Jessamine County, KY real estate

What the numbers say

Jessamine County, KY real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Jessamine County listed for $436,725, up 1.6% from a year earlier. That is 42% above the Kentucky median of $307,775.

Homes spent a median of 58 days on the market, slower than 47 days a year ago. That makes Jessamine County the #14 fastest-selling of 21 Kentucky counties we track.

Homeowners in Jessamine County pay a median of $1,960 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $268,100, an effective rate of about 0.73%. The Kentucky average is 0.75%, which makes Jessamine County the #80 lowest-tax of 120 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,124 a month, and $936 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 32 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $437,000 home here comes to about $2,829 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $121,000 a year (the median household here earns $74,576).