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Least affordable housing, Kentucky cities

Name: Least affordable housing, Kentucky cities, 2024
Creator: CensusEasy
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Kentucky cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 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. The median across all 84 is 3.2. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Walton, KY, up 44 places to #29.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Pikeville, KYKY7,2706.6+42%

02Morehead, KYKY6,7765.0+40%

03▲3Bowling Green, KYKY78,5054.9+73%

04▲7Versailles, KYKY10,7344.6+103%

05▼2Murray, KYKY18,9644.4+36%

06▲8Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5754.4+87%

07▲2Richmond, KYKY40,6634.2+25%

08▲8Lexington, KYKY329,7514.2–

09▲4Lyndon, KYKY11,3014.2+109%

10▼5Somerset, KYKY12,6954.1+76%

11▼4Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7514.1+59%

12▼4St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684.1+87%

13▲11Middletown, KYKY9,9444.1+83%

14▼2Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4484.0+62%

15▲3Glasgow, KYKY15,3024.0+68%

16▲42Bardstown, KYKY14,1614.0+85%

17▼2Danville, KYKY17,7363.9+57%

18▼8Maysville, KYKY8,6883.9+70%

19▲16Russellville, KYKY7,4543.7+57%

20▲1Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.6+39%

21▼1London, KYKY7,6373.6+37%

22▼18Newport, KYKY13,9983.6+79%

23▲8Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4113.5+74%

24▲5Louisville, KYKY641,9623.5–

25▲1Winchester, KYKY19,5143.5+49%

26▲25Frankfort, KYKY28,6573.5+46%

27▲14Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533.4+18%

28▲24Cold Spring, KYKY6,6403.4+62%

29▲44Walton, KYKY5,8683.4+44%

30▲36Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.4+78%

31▼14Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5863.4+32%

32▲2Berea, KYKY16,6623.4+50%

33▼10Paris, KYKY10,1303.3+32%

34▼4Henderson, KYKY27,8223.3+53%

35▼13Campbellsville, KYKY11,7833.3+58%

36▲12Georgetown, KYKY40,8833.3+20%

37▼9Paducah, KYKY26,7303.3+54%

38▲5Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573.3+57%

39▲11Franklin, KYKY10,7593.3+50%

40▼21Lebanon, KYKY6,6993.3+24%

41▼14Corbin, KYKY7,9113.3+30%

42▲21Vine Grove, KYKY7,0183.2+70%

43▲17Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763.2+12%

44▼5Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423.2+48%

45▲16Wilmore, KYKY6,3803.2+5%

46▲7La Grange, KYKY10,6693.2+34%

47▲8Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5763.2+36%

48▼16Highland Heights, KYKY6,3413.2+53%

49▼5Owensboro, KYKY60,8923.2+52%

50▼25Cynthiana, KYKY6,5763.2+23%

51▲8Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.1+37%

52▼10Crestwood, KYKY6,5823.1+22%

53▲14Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9313.1+40%

54▼8Shively, KYKY15,8953.1+61%

55▼6Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1933.1+63%

56▼2Covington, KYKY41,8473.1+56%

57▼19Madisonville, KYKY19,4283.0+52%

58▼21Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3293.0+62%

59▼26Oak Grove, KYKY7,8303.0−16%

60▲11Union, KYKY7,9373.0+46%

61▼16Williamsburg, KYKY5,3713.0−16%

62▼6Florence, KYKY34,0183.0+34%

63▼16Monticello, KYKY5,7212.9+16%

64▲17Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.9+74%

65▼29Radcliff, KYKY22,5762.9+13%

66▲11Elsmere, KYKY9,5212.8+51%

67▼2Central City, KYKY5,7932.8+31%

68▼4Mount Washington, KYKY18,9892.8+60%

69▲6Alexandria, KYKY10,9942.8+47%

70▲10Erlanger, KYKY20,1582.8+44%

71▼2Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.8+35%

72▼32Mayfield, KYKY9,8512.7+17%

73▲1Hillview, KYKY9,0202.7+113%

74▼4Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.7+20%

75▲1Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.6+40%

76▼4Independence, KYKY30,1982.6+44%

77▼20Francisville, KYKY10,5652.5–

78Dayton, KYKY5,9742.5+64%

79▼11Ashland, KYKY20,9962.4+20%

80▼1Burlington, KYKY18,0082.3+23%

81▼19Reidland, KYKY5,2772.3+17%

82▲1Hebron, KYKY6,4072.2–

83▲1Princeton, KYKY6,1682.0−6%

84▼2Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391.9+15%

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