Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$172,356
$990

Housing Market Overview

Metric Louisville Kentucky Avg US Average
Median Home Price $172,356 $126,174 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) 13.5% 5.3% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $990 $933 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 5.1% 4.4% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
Louisville
Kentucky
United States
Year Louisville Kentucky United States
Median Rent Over Time
Louisville
Kentucky
United States
Year Louisville Kentucky United States

Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 3.2 yearly household incomes in Louisville.

Metric Louisville Kentucky Avg US Average
Median Home Price $172,356 $126,174 $242,182
Median Household Income $53,351 $62,784 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 3.2 2.0 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Louisville Kentucky Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 42.5% 60.9% 58.2%
Rental Rate 44.4% 28.3% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 13.1% 10.9% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 12.0 15.0 15.0
Median Year Moved In 2014 2011 2011

Housing Stock

Metric Louisville Kentucky Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.12 people 2.45 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1954 1981 1978
Median Number of Rooms 5.0 5.7 5.5