Market Intelligence · KY / Jefferson County

Louisville, KY housing market

31 ZIP markets liveData updated August 2026Typical value$252K1-yr changeUp1.0%

The median home value in Louisville, KY is $252K as of August 2026, up 1.0% year over year, according to Zillow ZHVI. Get your own home's value and a real cash offer in about two minutes, with sources shown and no obligation.

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Key takeaways

  • In Louisville, nearly a quarter of homes for sale have already cut their asking price.
  • If you are thinking about selling this year, that number tells you exactly how to price your home.
  • The median asking price is about two hundred seventy-five thousand dollars, while the typical Louisville home value sits near two hundred fifty-two thousand dollars, up just 1 percent over the past year.
Updated August 2026All city reports →
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In Louisville, nearly a quarter of homes for sale have already cut their asking price. If you are thinking about selling this year, that number tells you exactly how to price your home. There are just over two thousand homes for sale in Louisville right now, and more than a thousand fresh listings arrived in the past month alone. That is steady competition. Homes that do sell are taking about thirty seven days to go under contract, which is not slow, but it is not frantic either. So why are so many sellers cutting? Look at the gap. The median asking price is about two hundred seventy-five thousand dollars, while the typical Louisville home value sits near two hundred fifty-two thousand dollars, up just 1 percent over the past year. Sellers are aiming high, the market is saying no, and the price cuts follow. Here is the part in your favor: values are still rising, not falling, so a well priced home in Louisville still sells in about five weeks. Price yours at what the data supports, not above it, and you can skip the cut entirely. Find out what your home is worth today with a free estimate at Home Value Pros dot com.

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12-month value trend

+1.0% over 12 months

Typical home value in Louisville over the last 12 months: $250K in Aug 2025 to $252K in Aug 2026 (+1.0%).

Aug 2025$250K

Aug 2026$252K

Median Zillow home value index across Louisville's ZIP codes.

The coverage

Louisville, by the numbers.

Typical home valueZillow ZHVI, August 2026
$252K
1-yr changeMedian across Louisville ZIPs
+1.0%
ZIP markets live57 tracked in Louisville
31
County
Jefferson County

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Context

The typical Louisville home carries a Zillow value of $252,406 as of August 2026, a 12-month move of +1.0%. On the listing side, Realtor.com counts 2082 homes on the market, 1076 newly listed, and a median asking price of $275,000 in August 2026. A typical listing takes 37 days to sell, and 22.6% of active homes have seen a price reduction. The read is a steady market, gains holding while buyers still have room to negotiate on individual homes.

The numbers

What is the housing market like in Louisville, KY?

Typical home value

$252K

Up1.0%YoY

Median list price

$275K

Days on market

37

Homes for sale

2,082

Price cuts

22.6%

New listings

1,076

Sources · Zillow ZHVI (August 2026) / Realtor.com (August 2026)

Figures reflect Louisville's ZIP codes with market data: values and listing medians take the median across ZIPs; inventory and new listings are summed.

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The markets

Which Louisville ZIP codes have the highest home values?

Typical value is the Zillow home value index (ZHVI) for each ZIP, as of August 2026. 1-yr change compares it to the same ZIP a year earlier. We track 57 Louisville ZIP codes in total; the remaining 26 publish as their data clears editorial QA.

Zillow ZHVI, August 2026

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