Housing in Kentucky

Home prices, rents, supply and how affordable it is to live here.

Topics

Dive into each indicator for Kentucky.

$186,000
Median home value
$880
Median monthly rent
68.5%
Homeownership rate
2.02 M
Total housing units
10.2%
Vacancy rate
0.83%
Effective property tax
≈ 15,000
Building permits
2023

Historical data

Long-run evolution of the key indicators, so you can see the trend — not just today's snapshot.

Median home value

19902024
$186,000 268%

Census / Zillow ZHVI, nominal dollars.

Homeownership rate

19902023
68.5% 1%

Census Housing Vacancy Survey.

Data table

Median home value$186,000
Median monthly rent$880
Homeownership rate68.5%
Total housing units2.02 M
Vacancy rate10.2%
Effective property tax0.83%
Building permits≈ 15,0002023

Compared to the United States

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Side-by-side comparison of Kentucky vs. the U.S. average.

National ranking

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