RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 85 SHOWN OF 85

Least affordable housing, Kentucky cities · 2010

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 85 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Pikeville, KYKY7,2706.9+49%

02Morehead, KYKY6,7765.3+54%

03Cynthiana, KYKY6,5764.1+56%

04Richmond, KYKY40,6634.1+25%

05Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763.9+47%

06Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5863.8+33%

07St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683.8+26%

08Bowling Green, KYKY78,5053.7+11%

09Somerset, KYKY12,6953.7+31%

10London, KYKY7,6373.6+38%

11Paris, KYKY10,1303.6+46%

12Monticello, KYKY5,7213.5+26%

13Wilmore, KYKY6,3803.5+8%

14Lyndon, KYKY11,3013.5+14%

15Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4483.4+29%

16Danville, KYKY17,7363.4+28%

17Middletown, KYKY9,9443.4+33%

18Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5753.4+26%

19Campbellsville, KYKY11,7833.4+19%

20Berea, KYKY16,6623.4+35%

21Murray, KYKY18,9643.4+5%

22Lexington, KYKY329,7513.4+22%

23Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.2+25%

24Louisville, KYKY641,9623.2–

25Russellville, KYKY7,4543.2+28%

26Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423.2+21%

27Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7513.2−1%

28Frankfort, KYKY28,6573.2+27%

29La Grange, KYKY10,6693.2+33%

30Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573.2+30%

31Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533.1+8%

32Paducah, KYKY26,7303.1+34%

33Lebanon, KYKY6,6993.1+7%

34Shively, KYKY15,8953.1+17%

35Versailles, KYKY10,7343.0+17%

36Mount Washington, KYKY18,9893.0+29%

37Glasgow, KYKY15,3023.0+7%

38Winchester, KYKY19,5143.0+19%

39Highland Heights, KYKY6,3413.0+45%

40Newport, KYKY13,9982.9+17%

41Henderson, KYKY27,8222.9+26%

42Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932.9+24%

43Florence, KYKY34,0182.9+23%

44Williamsburg, KYKY5,3712.9−14%

45Corbin, KYKY7,9112.9+2%

46Georgetown, KYKY40,8832.9+24%

47Crestwood, KYKY6,5822.9+5%

48Walton, KYKY5,8682.8+26%

49Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312.8+12%

50Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5762.8+2%

51Maysville, KYKY8,6882.8+6%

52Mayfield, KYKY9,8512.8−0%

53Covington, KYKY41,8472.8+18%

54Ashland, KYKY20,9962.7+23%

55Radcliff, KYKY22,5762.7+23%

56Owensboro, KYKY60,8922.7+15%

57Franklin, KYKY10,7592.7+18%

58Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112.7+14%

59Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.7+18%

60Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.6+29%

61Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3292.6+28%

62Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402.6+11%

63Bardstown, KYKY14,1612.6+9%

64Francisville, KYKY10,5652.5–

65Burlington, KYKY18,0082.5+14%

66Union, KYKY7,9372.5+13%

67Princeton, KYKY6,1682.5+31%

68Leitchfield, KYKY7,0152.5−1%

69Dayton, KYKY5,9742.5+29%

70Elsmere, KYKY9,5212.4+21%

71Independence, KYKY30,1982.4+11%

72Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.4+19%

73Reidland, KYKY5,2772.4+9%

74Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.3+18%

75Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.3+3%

76Vine Grove, KYKY7,0182.3+10%

77Erlanger, KYKY20,1582.3+3%

78Madisonville, KYKY19,4282.3+21%

79Alexandria, KYKY10,9942.2+5%

80Hillview, KYKY9,0202.2+7%

81Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972.1+3%

82Hebron, KYKY6,4072.1–

83Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562.1−37%

84Central City, KYKY5,7932.0+10%

85Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392.0+3%

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