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

  1. $360KUp3.8%
  2. $206KUp2.6%
  3. $252KUp1.0%
  4. $250KUp0.9%
  5. $199KDown0.4%
  6. $168KDown0.7%
  7. $187KDown2.6%
  8. $174KDown3.2%
  9. $96KDown9.9%
  10. $126KDown11.2%

Where the market is cooling

Fastest cooling Kentucky cities

  1. $126KDown11.2%
  2. $96KDown9.9%
  3. $174KDown3.2%
  4. $187KDown2.6%
  5. $168KDown0.7%
  6. $199KDown0.4%
  7. $250KUp0.9%
  8. $252KUp1.0%
  9. $206KUp2.6%
  10. $360KUp3.8%

Priciest markets in the state

Most expensive Kentucky cities by median value

  1. $360K
  2. $252K
  3. $250K
  4. $206K
  5. $199K
  6. $187K
  7. $174K
  8. $168K
  9. $126K
  10. $96K

Common questions

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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.