Sep 2026
$295K
+7.4% year-over-year
How it’s calculated
Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.
Elizabethtown, KY housing market
Elizabethtown, KY metro median sale price $295K in Sep 2026, up 7.4% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.
The median sale price in the Elizabethtown, KY metro is $295K as of Sep 2026, up 7.4% from a year earlier. The gain is larger than in most of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro shows a smaller change, up 1.1% through Q2 2026, 6.3 points apart; Price reconciliation below shows both.
On median sale price, Elizabethtown ($295K) ranks 3rd of the six Kentucky metros Pecan Street tracks, between Louisville ($296K) and Bowling Green ($291K). On median days on market, Elizabethtown (60 days) ranks 3rd of the six Kentucky metros, between Bowling Green (61 days) and Lexington (50 days). On share of listings with a price cut, Elizabethtown (37%) ranks 5th of the six Kentucky metros, between Paducah (40%) and Bowling Green (33%).
Listings spent a median 60 days on market in Sep 2026. 37% of active listings carry a price cut, 14.0 points fewer than a year earlier. Median asking prices sit about 8% above the median sale price.
At the 7.29% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $1,616 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $69K a year. The median sale price equals about 16 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio up 4.8% from a year earlier. That ratio is higher than in most of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $163 per square foot, up 2.5% from a year earlier.
In two of the three ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are higher than a year earlier; one is lower.
Headline
Oct 15, 2026
7.29%
30-year fixed
Where it comes from
National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.
The same rate appears on every market page.
Principal & interest
$1,616/mo
$69K/yr income needed
How it’s calculated
Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.
Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.
How Elizabethtown compares to other U.S. metros
| Home-price growth | ↑39th of 383 (top 11%) |
|---|---|
| Asking-vs-sale gap | ↑102nd of 292 (top 35%) |
| Price-to-rent | ↑140th of 373 (top 38%) |
| Days on market | 174th of 385 (top 46%) |
| Price cuts | 187th of 385 (top 49%) |
Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.
Affordability
| Price-to-rent ratio | ≈ 16 +4.8% YoY ↑140th of 373 (top 38%) |
|---|---|
| Asking price / sq ft | $163 +2.5% YoY |
Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market pressure
| Listings with a price cut | ≈ 37% -14.0 pts YoY 187th of 385 (top 49%) |
|---|
The median asking price $319K runs about 8% above the median sale price $295K.
Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, this month); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, a rolling 3-month median) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market facts
| ZIPs with listing data | 3 shown of 11 |
|---|---|
| MLS board of record | — |
| Price methodology | Redfin vs FHFA HPI |
| Data as of | Sep 2026 |
Recent signals
No signals flagged for this market right now.
Price reconciliation
red · 6.3ppRedfin (metro) +7.4% | FHFA HPI · Q2 2026 +1.1% |
Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (monthly sold price) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.
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| ZIP | Median list price | Active listings | New listings | Price reductions | Days on market | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40160 | $265K↑ | 89↑ | 32↑ | 46↑ | 73↑ | $210K↓ |
| 42701 | $353K↑ | 258↑ | 66↑ | 108↑ | 58↑ | $267K↓ |
| 42748 | $250K↓ | 61↑ | 14↑ | 14↓ | 65↓ | $234K↓ |
ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.