RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Least affordable housing, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (1990 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 2.2.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Pikeville, KYKY7,2704.7–

02Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3564.6–

03Oak Grove, KYKY7,8303.6–

04Morehead, KYKY6,7763.6–

05Williamsburg, KYKY5,3713.5–

06Richmond, KYKY40,6633.4–

07Murray, KYKY18,9643.3–

08Wilmore, KYKY6,3803.0–

09Shelbyville, KYKY18,4532.9–

10Bowling Green, KYKY78,5052.9–

11Middlesborough, KYKY8,7762.9–

12Fort Knox, KYKY8,8362.8–

13Georgetown, KYKY40,8832.8–

14Lebanon, KYKY6,6992.7–

15London, KYKY7,6372.6–

16Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512.6–

17Leitchfield, KYKY7,0152.6–

18Radcliff, KYKY22,5762.6–

19Cynthiana, KYKY6,5762.6–

20Crestwood, KYKY6,5822.6–

21Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5862.5–

22Monticello, KYKY5,7212.5–

23Paris, KYKY10,1302.5–

24Danville, KYKY17,7362.5–

25Corbin, KYKY7,9112.5–

26Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4482.5–

27Glasgow, KYKY15,3022.4–

28La Grange, KYKY10,6692.4–

29Frankfort, KYKY28,6572.4–

30Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5752.4–

31Somerset, KYKY12,6952.4–

32Russellville, KYKY7,4542.4–

33Mayfield, KYKY9,8512.4–

34Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5762.3–

35Walton, KYKY5,8682.3–

36Winchester, KYKY19,5142.3–

37Maysville, KYKY8,6882.3–

38Fort Wright, KYKY6,2402.3–

39Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.3–

40Versailles, KYKY10,7342.3–

41Berea, KYKY16,6622.2–

42Middletown, KYKY9,9442.2–

43Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312.2–

44Florence, KYKY34,0182.2–

45Franklin, KYKY10,7592.2–

46St. Matthews, KYKY17,8682.2–

47Henderson, KYKY27,8222.2–

48Princeton, KYKY6,1682.2–

49Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422.2–

50Central City, KYKY5,7932.2–

51Paducah, KYKY26,7302.2–

52Bardstown, KYKY14,1612.1–

53Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572.1–

54Campbellsville, KYKY11,7832.1–

55Owensboro, KYKY60,8922.1–

56Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402.1–

57Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412.1–

58Union, KYKY7,9372.1–

59Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.0–

60Lyndon, KYKY11,3012.0–

61Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112.0–

62Newport, KYKY13,9982.0–

63Madisonville, KYKY19,4282.0–

64Ashland, KYKY20,9962.0–

65Covington, KYKY41,8472.0–

66Reidland, KYKY5,2772.0–

67Shively, KYKY15,8951.9–

68Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181.9–

69Erlanger, KYKY20,1581.9–

70Burlington, KYKY18,0081.9–

71Alexandria, KYKY10,9941.9–

72Villa Hills, KYKY7,7971.9–

73Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1931.9–

74Elsmere, KYKY9,5211.9–

75Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.9–

76Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291.9–

77Independence, KYKY30,1981.8–

78Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891.7–

79Bellevue, KYKY5,8471.7–

80Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391.7–

81Dayton, KYKY5,9741.5–

82Hillview, KYKY9,0201.3–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS