Appreciation Velocity — Kentucky Cities
Cities of Kentucky ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Countys)
#1 · Muhlenberg, KY
+462.5%
#2 · Livingston, KY
+325.3%
#3 · Cumberland, KY
+264.1%
#4 · Henry, KY
+253.0%
#5 · Wolfe, KY
+234.0%
#6 · Lee, KY
+228.4%
#7 · Graves, KY
+195.7%
#8 · Hopkins, KY
+189.5%
#9 · Washington, KY
+166.9%
#10 · Clark, KY
+149.0%
County ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | County | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhlenberg, KY | KY | +233.3% | +130.2% | +462.5% | +557.2% | $770.4K |
| 2 | Livingston, KY | KY | +77.5% | +92.7% | +325.3% | +493.2% | $434.8K |
| 3 | Cumberland, KY | KY | +96.4% | +299.5% | +264.1% | +572.5% | $576.3K |
| 4 | Henry, KY | KY | +51.2% | +496.1% | +253.0% | +716.5% | $884.7K |
| 5 | Wolfe, KY | KY | +81.7% | — | +234.0% | — | $405K |
| 6 | Lee, KY | KY | -78.4% | +127.3% | +228.4% | +359.9% | $375K |
| 7 | Graves, KY | KY | +47.0% | +126.0% | +195.7% | +185.3% | $320K |
| 8 | Hopkins, KY | KY | +167.2% | +179.5% | +189.5% | +305.1% | $424.2K |
| 9 | Washington, KY | KY | -9.7% | +28.2% | +166.9% | +232.7% | $310.1K |
| 10 | Clark, KY | KY | +15.1% | — | +149.0% | +232.7% | $364.7K |
| 11 | Clay, KY | KY | -22.3% | +22.4% | +146.8% | +252.2% | $231.9K |
| 12 | Knott, KY | KY | +243.3% | +33.0% | +129.5% | +212.5% | $365.3K |
| 13 | Franklin, KY | KY | +31.1% | +71.2% | +125.1% | +191.8% | $399.4K |
| 14 | Grayson, KY | KY | +41.9% | +72.3% | +118.8% | +321.9% | $356.8K |
| 15 | Harrison, KY | KY | +16.9% | +164.5% | +118.2% | +211.5% | $300.1K |
| 16 | Gallatin, KY | KY | -11.7% | +40.6% | +118.1% | +251.9% | $250.3K |
| 17 | Shelby, KY | KY | +8.7% | +56.2% | +110.1% | +162.1% | $506.5K |
| 18 | Garrard, KY | KY | +3.9% | -12.4% | +101.7% | +73.6% | $314.1K |
| 19 | Barren, KY | KY | +14.9% | +51.3% | +90.7% | +139.4% | $287.1K |
| 20 | Meade, KY | KY | +50.3% | +135.6% | +88.2% | +157.9% | $389.6K |
| 21 | Campbell, KY | KY | -21.6% | +57.4% | +83.6% | +102.5% | $323.8K |
| 22 | Boone, KY | KY | +12.1% | +5.9% | +80.8% | -76.3% | $428.4K |
| 23 | Hancock, KY | KY | +74.1% | +64.8% | +79.2% | +140.9% | $265.2K |
| 24 | Trigg, KY | KY | +32.1% | +40.7% | +78.0% | +73.1% | $344K |
| 25 | Powell, KY | KY | -19.2% | -45.9% | +75.1% | +38.3% | $202.3K |
| 26 | Owsley, KY | KY | +88.0% | — | +74.9% | — | $225K |
| 27 | Henderson, KY | KY | +39.9% | +13.0% | +72.8% | +59.8% | $268.8K |
| 28 | Menifee, KY | KY | +8.5% | +60.9% | +72.8% | +12.7% | $181K |
| 29 | Estill, KY | KY | +1.6% | +38.9% | +72.6% | +127.6% | $193.4K |
| 30 | Ohio, KY | KY | +36.4% | +42.0% | +71.9% | +186.6% | $252.5K |
| 31 | Scott, KY | KY | -8.4% | +61.0% | +71.8% | +91.1% | $372.3K |
| 32 | Madison, KY | KY | -4.8% | +30.0% | +70.6% | +110.8% | $317.6K |
| 33 | Marion, KY | KY | +16.6% | +103.8% | +68.9% | +291.4% | $299.9K |
| 34 | Monroe, KY | KY | +25.7% | +23.9% | +67.8% | +365.8% | $279K |
| 35 | Knox, KY | KY | +55.1% | -10.5% | +66.9% | — | $221.2K |
| 36 | Carter, KY | KY | +3.8% | +38.2% | +65.7% | +78.9% | $293.3K |
| 37 | Russell, KY | KY | +28.0% | +35.0% | +65.1% | +54.0% | $263.3K |
| 38 | Grant, KY | KY | -10.2% | +22.1% | +62.3% | +84.5% | $284.5K |
| 39 | Rowan, KY | KY | +24.0% | +87.2% | +57.8% | +197.8% | $300.6K |
| 40 | Boyd, KY | KY | +23.7% | +52.4% | +57.7% | +57.5% | $228.8K |
| 41 | Fulton, KY | KY | +16.8% | — | +57.7% | — | $160K |
| 42 | Pike, KY | KY | +284.5% | +20.8% | +54.8% | -19.0% | $240.3K |
| 43 | Oldham, KY | KY | +11.8% | +41.9% | +54.7% | +125.7% | $585.8K |
| 44 | Warren, KY | KY | -62.7% | +12.5% | +50.2% | +82.6% | $354.5K |
| 45 | Metcalfe, KY | KY | +21.3% | +109.7% | +49.6% | +287.2% | $154.5K |
| 46 | Elliott, KY | KY | +89.2% | +33.4% | +49.0% | +361.1% | $350K |
| 47 | Nicholas, KY | KY | -37.8% | +71.5% | +48.7% | +100.2% | $202.8K |
| 48 | Nelson, KY | KY | +7.4% | +32.1% | +47.5% | +130.6% | $313.2K |
| 49 | Bath, KY | KY | -33.2% | +40.8% | +44.5% | +468.5% | $206.5K |
| 50 | Greenup, KY | KY | +17.6% | +33.4% | +44.2% | +131.4% | $268.1K |
| 51 | Jefferson, KY | KY | -10.5% | +6.7% | +43.8% | +93.0% | $368K |
| 52 | Allen, KY | KY | -25.4% | +101.0% | +43.7% | +134.9% | $320.4K |
| 53 | Kenton, KY | KY | -9.2% | +50.2% | +43.2% | +99.6% | $302.4K |
| 54 | Jessamine, KY | KY | -6.3% | +22.5% | +41.5% | +73.3% | $408.3K |
| 55 | Anderson, KY | KY | -21.4% | +31.7% | +40.6% | +63.2% | $216.5K |
| 56 | Montgomery, KY | KY | -10.8% | +31.7% | +40.2% | +85.8% | $224.7K |
| 57 | Lincoln, KY | KY | +31.0% | +60.6% | +40.1% | +113.6% | $262.2K |
| 58 | Perry, KY | KY | +0.6% | — | +39.1% | — | $184.5K |
| 59 | Bullitt, KY | KY | -35.0% | +8.6% | +37.2% | +58.0% | $272.6K |
| 60 | Bourbon, KY | KY | -29.4% | -5.9% | +36.0% | +183.7% | $412.2K |
| 61 | Green, KY | KY | +16.0% | +290.0% | +33.3% | +178.1% | $250K |
| 62 | Spencer, KY | KY | -5.4% | +18.7% | +33.1% | +104.9% | $338.8K |
| 63 | Owen, KY | KY | +2.3% | +116.8% | +32.5% | +168.2% | $224.3K |
| 64 | Simpson, KY | KY | -4.7% | +60.5% | +32.3% | +142.9% | $269.5K |
| 65 | Whitley, KY | KY | +5.4% | +42.4% | +30.2% | +56.6% | $190.1K |
| 66 | Webster, KY | KY | +149.5% | -78.1% | +28.6% | +354.0% | $227K |
| 67 | Taylor, KY | KY | -2.0% | +66.2% | +28.5% | +71.1% | $236.1K |
| 68 | Logan, KY | KY | -5.0% | -3.5% | +27.1% | +104.7% | $217.2K |
| 69 | McCracken, KY | KY | +0.7% | -11.0% | +24.6% | — | $215.2K |
| 70 | McCreary, KY | KY | -23.0% | -7.6% | +24.2% | — | $116.5K |
| 71 | Pendleton, KY | KY | -14.8% | +187.3% | +24.0% | +71.3% | $179.6K |
| 72 | Pulaski, KY | KY | +2.0% | +15.5% | +23.7% | +78.4% | $247K |
| 73 | Daviess, KY | KY | -7.4% | -26.8% | +22.3% | +57.6% | $243.9K |
| 74 | Floyd, KY | KY | +6.7% | +37.2% | +21.1% | +9.9% | $192.3K |
| 75 | Laurel, KY | KY | +13.6% | -0.2% | +21.0% | +38.0% | $194.5K |
| 76 | Boyle, KY | KY | -15.7% | -3.1% | +18.4% | +18.0% | $181K |
| 77 | Breckinridge, KY | KY | -6.7% | -44.3% | +16.7% | +71.3% | $204.8K |
| 78 | Hardin, KY | KY | -28.8% | +0.6% | +14.8% | +78.1% | $285.6K |
| 79 | Fayette, KY | KY | -19.5% | -11.3% | +14.2% | +77.2% | $421.1K |
| 80 | Chesterfield, KY | KY | +6.6% | +18.3% | +13.2% | +55.0% | $448.8K |
| 81 | Christian, KY | KY | -2.4% | +70.6% | +11.7% | +123.3% | $256.6K |
| 82 | Mason, KY | KY | +27.4% | -23.7% | +7.7% | +45.8% | $248.1K |
| 83 | Marshall, KY | KY | +37.3% | +30.0% | +7.2% | +67.9% | $219.8K |
| 84 | Morgan, KY | KY | -21.9% | +14.7% | +5.4% | +135.2% | $183.3K |
| 85 | Rockcastle, KY | KY | +3.9% | +0.7% | +3.0% | +57.7% | $153.3K |
| 86 | Lewis, KY | KY | -32.2% | +11.8% | +1.7% | +65.0% | $114.5K |
| 87 | Calloway, KY | KY | -21.5% | -22.6% | -0.1% | +5.8% | $193.3K |
| 88 | Ballard, KY | KY | +5.4% | -32.4% | -1.4% | +87.5% | $121.8K |
| 89 | Adair, KY | KY | -37.0% | -37.9% | -2.2% | +29.9% | $154.8K |
| 90 | Lyon, KY | KY | -9.8% | -7.3% | -2.4% | +6.0% | $212.3K |
| 91 | McLean, KY | KY | -23.2% | +12.0% | -3.3% | +62.8% | $140K |
| 92 | Bell, KY | KY | -57.4% | -43.6% | -3.5% | -23.5% | $83.3K |
| 93 | Jackson, KY | KY | +6.7% | -11.7% | -4.1% | +184.9% | $128.5K |
| 94 | Mercer, KY | KY | -39.2% | -25.6% | -7.1% | +16.0% | $218.3K |
| 95 | Woodford, KY | KY | -28.9% | -77.5% | -7.7% | +155.3% | $306.4K |
| 96 | Bracken, KY | KY | -53.9% | -9.2% | -8.8% | +94.4% | $162.5K |
| 97 | Wayne, KY | KY | -32.6% | -38.9% | -35.2% | +58.5% | $105.6K |
| 98 | Robertson, KY | KY | -2.9% | +138.0% | -40.5% | +31.3% | $148.8K |
| 99 | Edmonson, KY | KY | -76.6% | -29.7% | -45.6% | -8.0% | $111.1K |
| 100 | Fleming, KY | KY | -67.6% | -45.5% | -63.6% | -22.2% | $77.5K |
How to read these numbers
Velocity vs. level
A market with 25% one-year appreciation is moving fast — but a market with steady 6% over ten years has compounded much further. Use 10Y as the long-run signal, 1Y as the momentum signal.
Mean-reversion risk
Markets that posted huge 1Y and 3Y gains often cool over the next cycle. Compare 1Y to 5Y: if 1Y is far above 5Y, the trend is accelerating; if far below, it is decelerating — often the more important signal.
Sample sanity
We require a minimum current median price (default $50K) to filter out tiny ZIPs with noisy data. Raise that threshold for serious investment markets; lower it to find emerging niches. Source: public record.