Kentucky cities — momentum scores, home values & rankings

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74 Kentucky cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

Long thesis

The state's pop-weighted momentum is 66/100, and only 2 of 70 tracked cities are in the 'Declining' tier. That's a healthier distribution than most states. Bull case: the average is good, and the bottom of the distribution isn't ugly.

Short thesis

The bear case is the boring one: the median market is fine but the cycle is real. Watch the cities at the bottom of this state's distribution as the early-warning signal.

74
Cities tracked
$248,395
Median home (state)
53
Rising / Hot
7
Cooling / Declining

Nicholasville

pop 33,458
77
Rising$324,243 · +3.3%

Lebanon

pop 6,558
77
Rising$226,279 · +4.0%

Georgetown

pop 40,518
76
Rising$338,717 · +3.9%

Bardstown

pop 14,104
75
Rising$260,280 · +3.6%

Cynthiana

pop 6,557
75
Rising$235,756 · +3.0%

Winchester

pop 19,413
74
Rising$250,931 · +3.9%

Richmond

pop 39,581
73
Rising$297,439 · +1.8%

Lawrenceburg

pop 12,189
73
Rising$264,224 · +1.6%

Walton

pop 5,803
73
Rising$354,964 · +3.1%

Independence

pop 30,196
72
Rising$327,387 · +2.8%

Alexandria

pop 10,819
72
Rising$341,429 · +5.8%

Cold Spring

pop 6,499
72
Rising$302,757 · +4.2%

Danville

pop 17,562
71
Rising$248,436 · +2.3%

Berea

pop 16,436
71
Rising$248,692 · +0.6%

Hillview

pop 8,962
71
Rising$228,317 · +2.1%

Mount Sterling

pop 7,588
71
Rising$221,276 · +3.9%

Bellevue

pop 5,738
71
Rising$246,908 · +4.0%

Hopkinsville

pop 30,800
70
Rising$194,263 · +1.0%

Mount Washington

pop 18,863
70
Rising$328,212 · +2.7%

Taylor Mill

pop 7,116
70
Rising$280,190 · +2.7%

Crestwood

pop 6,493
70
Rising$483,902 · +2.2%

Wilmore

pop 6,268
70
Rising$313,130 · +0.2%

Fort Wright

pop 6,096
70
Rising$342,801 · +2.9%

Burlington

pop 17,318
70
Rising$326,361 · +1.6%

Bowling Green

pop 79,076
69
Rising$287,401 · +0.4%

Owensboro

pop 60,675
69
Rising$210,905 · +2.6%

Shepherdsville

pop 14,837
69
Rising$285,869 · +1.3%

Union

pop 7,874
69
Rising$463,017 · +2.6%

Louisville

pop 246,161
69
Rising$264,957 · +2.2%

La Grange

pop 10,541
68
Rising$395,183 · +1.0%

Villa Hills

pop 7,763
68
Rising$399,011 · +1.1%

Vine Grove

pop 6,933
68
Rising$268,858 · -1.1%

Florence

pop 33,763
67
Rising$287,771 · +0.3%

Oak Grove

pop 7,973
67
Rising$213,845 · -0.1%

Hebron

pop 6,195
67
Rising$382,415 · +0.8%

Covington

pop 41,611
66
Rising$222,119 · -0.1%

Paducah

pop 26,712
66
Rising$188,185 · +0.5%

Fort Thomas

pop 16,914
66
Rising$372,884 · +5.7%

Harrodsburg

pop 9,491
66
Rising$238,485 · -1.4%

Fort Mitchell

pop 8,766
66
Rising$405,934 · +2.6%

Edgewood

pop 8,526
66
Rising$373,396 · +2.4%

Dayton

pop 5,854
66
Rising$199,131 · +0.2%

Elizabethtown

pop 34,565
65
Rising$267,784 · -1.5%

Erlanger

pop 20,172
65
Rising$248,395 · +0.3%

Glasgow

pop 15,388
65
Rising$215,917 · -0.7%

Campbellsville

pop 11,820
65
Rising$208,679 · -1.8%

Franklin

pop 10,524
65
Rising$248,271 · -2.2%

Mayfield

pop 9,805
65
Rising$162,420 · -0.3%

Buckner

pop 5,785
65
Rising$447,390 · +1.9%

Shelbyville

pop 18,048
64
Rising$308,625 · -0.6%

Murray

pop 18,567
63
Rising$195,953 · -4.3%

Frankfort

pop 28,610
62
Rising$242,983 · -1.6%

Russellville

pop 7,431
62
Rising$192,484 · -2.7%

Radcliff

pop 22,706
61
Stable$211,648 · -0.6%

Henderson

pop 27,750
60
Stable$198,614 · -1.2%

Flatwoods

pop 7,250
60
Stable$144,811 · -1.0%

Newport

pop 13,792
59
Stable$248,597 · -1.0%

Versailles

pop 10,656
59
Stable$357,924 · -2.9%

Highland Heights

pop 6,292
58
Stable$208,716 · -0.1%

Somerset

pop 12,389
57
Stable$195,388 · -2.8%

Maysville

pop 8,711
56
Stable$154,012 · -3.0%

Monticello

pop 5,726
56
Stable$159,322 · -3.9%

Corbin

pop 7,891
55
Stable$167,460 · -3.0%

London

pop 7,573
55
Stable$181,615 · -2.2%

Morehead

pop 6,789
55
Stable$183,337 · -2.0%

Paris

pop 10,185
52
Stable$258,389 · -4.4%

Elsmere

pop 9,337
51
Stable$226,304 · -5.8%

Madisonville

pop 19,502
47
Cooling$161,393 · -7.7%

Princeton

pop 6,223
45
Cooling$142,300 · -8.0%

Ashland

pop 21,066
44
Cooling$122,841 · -3.4%

Leitchfield

pop 6,895
40
Cooling$161,525 · -11.8%

Central City

pop 5,744
38
Cooling$120,126 · -10.6%

Pikeville

pop 7,366
27
Declining$121,549 · -12.3%

Williamsburg

pop 5,332
26
Declining$125,517 · -11.7%

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Tools for Kentucky

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
91.7 (US=100)
Below Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Humid subtropical to humid continental. Hot humid summers, cool winters. Tornadoes possible. Flooding in mountain regions.

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