Best Places to Invest in Kentucky Real Estate
245 Kentucky markets ranked from our sold history and per-listing investment modeling. Tap a city for its cap rate, cash flow and price detail — then sign up to see the actual cash-flowing listings.
| City | Median price | Cap rate | Cash flow/mo | Appreciation YoY | Sold (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | $295,000 | 4.0% | $-584 | +4.0% | 4,406 |
| Lexington-Fayette | $352,000 | 3.8% | $-829 | +3.2% | 3,790 |
| Louisville | $220,000 | 5.0% | $-246 | +0.7% | 2,322 |
| Bowling Green | $305,000 | 3.2% | $-938 | +0.0% | 1,354 |
| Owensboro | $226,000 | 3.1% | $-779 | +4.5% | 967 |
| Richmond | $305,000 | 3.1% | $-888 | +5.4% | 938 |
| Georgetown | $342,000 | 3.5% | $-832 | +2.8% | 805 |
| Elizabethtown | $294,900 | 3.4% | $-810 | -3.7% | 729 |
| Covington | $232,000 | 5.3% | $-221 | -0.6% | 691 |
| Frankfort | $259,900 | 3.3% | $-780 | +3.9% | 613 |
| Florence | $295,000 | 3.4% | $-887 | +4.2% | 546 |
| Shelbyville | $315,000 | 3.5% | $-831 | +1.7% | 537 |
| Nicholasville | $340,000 | 3.4% | $-953 | +5.7% | 535 |
| Paducah | $195,000 | 4.5% | $-339 | +2.7% | 499 |
| Independence | $335,000 | 3.7% | $-872 | +3.9% | 480 |
| Bardstown | $280,000 | 3.1% | $-790 | +1.7% | 465 |
| Mount Washington | $325,810 | 3.1% | $-958 | +1.6% | 455 |
| London | $215,000 | 2.2% | $-1,065 | +3.6% | 427 |
| Berea | $275,000 | 3.0% | $-746 | +1.8% | 410 |
| Hopkinsville | $229,900 | 4.3% | $-399 | -2.0% | 403 |
| Union | $445,000 | 2.4% | $-1,589 | +0.5% | 390 |
| Somerset | $240,000 | 3.2% | $-877 | +5.3% | 389 |
| Winchester | $267,000 | 4.0% | $-598 | +8.2% | 387 |
| La Grange | $386,500 | 3.3% | $-1,138 | +2.8% | 359 |
| Glasgow | $220,000 | 3.3% | $-595 | +0.7% | 354 |
| Lawrenceburg | $265,000 | 2.9% | $-868 | +1.8% | 343 |
| Radcliff | $235,000 | 3.5% | $-645 | -1.4% | 338 |
| Murray | $235,000 | 3.6% | $-673 | -1.4% | 337 |
| Burnside | $236,500 | 3.0% | $-859 | +5.6% | 330 |
| Madisonville | $180,000 | 4.0% | $-374 | -0.8% | 320 |
| Corbin | $207,500 | 3.3% | $-608 | +6.4% | 315 |
| Jeffersontown | $295,750 | 4.2% | $-512 | +7.5% | 298 |
| Danville | $251,500 | 3.0% | $-885 | +7.1% | 294 |
| Burlington | $320,000 | 4.3% | $-565 | +2.8% | 293 |
| Ashland | $160,000 | 5.4% | $-143 | -1.5% | 285 |
| Shepherdsville | $274,950 | 3.5% | $-779 | +0.8% | 278 |
| Franklin | $254,500 | 3.9% | $-571 | +0.6% | 266 |
| Vine Grove | $275,996 | 4.0% | $-548 | +0.0% | 260 |
| Cadiz | $220,000 | 3.6% | $-666 | +19.4% | 257 |
| Erlanger | $255,000 | 3.8% | $-551 | +3.1% | 251 |
| Newport | $297,000 | 4.9% | $-356 | +6.2% | 231 |
| Versailles | $361,000 | 3.3% | $-978 | +3.6% | 229 |
| Harrodsburg | $237,000 | 2.6% | $-827 | +1.9% | 229 |
| Mount Sterling | $245,000 | 3.5% | $-696 | -4.6% | 220 |
| Russellville | $211,250 | 2.8% | $-822 | -4.8% | 218 |
| Campbellsville | $220,000 | 3.7% | $-521 | +5.2% | 211 |
| St. Matthews | $355,000 | 4.1% | $-523 | +0.5% | 209 |
| Hillview | $255,500 | 3.8% | $-795 | +1.1% | 208 |
| Cynthiana | $252,500 | 3.5% | $-759 | +16.8% | 206 |
| Fort Thomas | $353,900 | 3.4% | $-1,025 | +0.7% | 204 |
| Alexandria | $310,000 | 2.6% | $-1,321 | +4.9% | 201 |
| Walton | $300,000 | 2.8% | $-1,043 | +3.4% | 197 |
| Oak Grove | $225,000 | 3.5% | $-612 | -0.8% | 193 |
| Leitchfield | $194,000 | 4.3% | $-412 | +2.5% | 193 |
| Jamestown | $157,000 | 2.0% | $-1,105 | -2.3% | 187 |
| Francisville | $435,000 | 2.7% | $-1,589 | +5.4% | 181 |
| Calvert City | $188,750 | 3.4% | $-762 | +3.5% | 172 |
| Monticello | $141,750 | 3.6% | $-455 | -3.8% | 170 |
| Oakbrook | $340,000 | 4.2% | $-588 | +8.6% | 166 |
| Benton | $186,500 | 5.1% | $-276 | -8.9% | 153 |
| Doe Valley | $285,000 | 2.8% | $-1,009 | +1.1% | 153 |
| Williamstown | $260,000 | 2.0% | $-1,078 | +18.9% | 152 |
| Buckner | $437,000 | 3.0% | $-1,219 | +4.8% | 147 |
| Hendron | $267,938 | 2.6% | $-906 | +10.6% | 142 |
| Columbia | $170,000 | 2.7% | $-688 | -2.3% | 139 |
| Crestwood | $489,000 | 1.8% | $-2,055 | +8.7% | 139 |
| Elk Creek | $512,000 | 3.0% | $-1,443 | +4.7% | 133 |
| Pikeville | $197,195 | 2.7% | $-806 | +7.0% | 132 |
| Morehead | $211,250 | 4.7% | $-314 | -8.9% | 130 |
| Shively | $210,000 | 5.4% | $-169 | -1.9% | 128 |
| East Bernstadt | $189,000 | 1.9% | $-1,048 | +13.7% | 127 |
| Taylor Mill | $284,000 | 4.3% | $-426 | +5.5% | 123 |
| Hardinsburg | $200,000 | 2.4% | $-800 | +0.7% | 122 |
| Villa Hills | $375,000 | 1.1% | $-3,296 | +2.4% | 121 |
| Middletown | $335,000 | 3.9% | $-645 | -3.5% | 119 |
| Russell Springs | $180,710 | 4.3% | $-365 | +8.3% | 118 |
| Plum Springs | $259,900 | 4.0% | $-502 | +0.9% | 117 |
| Auburn | $281,000 | 2.0% | $-1,089 | +2.3% | 112 |
| Taylorsville | $320,000 | 4.0% | $-705 | +9.0% | 111 |
| Reidland | $270,000 | 3.8% | $-477 | +6.6% | 111 |
| Lyndon | $325,000 | 3.3% | $-888 | -5.3% | 108 |
| Bellevue | $290,000 | 4.5% | $-474 | +0.5% | 108 |
| Grayson | $175,750 | 4.6% | $-235 | -4.1% | 106 |
| Cold Spring | $278,700 | 3.2% | $-735 | +6.3% | 106 |
| Eddyville | $230,500 | 3.7% | $-1,040 | -3.4% | 104 |
| Cannonsburg | $207,500 | 4.3% | $-307 | -2.2% | 104 |
| Ludlow | $265,487 | 2.8% | $-792 | +14.1% | 103 |
| Elsmere | $227,000 | 5.0% | $-231 | -5.9% | 103 |
| Paintsville | $194,255 | 3.2% | $-499 | +18.0% | 103 |
| Claryville | $334,098 | 2.8% | $-1,267 | +2.4% | 103 |
| Mayfield | $162,500 | 3.3% | $-637 | +6.1% | 102 |
| Brownsville | $205,000 | 2.3% | $-873 | +2.5% | 101 |
| Massac | $268,000 | 4.0% | $-533 | +6.1% | 98 |
| Edgewood | $353,000 | 1.3% | $-2,250 | +3.5% | 98 |
| Princeton | $165,000 | 5.8% | $-74 | +1.8% | 94 |
| Goshen | $465,000 | 4.3% | $-877 | -1.4% | 91 |
| Paris | $189,000 | 3.3% | $-765 | +12.3% | 91 |
| Flatwoods | $150,000 | 3.3% | $-609 | +12.0% | 91 |
| Crittenden | $280,700 | 2.4% | $-271 | +5.2% | 90 |
| Stanford | $211,500 | 2.9% | $-718 | +9.1% | 89 |
| Owenton | $224,250 | 1.4% | $-1,099 | +35.9% | 88 |
| Hebron | $352,500 | 3.8% | $-819 | +3.6% | 88 |
| Dayton | $237,500 | 6.8% | $136 | +4.2% | 87 |
| Wilmore | $374,000 | 0.4% | $-4,295 | +0.0% | 87 |
| Crescent Springs | $283,000 | 1.8% | $-2,121 | +5.2% | 87 |
| Hazard | $164,250 | 4.9% | $-209 | +5.1% | 86 |
| Hodgenville | $230,000 | 4.1% | $-482 | -11.3% | 86 |
| Grand Rivers | $257,500 | 1.2% | $-1,975 | +7.1% | 84 |
| Irvington | $189,200 | 4.1% | $-359 | -1.0% | 83 |
| Stanton | $205,000 | 1.7% | $-1,189 | +27.3% | 83 |
| Hardin | $182,500 | 4.0% | $-376 | +9.0% | 83 |
| Simpsonville | $405,500 | 1.9% | $-1,631 | +6.6% | 82 |
| Prestonsburg | $174,000 | 3.3% | $-528 | +3.6% | 81 |
| Rineyville | $322,000 | 2.9% | $-1,009 | +2.4% | 81 |
| Fort Mitchell | $405,000 | 0.7% | $-2,427 | +2.7% | 79 |
| Fort Wright | $359,000 | 3.6% | $-761 | +18.5% | 78 |
| Dry Ridge | $265,000 | 1.0% | $-2,207 | +21.9% | 77 |
| Prospect | $637,000 | 2.5% | $-2,644 | +6.4% | 77 |
| Springfield | $162,000 | 2.2% | $-824 | +11.3% | 77 |
| Brandenburg | $298,000 | 3.1% | $-879 | +0.3% | 77 |
| Olive Hill | $160,000 | 4.8% | $-226 | -1.0% | 76 |
| Smiths Grove | $244,000 | 3.2% | $-726 | -5.9% | 75 |
| Caneyville | $149,900 | 2.1% | $-953 | +2.4% | 75 |
| Clarkson | $215,000 | 2.0% | $-1,043 | +0.0% | 75 |
| Jeffersonville | $221,500 | 3.3% | $-677 | +16.7% | 74 |
| Junction City | $267,450 | 2.2% | $-1,060 | +3.8% | 72 |
| Highland Heights | $196,000 | 4.4% | $-316 | +4.6% | 72 |
| Barbourville | $154,000 | 3.1% | $-608 | -8.5% | 72 |
| Big Clifty | $222,450 | 3.8% | $-481 | +21.5% | 72 |
| Midway | $365,000 | 3.1% | $-1,212 | -2.8% | 71 |
| Elkton | $232,000 | 3.4% | $-632 | -1.2% | 71 |
| Sadieville | $349,000 | 2.4% | $-1,414 | +0.0% | 70 |
| Falmouth | $175,000 | 3.5% | $-393 | +2.1% | 69 |
| Pleasureville | $243,900 | 3.0% | $-814 | +2.2% | 69 |
| Munfordville | $185,000 | 2.8% | $-739 | -2.1% | 69 |
| Southgate | $262,250 | 4.1% | $-682 | -4.5% | 66 |
| Wilder | $207,000 | 2.3% | $-901 | +1.8% | 66 |
| Ezel | $154,750 | 3.4% | $-419 | -5.8% | 66 |
| Campton | $207,500 | 0.2% | $-1,824 | +13.1% | 66 |
| Louisa | $147,500 | 3.9% | $-381 | -10.3% | 66 |
| Mount Vernon | $171,500 | 2.9% | $-621 | +0.8% | 66 |
| Plano | $319,500 | 1.9% | $-1,516 | +3.9% | 65 |
| Eminence | $270,500 | 1.9% | $-1,102 | -0.6% | 65 |
| Williamsburg | $175,000 | 2.9% | $-751 | +2.0% | 65 |
| Corinth | $222,500 | 2.5% | $-920 | +7.9% | 64 |
| Chaplin | $215,000 | 2.1% | $-1,250 | +7.2% | 63 |
| Russell | $226,000 | 3.2% | $-610 | +7.0% | 63 |
| Thruston | $286,000 | 3.4% | $-693 | +2.3% | 62 |
| Flemingsburg | $185,500 | 2.7% | $-767 | +4.1% | 62 |
| Clay City | $184,500 | 3.4% | $-628 | -4.8% | 62 |
| Annville | $183,500 | 2.7% | $-677 | +30.0% | 62 |
| River Bluff | $670,000 | 2.6% | $-2,529 | +0.3% | 62 |
| Beattyville | $163,500 | 1.3% | $-1,317 | -16.7% | 62 |
| Verona | $260,000 | 0.5% | $-2,917 | -9.2% | 61 |
| Douglass Hills | $355,000 | 4.1% | $-626 | -6.8% | 60 |
| Eubank | $180,000 | 4.8% | $-219 | +0.0% | 59 |
| Fort Knox | $205,000 | 6.0% | $-69 | +3.4% | 59 |
| Stamping Ground | $324,750 | 2.6% | $-1,286 | -4.5% | 58 |
| Middlesborough | $160,000 | 3.2% | $-508 | +15.0% | 58 |
| Burgin | $268,450 | 2.2% | $-1,208 | +5.3% | 58 |
| Maysville | $159,250 | 4.0% | $-460 | +16.8% | 58 |
| Carrollton | $230,300 | 3.3% | $-517 | +1.1% | 57 |
| Kuttawa | $263,000 | 0.9% | $-1,723 | +10.5% | 57 |
| Perryville | $257,500 | 2.1% | $-1,374 | -23.4% | 56 |
| West Liberty | $155,000 | 2.8% | $-672 | -20.9% | 55 |
| Dunmor | $170,000 | 2.5% | $-1,045 | -13.0% | 55 |
| Lewisburg | $205,000 | 2.9% | $-681 | +2.2% | 54 |
| Ledbetter | $60,000 | 4.8% | $-269 | +4.0% | 53 |
| Crestview Hills | $244,950 | 3.2% | $-820 | -3.7% | 52 |
| Horse Cave | $162,000 | 3.7% | $-440 | -11.9% | 51 |
| Liberty | $202,400 | 2.9% | $-704 | +19.5% | 51 |
| Hustonville | $234,000 | 1.9% | $-1,294 | +5.7% | 51 |
| Salvisa | $240,000 | 1.9% | $-1,537 | -8.4% | 51 |
| Manchester | $127,500 | 2.6% | $-733 | -5.3% | 51 |
| Edmonton | $169,500 | 3.2% | $-617 | +11.6% | 50 |
| Pewee Valley | $380,000 | 3.0% | $-999 | +2.7% | 50 |
| Greenup | $145,000 | 2.8% | $-623 | +7.8% | 49 |
| Ekron | $285,000 | 2.2% | $-1,194 | -1.8% | 49 |
| Greenville | $160,000 | 2.6% | $-639 | +2.6% | 48 |
| Crab Orchard | $160,000 | 3.0% | $-705 | +7.7% | 48 |
| Morgantown | $225,000 | 2.5% | $-886 | +6.8% | 48 |
| Masonville | $285,000 | 4.2% | $-510 | +5.5% | 47 |
| Farley | $154,000 | 5.7% | $-83 | -2.1% | 47 |
| Guthrie | $530,000 | 1.6% | $-2,365 | +2.9% | 47 |
| Carlisle | $211,500 | 3.7% | $-567 | +26.2% | 46 |
| Owingsville | $240,000 | 1.5% | $-1,373 | +22.4% | 46 |
| Westwood | $149,250 | 5.1% | $-223 | +1.5% | 46 |
| Science Hill | $236,000 | 3.5% | $-492 | +1.5% | 45 |
| Campbellsburg | $236,500 | 1.8% | $-1,485 | +12.3% | 44 |
| Glencoe | $259,000 | 4.2% | $-361 | +22.3% | 43 |
| Philpot | $290,000 | 2.8% | $-917 | +8.1% | 43 |
| Scottsville | $475,000 | 2.1% | $-1,148 | +3.7% | 42 |
| Dawson Springs | $140,087 | 5.8% | $-79 | +14.7% | 42 |
| Ferguson | $127,500 | 4.5% | $-392 | -10.5% | 42 |
| Farmers | $195,000 | 2.9% | $-814 | +8.7% | 42 |
| Buffalo | $241,750 | 4.0% | $-445 | -8.6% | 42 |
| Brodhead | $166,450 | 4.2% | $-382 | -14.5% | 42 |
| Willisburg | $190,000 | 1.9% | $-1,640 | +2.4% | 41 |
| Kevil | $176,000 | 1.8% | $-1,227 | -7.4% | 41 |
| Bloomfield | $239,500 | 2.8% | $-801 | +13.2% | 41 |
| McKee | $167,325 | 3.5% | $-389 | +28.6% | 40 |
| Indian Hills | $717,500 | 2.0% | $-2,701 | -7.1% | 40 |
| Butler | $239,000 | 1.4% | $-1,821 | -3.6% | 40 |
| Upton | $220,000 | 2.8% | $-646 | +6.2% | 39 |
| Salyersville | $110,000 | 2.2% | $-857 | +6.9% | 39 |
| Lewisport | $195,000 | 3.8% | $-505 | +10.4% | 38 |
| Pioneer Village | $255,000 | 4.3% | $-517 | +3.3% | 37 |
| Summer Shade | $175,000 | 2.4% | $-858 | +27.6% | 37 |
| Frenchburg | $183,000 | 1.7% | $-1,058 | -10.5% | 37 |
| Sorgho | $304,000 | 3.1% | $-687 | +3.2% | 37 |
| Bedford | $187,150 | 2.7% | $-921 | -5.2% | 36 |
| Ironville | $182,500 | 2.8% | $-766 | +6.7% | 36 |
| Albany | $115,000 | 2.3% | $-904 | -8.3% | 36 |
| Adairville | $342,000 | 3.2% | $-582 | +5.8% | 35 |
| Lebanon Junction | $200,000 | 2.2% | $-1,031 | +6.4% | 35 |
| Milton | $182,500 | 2.7% | $-1,146 | +13.5% | 35 |
| Pleasant Ridge | $254,500 | 5.3% | $-206 | +33.1% | 35 |
| Rabbit Hash | $175,000 | 1.3% | $-1,819 | -4.8% | 35 |
| Vanceburg | $120,000 | 3.1% | $-606 | -8.5% | 35 |
| Hardyville | $161,250 | 2.4% | $-801 | -3.0% | 34 |
| Raceland | $171,350 | 3.7% | $-434 | +13.7% | 34 |
| Cave City | $178,060 | 3.2% | $-640 | -6.6% | 34 |
| Camargo | $234,500 | 3.6% | $-539 | +16.3% | 34 |
| Central City | $135,000 | 4.0% | $-362 | +24.7% | 34 |
| Orchard Grass Hills | $316,500 | 3.9% | $-648 | +0.0% | 34 |
| Oakland | $290,150 | 1.9% | $-1,033 | +3.5% | 34 |
| Tompkinsville | $165,000 | 4.3% | $-418 | +24.6% | 34 |
| Cecilia | $273,000 | 2.2% | $-1,436 | +11.6% | 34 |
| Hurstbourne | $610,204 | 2.8% | $-1,308 | +1.6% | 34 |
| Park Hills | $358,750 | 4.3% | $-612 | +0.9% | 34 |
| Windy Hills | $405,000 | 3.2% | $-1,042 | -2.6% | 34 |
| Park City | $228,000 | 3.2% | $-706 | -14.4% | 33 |
| Mackville | $130,000 | 2.2% | $-1,314 | +7.9% | 33 |
| Providence | $108,950 | 5.5% | $-93 | -13.1% | 32 |
| Woodburn | $345,400 | 1.7% | $-1,629 | +1.7% | 32 |
| Boston | $256,950 | 3.2% | $-628 | -15.9% | 32 |
| Sonora | $250,000 | 7.2% | $213 | -2.6% | 31 |
| Fountain Run | $156,000 | 1.9% | $-1,587 | -6.5% | 31 |
| Fordsville | $201,000 | 3.0% | $-683 | -21.1% | 31 |
| Fairfield | $335,000 | 1.2% | $-2,439 | -11.0% | 31 |
| Cloverport | $108,000 | 5.8% | $-65 | +10.5% | 31 |
| Anchorage | $925,000 | 0.4% | $-6,775 | -2.4% | 31 |
| Pine Knot | $151,450 | 2.5% | $-783 | -0.9% | 30 |
| Hawesville | $208,820 | 2.5% | $-938 | +25.3% | 30 |
| Berry | $249,000 | 2.5% | $-795 | +0.0% | 30 |
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