3

Schools, risk and environment

School rating (1 to 10)3.8
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)46.8
Flood risk score19.2
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Wildfire risk score4.8
Walkability (1 to 20)7.5
Road, rail and air noise52 dB

Questions people ask

Is Fulton County, KY overvalued?
Home prices in Fulton County, KY are slightly below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $94,585, so the area is 8.5% undervalued.
Is Fulton County, KY a buyer's or seller's market?
Fulton County, KY is a buyer's market: homes take about 107 days to sell, listings are up 9% from a year ago, 14% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Fulton County, KY?
Home values in Fulton County, KY are down 6.8% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Fulton County, KY?
A household needs about $18,765 a year to afford the typical home in Fulton County, KY at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $44,503.

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