Knott County, KY real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$77,000Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.74%Below state avg 0.75%Median bill $571/yr · Census

Median rent

$7562-bed $825Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Knott County, KY real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Knott County pay a median of $571 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $77,000, an effective rate of about 0.74%. The Kentucky average is 0.75%, which makes Knott County the #83 lowest-tax of 120 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $756 a month, and $825 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 8 times a year's rent, which generally favors buying.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $77,000 home here comes to about $499 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $21,000 a year (the median household here earns $41,761).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$499/mo
  • Principal & interest$420
  • Property tax$48
  • Insurance (est.)$32

$77,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Knott County by bedrooms

Studio$91725% above state
1 bedroom$47041% below state
2 bedrooms$82515% below state
3 bedrooms$81027% below state
4 bedrooms$75642% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.