McDowell, KY housing market
The typical McDowell home is worth about $66,000, down 26.4% in a year, 72% below the Kentucky typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how McDowell compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
McDowell at a glance
Typical home value, 2018–2026
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| January | McDowell | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $84,000 | $146,000 |
| 2020 | $78,000 | $155,000 |
| 2021 | $93,000 | $173,000 |
| 2022 | $90,000 | $191,000 |
| 2023 | $98,000 | $207,000 |
| 2024 | $91,000 | $216,000 |
| 2025 | $97,000 | $229,000 |
| 2026 | $77,000 | $233,000 |
| August 2026 | $66,000 | $233,000 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $900
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in McDowell is $900 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in McDowell pay a median of $255, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $640 · 4 bedrooms $1,200
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (41647, 41651; Floyd County, KY), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.