US housing market report · August 2026
The state of the Kentucky housing market.
Median home value and city-by-city trends across Kentucky, from Zillow Home Value Index data. Free to cite with attribution to Home Value Pros.
Kentucky median value
$170K
Zillow ZHVI, August 2026
Cities covered
10
with published pages
Report video
Monthly
per city, on each hub
12-month outlook · data through August 2026
Where are Kentucky home values headed?
Current typical value
$169,896
Zillow ZHVI median, August 2026
Past 12 months
-5.6%
change in the median
12 months out
$162,000
if the recent trend continues
Trend projection from the past 12 months, not a prediction. Actual values depend on mortgage rates, inventory, and local conditions.
Where values are climbing
Fastest appreciating Kentucky cities
- $360KUp3.8%
- $206KUp2.6%
- $252KUp1.0%
- $250KUp0.9%
- $199KDown0.4%
- $168KDown0.7%
- $187KDown2.6%
- $174KDown3.2%
- $96KDown9.9%
- $126KDown11.2%
Where the market is cooling
Fastest cooling Kentucky cities
- $126KDown11.2%
- $96KDown9.9%
- $174KDown3.2%
- $187KDown2.6%
- $168KDown0.7%
- $199KDown0.4%
- $250KUp0.9%
- $252KUp1.0%
- $206KUp2.6%
- $360KUp3.8%
Priciest markets in the state
Most expensive Kentucky cities by median value
- $360K
- $252K
- $250K
- $206K
- $199K
- $187K
- $174K
- $168K
- $126K
- 10Canada$96K
Common questions
What people ask us.
Methodology & attribution
Figures are medians of the latest Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) across each city's published ZIPs in Kentucky, as of August 2026. Year-over-year change compares each market to the same month a year earlier, paired ZIPs only. Data and analysis by Home Value Pros; cite with a link to this report. See the national housing market report and the Kentucky market index.