RANKING · 2024 ACS · 84 SHOWN OF 84

Fastest gentrifying, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the CensusEasy Gentrification Score, blending a decade of growth in real income, real home value, and college attainment. Higher means faster upmarket change. This list covers the 84 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 84 is 55.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGENTRIFICATION SCOREVS 2000

01La Grange, KYKY10,66983–

02Campbellsville, KYKY11,78380–

03St. Matthews, KYKY17,86879–

04Corbin, KYKY7,91177–

05Paris, KYKY10,13076–

06Newport, KYKY13,99876–

07Bellevue, KYKY5,84776–

08Mount Washington, KYKY18,98975–

09Dayton, KYKY5,97474–

10Walton, KYKY5,86873–

11Covington, KYKY41,84773–

12Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14273–

13Paducah, KYKY26,73071–

14Vine Grove, KYKY7,01869–

15Versailles, KYKY10,73469–

16Georgetown, KYKY40,88369–

17Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93168–

18Monticello, KYKY5,72168–

19Crestwood, KYKY6,58266–

20Russellville, KYKY7,45466–

21Bardstown, KYKY14,16165–

22Owensboro, KYKY60,89265–

23Middletown, KYKY9,94462–

24Franklin, KYKY10,75962–

25Nicholasville, KYKY33,85762–

26Lexington, KYKY329,75161–

27Independence, KYKY30,19861–

28Louisville, KYKY641,96261–

29Alexandria, KYKY10,99460–

30Lyndon, KYKY11,30159–

31London, KYKY7,63758–

32Union, KYKY7,93758–

33Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58658–

34Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57558–

35Wilmore, KYKY6,38058–

36Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32957–

37Madisonville, KYKY19,42857–

38Cynthiana, KYKY6,57657–

39Shelbyville, KYKY18,45356–

40Fort Wright, KYKY6,24056–

41Reidland, KYKY5,27755–

42Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19355–

43Francisville, KYKY10,56555–

44Richmond, KYKY40,66355–

45Winchester, KYKY19,51455–

46Highland Heights, KYKY6,34154–

47Elsmere, KYKY9,52154–

48Leitchfield, KYKY7,01554–

49Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41153–

50Hillview, KYKY9,02053–

51Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14452–

52Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57652–

53Bowling Green, KYKY78,50552–

54Burlington, KYKY18,00851–

55Glasgow, KYKY15,30251–

56Ashland, KYKY20,99650–

57Mayfield, KYKY9,85150–

58Princeton, KYKY6,16849–

59Lebanon, KYKY6,69949–

60Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75149–

61Florence, KYKY34,01848–

62Pikeville, KYKY7,27048–

63Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44848–

64Edgewood, KYKY8,50347–

65Hebron, KYKY6,40745–

66Erlanger, KYKY20,15845–

67Henderson, KYKY27,82244–

68Middlesborough, KYKY8,77644–

69Berea, KYKY16,66242–

70Oak Grove, KYKY7,83042–

71Morehead, KYKY6,77640–

72Villa Hills, KYKY7,79740–

73Murray, KYKY18,96440–

74Shively, KYKY15,89539–

75Maysville, KYKY8,68838–

76Danville, KYKY17,73638–

77Central City, KYKY5,79337–

78Somerset, KYKY12,69537–

79Williamsburg, KYKY5,37136–

80Cold Spring, KYKY6,64036–

81Frankfort, KYKY28,65735–

82Radcliff, KYKY22,57633–

83Flatwoods, KYKY7,43931–

84Oakbrook, KYKY10,21122–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES