RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 84 SHOWN OF 84

Most affordable housing, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). This list covers the 84 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Princeton, KYKY6,1681.7−11%

02Hebron, KYKY6,4071.8–

03Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391.8−4%

04Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.0−1%

05Erlanger, KYKY20,1582.0−10%

06Burlington, KYKY18,0082.0−7%

07Dayton, KYKY5,9742.1+11%

08Elsmere, KYKY9,5212.1+4%

09Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.1+6%

10Alexandria, KYKY10,9942.2+6%

11Hillview, KYKY9,0202.2+11%

12Walton, KYKY5,8682.2+0%

13Independence, KYKY30,1982.2+3%

14Union, KYKY7,9372.3+3%

15Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.3+4%

16Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.4+6%

17Ashland, KYKY20,9962.4+8%

18Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312.4−4%

19Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972.4+16%

20Central City, KYKY5,7932.4+30%

21Mount Washington, KYKY18,9892.4+4%

22Vine Grove, KYKY7,0182.5+18%

23Reidland, KYKY5,2772.5+13%

24Wilmore, KYKY6,3802.5−23%

25Middlesborough, KYKY8,7762.5−8%

26Fort Wright, KYKY6,2402.5−3%

27Bardstown, KYKY14,1612.5+9%

28Francisville, KYKY10,5652.6–

29Florence, KYKY34,0182.6+10%

30Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5762.6−5%

31Covington, KYKY41,8472.6+11%

32La Grange, KYKY10,6692.6+10%

33Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402.6+13%

34Frankfort, KYKY28,6572.6+5%

35Franklin, KYKY10,7592.6+15%

36Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932.6+12%

37Georgetown, KYKY40,8832.6+14%

38Monticello, KYKY5,7212.6−6%

39Shively, KYKY15,8952.6−1%

40Williamsburg, KYKY5,3712.7−19%

41Owensboro, KYKY60,8922.7+14%

42Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572.7+13%

43Crestwood, KYKY6,5822.8+4%

44Shelbyville, KYKY18,4532.8−3%

45Mayfield, KYKY9,8512.9+2%

46Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422.9+9%

47Madisonville, KYKY19,4282.9+52%

48Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3292.9+41%

49Radcliff, KYKY22,5762.9+30%

50Russellville, KYKY7,4542.9+16%

51Berea, KYKY16,6622.9+17%

52Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.9+43%

53Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412.9+44%

54Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4113.0+24%

55Henderson, KYKY27,8223.0+28%

56Louisville, KYKY641,9623.0–

57Paducah, KYKY26,7303.0+29%

58Corbin, KYKY7,9113.1+9%

59Winchester, KYKY19,5143.1+23%

60Cynthiana, KYKY6,5763.1+18%

61Middletown, KYKY9,9443.1+22%

62Paris, KYKY10,1303.2+28%

63Campbellsville, KYKY11,7833.2+12%

64Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.2+28%

65London, KYKY7,6373.2+23%

66Lebanon, KYKY6,6993.3+12%

67Glasgow, KYKY15,3023.3+18%

68Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5863.4+17%

69Lexington, KYKY329,7513.4+24%

70Danville, KYKY17,7363.4+28%

71Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5753.5+28%

72Lyndon, KYKY11,3013.7+22%

73Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4483.7+39%

74Versailles, KYKY10,7343.7+45%

75Maysville, KYKY8,6883.8+43%

76Richmond, KYKY40,6633.8+16%

77St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683.8+26%

78Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7513.9+21%

79Bowling Green, KYKY78,5054.0+20%

80Somerset, KYKY12,6954.1+47%

81Newport, KYKY13,9984.1+64%

82Murray, KYKY18,9645.0+56%

83Morehead, KYKY6,7765.4+58%

84Pikeville, KYKY7,2705.8+24%

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