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 (2010 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. The median across all 85 is 2.9.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Pikeville, KYKY7,2706.9+49%

02Morehead, KYKY6,7765.3+47%

03Cynthiana, KYKY6,5764.1+61%

04Richmond, KYKY40,6634.1+20%

05Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763.9+38%

06Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5863.8+51%

07St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683.8+73%

08Bowling Green, KYKY78,5053.7+29%

09Somerset, KYKY12,6953.7+55%

10London, KYKY7,6373.6+39%

11Paris, KYKY10,1303.6+44%

12Monticello, KYKY5,7213.5+40%

13Wilmore, KYKY6,3803.5+15%

14Lyndon, KYKY11,3013.5+71%

15Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4483.4+38%

16Danville, KYKY17,7363.4+37%

17Middletown, KYKY9,9443.4+53%

18Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5753.4+45%

19Campbellsville, KYKY11,7833.4+62%

20Berea, KYKY16,6623.4+51%

21Murray, KYKY18,9643.4+3%

22Lexington, KYKY329,7513.4–

23Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.2+41%

24Louisville, KYKY641,9623.2–

25Russellville, KYKY7,4543.2+35%

26Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423.2+47%

27Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7513.2+22%

28Frankfort, KYKY28,6573.2+34%

29La Grange, KYKY10,6693.2+33%

30Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573.2+50%

31Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533.1+10%

32Paducah, KYKY26,7303.1+46%

33Lebanon, KYKY6,6993.1+18%

34Shively, KYKY15,8953.1+63%

35Versailles, KYKY10,7343.0+33%

36Mount Washington, KYKY18,9893.0+73%

37Glasgow, KYKY15,3023.0+24%

38Winchester, KYKY19,5143.0+28%

39Highland Heights, KYKY6,3413.0+42%

40Newport, KYKY13,9982.9+47%

41Henderson, KYKY27,8222.9+35%

42Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932.9+55%

43Florence, KYKY34,0182.9+30%

44Williamsburg, KYKY5,3712.9−19%

45Corbin, KYKY7,9112.9+15%

46Georgetown, KYKY40,8832.9+3%

47Crestwood, KYKY6,5822.9+11%

48Walton, KYKY5,8682.8+21%

49Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312.8+27%

50Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5762.8+19%

51Maysville, KYKY8,6882.8+22%

52Mayfield, KYKY9,8512.8+18%

53Covington, KYKY41,8472.8+42%

54Ashland, KYKY20,9962.7+39%

55Radcliff, KYKY22,5762.7+6%

56Owensboro, KYKY60,8922.7+31%

57Franklin, KYKY10,7592.7+22%

58Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112.7+35%

59Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.7+17%

60Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.6−27%

61Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3292.6+40%

62Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402.6+24%

63Bardstown, KYKY14,1612.6+19%

64Francisville, KYKY10,5652.5–

65Burlington, KYKY18,0082.5+32%

66Union, KYKY7,9372.5+21%

67Princeton, KYKY6,1682.5+14%

68Leitchfield, KYKY7,0152.5−4%

69Dayton, KYKY5,9742.5+62%

70Elsmere, KYKY9,5212.4+30%

71Independence, KYKY30,1982.4+36%

72Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.4+28%

73Reidland, KYKY5,2772.4+22%

74Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.3+41%

75Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.3+14%

76Vine Grove, KYKY7,0182.3+20%

77Erlanger, KYKY20,1582.3+20%

78Madisonville, KYKY19,4282.3+14%

79Alexandria, KYKY10,9942.2+17%

80Hillview, KYKY9,0202.2+69%

81Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972.1+12%

82Hebron, KYKY6,4072.1–

83Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562.1−54%

84Central City, KYKY5,7932.0−5%

85Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392.0+18%

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