Will home prices go up in Kentucky in 2027?

The recent trend points down. The median value moved -5.8% over the past 12 months, and a simple extension of the past 12 months puts the typical value near $161,000 by July 2027. This is a trend projection, not a prediction: actual values depend on mortgage rates, inventory, and local conditions.

What is the typical home value in Kentucky?

The typical home value in Kentucky is $170,323 as of July 2026, the median Zillow Home Value Index across ZIP codes in the state.

How much have Kentucky home values changed in the past year?

The median home value in Kentucky changed -5.8% over the 12 months ending July 2026, based on the Zillow Home Value Index.

US housing market report · July 2026

The state of the Kentucky housing market.

Name: Kentucky Housing Market Report by Home Value Pros
Creator: Home Value Pros
License: https://www.homevaluepros.com/terms

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, July 2026

Cities covered

with published pages

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Monthly

per city, on each hub

12-month outlook · data through July 2026

Where are Kentucky home values headed?

Current typical value

$170,323

Zillow ZHVI median, July 2026

Past 12 months

-5.8%

change in the median

12 months out

$161,000

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

1Lexington
$363KUp3.6%
2Falmouth
$209KUp2.1%
3Louisville
$254KUp1.0%
4Newport
$251KUp0.9%
5Sweeden
$171KDown2.8%
6London
$191KDown3.1%
7Edmonton
$172KDown4.8%
8Canada
$100KDown10.6%
9Wellington
$130KDown11.4%

Where the market is cooling

Fastest cooling Kentucky cities

1Wellington
$130KDown11.4%
2Canada
$100KDown10.6%
3Edmonton
$172KDown4.8%
4London
$191KDown3.1%
5Sweeden
$171KDown2.8%
6Newport
$251KUp0.9%
7Louisville
$254KUp1.0%
8Falmouth
$209KUp2.1%
9Lexington
$363KUp3.6%

Priciest markets in the state

Most expensive Kentucky cities by median value

1Lexington
$363K
2Louisville
$254K
3Newport
$251K
4Falmouth
$209K
5London
$191K
6Edmonton
$172K
7Sweeden
$171K
8Wellington
$130K
9Canada
$100K

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 July 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.