Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Kentucky

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March 31, 2026
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Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Kentucky

The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties.

The typical home value in the United States was $361,371 in February, 0.4% higher than the year before.

Increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before.

compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Kentucky using data from . Cities are ranked by the dollar change in the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from the 12 months ending February 2026. The charts in this story were created automatically using . Data was available for 50 cities and towns in Kentucky.

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#50. Melbourne

- Typical home value: $298,132
- 1-year price change: +$10,389 (+3.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$19,753 (+7.1%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#49. Goshen

- Typical home value: $479,731
- 1-year price change: +$10,439 (+2.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$114,612 (+31.4%)
- Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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#48. Jeffersonville

- Typical home value: $203,258
- 1-year price change: +$10,455 (+5.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$48,422 (+31.3%)
- Metro area: Mount Sterling, KY

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#47. Beaver Dam

- Typical home value: $152,421
- 1-year price change: +$10,526 (+7.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$41,384 (+37.3%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

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#46. Cold Spring

- Typical home value: $297,110
- 1-year price change: +$10,569 (+3.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$65,424 (+28.2%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#45. Camargo

- Typical home value: $194,638
- 1-year price change: +$10,608 (+5.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$58,829 (+43.3%)
- Metro area: Mount Sterling, KY

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#44. Fort Wright

- Typical home value: $328,119
- 1-year price change: +$10,647 (+3.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$72,068 (+28.1%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#43. Georgetown

- Typical home value: $333,950
- 1-year price change: +$10,681 (+3.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$97,206 (+41.1%)
- Metro area: Lexington-Fayette, KY

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#42. Union

- Typical home value: $454,255
- 1-year price change: +$10,950 (+2.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$93,021 (+25.8%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#41. Lebanon

- Typical home value: $225,150
- 1-year price change: +$10,972 (+5.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$74,666 (+49.6%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

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#40. Plum Springs

- Typical home value: $199,206
- 1-year price change: +$11,140 (+5.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$65,722 (+49.2%)
- Metro area: Bowling Green, KY

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#39. Nicholasville

- Typical home value: $318,658
- 1-year price change: +$11,190 (+3.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$96,530 (+43.5%)
- Metro area: Lexington-Fayette, KY

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#38. Battletown

- Typical home value: $248,385
- 1-year price change: +$11,285 (+4.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$67,043 (+37.0%)
- Metro area: Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY

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#37. Parksville

- Typical home value: $201,692
- 1-year price change: +$11,455 (+6.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$60,703 (+43.1%)
- Metro area: Danville, KY

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#36. Olaton

- Typical home value: $175,607
- 1-year price change: +$11,804 (+7.2%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: not in a metro area

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#35. Walton

- Typical home value: $347,989
- 1-year price change: +$11,931 (+3.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$87,447 (+33.6%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#34. New Hope

- Typical home value: $239,446
- 1-year price change: +$11,956 (+5.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$65,304 (+37.5%)
- Metro area: Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY

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#33. Pendleton

- Typical home value: $331,999
- 1-year price change: +$11,975 (+3.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$88,793 (+36.5%)
- Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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#32. Sulphur

- Typical home value: $266,064
- 1-year price change: +$12,174 (+4.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$76,845 (+40.6%)
- Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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#31. Paint Lick

- Typical home value: $288,796
- 1-year price change: +$12,677 (+4.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$84,049 (+41.1%)
- Metro area: Richmond-Berea, KY

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#30. Austin

- Typical home value: $185,581
- 1-year price change: +$12,829 (+7.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$15,554 (+9.1%)
- Metro area: Glasgow, KY

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#29. Bellevue

- Typical home value: $236,847
- 1-year price change: +$13,284 (+5.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$52,268 (+28.3%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#28. Southgate

- Typical home value: $220,059
- 1-year price change: +$13,304 (+6.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$70,046 (+46.7%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#27. Buckner

- Typical home value: $434,049
- 1-year price change: +$13,665 (+3.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$104,036 (+31.5%)
- Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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#26. Demossville

- Typical home value: $259,957
- 1-year price change: +$14,030 (+5.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$83,158 (+47.0%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#25. Butler

- Typical home value: $273,261
- 1-year price change: +$14,041 (+5.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$82,031 (+42.9%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#24. Crestview Hills

- Typical home value: $318,620
- 1-year price change: +$14,421 (+4.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$71,291 (+28.8%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#23. Ekron

- Typical home value: $272,996
- 1-year price change: +$14,594 (+5.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$105,390 (+62.9%)
- Metro area: Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY

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#22. Crestwood

- Typical home value: $471,450
- 1-year price change: +$14,762 (+3.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$113,723 (+31.8%)
- Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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#21. Smithfield

- Typical home value: $359,461
- 1-year price change: +$14,791 (+4.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$106,750 (+42.2%)
- Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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#20. Cynthiana

- Typical home value: $231,744
- 1-year price change: +$14,886 (+6.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$78,226 (+51.0%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

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#19. Buffalo

- Typical home value: $223,845
- 1-year price change: +$14,898 (+7.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$66,771 (+42.5%)
- Metro area: Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY

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#18. Sparta

- Typical home value: $237,556
- 1-year price change: +$15,455 (+7.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$83,489 (+54.2%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#17. Taylorsville

- Typical home value: $365,739
- 1-year price change: +$15,743 (+4.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$89,980 (+32.6%)
- Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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#16. Gravel Switch

- Typical home value: $242,563
- 1-year price change: +$15,809 (+7.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$88,058 (+57.0%)
- Metro area: Danville, KY

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#15. Alvaton

- Typical home value: $414,626
- 1-year price change: +$15,877 (+4.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$121,743 (+41.6%)
- Metro area: Bowling Green, KY

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#14. Wilsonville

- Typical home value: $448,887
- 1-year price change: +$15,893 (+3.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$111,273 (+33.0%)
- Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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#13. Alexandria

- Typical home value: $334,940
- 1-year price change: +$15,984 (+5.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$62,335 (+22.9%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#12. Morning View

- Typical home value: $288,130
- 1-year price change: +$16,359 (+6.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$88,958 (+44.7%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#11. Fox Chase

- Typical home value: $366,281
- 1-year price change: +$17,217 (+4.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$98,086 (+36.6%)
- Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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#10. Fort Thomas

- Typical home value: $359,841
- 1-year price change: +$17,519 (+5.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$63,541 (+21.4%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#9. River Bluff

- Typical home value: $454,665
- 1-year price change: +$18,786 (+4.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$110,151 (+32.0%)
- Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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#8. Petersburg

- Typical home value: $313,639
- 1-year price change: +$19,238 (+6.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$67,711 (+27.5%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#7. Loretto

- Typical home value: $235,817
- 1-year price change: +$22,119 (+10.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$82,276 (+53.6%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

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#6. Dixon

- Typical home value: $186,486
- 1-year price change: +$22,843 (+14.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$60,592 (+48.1%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

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#5. Prospect

- Typical home value: $612,615
- 1-year price change: +$23,007 (+3.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$165,313 (+37.0%)
- Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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#4. Raywick

- Typical home value: $259,347
- 1-year price change: +$23,649 (+10.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$97,349 (+60.1%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

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#3. Park Hills

- Typical home value: $330,443
- 1-year price change: +$24,248 (+7.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$88,659 (+36.7%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#2. Verona

- Typical home value: $349,219
- 1-year price change: +$24,657 (+7.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$82,814 (+31.1%)
- Metro area: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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#1. Mount Eden

- Typical home value: $196,290
- 1-year price change: +$50,299 (+34.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$80,771 (+69.9%)
- Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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