RANKING · 2024 ACS · 84 SHOWN OF 84

Least affordable housing, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 84 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Pikeville, KYKY7,2706.6+41%

02Morehead, KYKY6,7765.0+47%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,5054.9+48%

04Versailles, KYKY10,7344.6+78%

05Murray, KYKY18,9644.4+39%

06Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5754.4+63%

07Richmond, KYKY40,6634.2+29%

08Lexington, KYKY329,7514.2+53%

09Lyndon, KYKY11,3014.2+39%

10Somerset, KYKY12,6954.1+49%

11Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7514.1+29%

12St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684.1+36%

13Middletown, KYKY9,9444.1+59%

14Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4484.0+51%

15Glasgow, KYKY15,3024.0+45%

16Bardstown, KYKY14,1614.0+70%

17Danville, KYKY17,7363.9+46%

18Maysville, KYKY8,6883.9+48%

19Russellville, KYKY7,4543.7+48%

20Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.6+44%

21London, KYKY7,6373.6+37%

22Newport, KYKY13,9983.6+43%

23Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4113.5+47%

24Louisville, KYKY641,9623.5–

25Winchester, KYKY19,5143.5+39%

26Frankfort, KYKY28,6573.5+38%

27Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533.4+16%

28Cold Spring, KYKY6,6403.4+46%

29Walton, KYKY5,8683.4+50%

30Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.4+63%

31Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5863.4+16%

32Berea, KYKY16,6623.4+34%

33Paris, KYKY10,1303.3+34%

34Henderson, KYKY27,8223.3+43%

35Campbellsville, KYKY11,7833.3+17%

36Georgetown, KYKY40,8833.3+43%

37Paducah, KYKY26,7303.3+41%

38Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573.3+37%

39Franklin, KYKY10,7593.3+44%

40Lebanon, KYKY6,6993.3+13%

41Corbin, KYKY7,9113.3+15%

42Vine Grove, KYKY7,0183.2+56%

43Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763.2+19%

44Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423.2+22%

45Wilmore, KYKY6,3803.2−1%

46La Grange, KYKY10,6693.2+35%

47Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5763.2+17%

48Highland Heights, KYKY6,3413.2+56%

49Owensboro, KYKY60,8923.2+33%

50Cynthiana, KYKY6,5763.2+19%

51Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.1+22%

52Crestwood, KYKY6,5823.1+15%

53Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9313.1+24%

54Shively, KYKY15,8953.1+15%

55Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1933.1+31%

56Covington, KYKY41,8473.1+30%

57Madisonville, KYKY19,4283.0+61%

58Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3293.0+48%

59Oak Grove, KYKY7,8303.0+46%

60Union, KYKY7,9373.0+37%

61Williamsburg, KYKY5,3713.0−11%

62Florence, KYKY34,0183.0+27%

63Monticello, KYKY5,7212.9+5%

64Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.9+45%

65Radcliff, KYKY22,5762.9+30%

66Elsmere, KYKY9,5212.8+41%

67Central City, KYKY5,7932.8+52%

68Mount Washington, KYKY18,9892.8+19%

69Alexandria, KYKY10,9942.8+32%

70Erlanger, KYKY20,1582.8+24%

71Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.8+22%

72Mayfield, KYKY9,8512.7−2%

73Hillview, KYKY9,0202.7+36%

74Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.7+22%

75Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.6+30%

76Independence, KYKY30,1982.6+18%

77Francisville, KYKY10,5652.5–

78Dayton, KYKY5,9742.5+31%

79Ashland, KYKY20,9962.4+7%

80Burlington, KYKY18,0082.3+6%

81Reidland, KYKY5,2772.3+5%

82Hebron, KYKY6,4072.2–

83Princeton, KYKY6,1682.0+8%

84Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391.9−0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES