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Counties in Kentucky by county house price annual change, sales and refinances

Nicholas County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 105 counties in 2018, at 13.72%. Butler County had the lowest, at -5.31%. The median was 4.18%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest13.72Nicholas County
Lowest-5.31Butler County
Median4.18105 counties

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 13.72 %13.72Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 13.54 %13.54Todd CountyTodd County: 12.45 %12.45Larue CountyLarue County: 12.14 %12.14Estill CountyEstill County: 10.81 %10.81Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 10.24 %10.24Hart CountyHart County: 8.65 %8.65Green CountyGreen County: 8.58 %8.58Simpson CountySimpson County: 8.4 %8.4Mason CountyMason County: 8.37 %8.37Russell CountyRussell County: 8.24 %8.24Fleming CountyFleming County: 8.06 %8.06Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 7.96 %7.96Clark CountyClark County: 7.86 %7.86Metcalfe CountyMetcalfe County: 7.75 %7.75Adair CountyAdair County: 7.72 %7.72Mercer CountyMercer County: 7.71 %7.71Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 7.51 %7.51Harlan CountyHarlan County: 7.16 %7.16Washington CountyWashington County: 6.85 %6.85Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 6.53 %6.53Meade CountyMeade County: 6.38 %6.38Campbell CountyCampbell County: 6.1 %6.1Whitley CountyWhitley County: 5.96 %5.96Trigg CountyTrigg County: 5.78 %5.78Kenton CountyKenton County: 5.73 %5.73Carroll CountyCarroll County: 5.64 %5.64Fayette CountyFayette County: 5.62 %5.62Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 5.6 %5.6Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 5.56 %5.56Ohio CountyOhio County: 5.45 %5.45Shelby CountyShelby County: 5.45 %5.45Woodford CountyWoodford County: 5.44 %5.44Rowan CountyRowan County: 5.43 %5.43Logan CountyLogan County: 5.35 %5.35Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5.34 %5.34Clay CountyClay County: 5.24 %5.24Henry CountyHenry County: 5.05 %5.05Grant CountyGrant County: 4.96 %4.96Allen CountyAllen County: 4.93 %4.93
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Nicholas County13.72+11.17 pts
2Crittenden County13.54+21.24 pts
3Todd County12.45+19.58 pts
4Larue County12.14+9.31 pts
5Estill County10.81-1.67 pts
6Pendleton County10.24+17.86 pts
7Hart County8.65+5.23 pts
8Green County8.58+7.72 pts
9Simpson County8.4+4.97 pts
10Mason County8.37+9.83 pts
11Russell County8.24+8.2 pts
12Fleming County8.06+7.73 pts
13Caldwell County7.96+7.1 pts
14Clark County7.86+5.13 pts
15Metcalfe County7.75+3.61 pts
16Adair County7.72+7.74 pts
17Mercer County7.71+4.41 pts
18Lincoln County7.51+7.06 pts
19Harlan County7.16+0.19 pts
20Washington County6.85+6.31 pts
21Montgomery County6.53+2.45 pts
22Meade County6.38+1.16 pts
23Campbell County6.1-1.54 pts
24Whitley County5.96+2.67 pts
25Trigg County5.78+3.06 pts
26Kenton County5.73+1.49 pts
27Carroll County5.64+4.02 pts
28Fayette County5.62-0.53 pts
29Bullitt County5.6+1.63 pts
30Hopkins County5.56+5.19 pts
31Ohio County5.45+1.12 pts
31Shelby County5.45-0.14 pts
33Woodford County5.44+0.1 pts
34Rowan County5.43+3.8 pts
35Logan County5.35-2.11 pts
36Franklin County5.34+3.96 pts
37Clay County5.24+13.14 pts
38Henry County5.05+2.21 pts
39Grant County4.96-0.85 pts
40Allen County4.93+1.7 pts
41Boone County4.9+0.12 pts
42Jessamine County4.86-1.41 pts
43Hardin County4.83+1.04 pts
44Bracken County4.7+0.08 pts
45Anderson County4.63-3.68 pts
45Scott County4.63+1.08 pts
47Morgan County4.61+4.33 pts
48Powell County4.58+0.56 pts
49Cumberland County4.5+7.66 pts
50Jefferson County4.44-1.27 pts
51Bourbon County4.43+3.26 pts
51Grayson County4.43-2.03 pts
53Madison County4.18-1.51 pts
54Letcher County4.13-1.39 pts
55Daviess County4.12-0.43 pts
56McCracken County4.08+2.95 pts
57Henderson County3.96+1.87 pts
58Nelson County3.91-3.82 pts
59Oldham County3.69-0.85 pts
59Warren County3.69-3.13 pts
61Bath County3.63-11.93 pts
62Pulaski County3.56+1.82 pts
63Christian County3.53+1.6 pts
64Pike County3.44+2.02 pts
65Taylor County3.3-0.86 pts
66Spencer County3.27-4.04 pts
67Garrard County3.23+2.08 pts
68McLean County2.99-1.79 pts
68Wayne County2.99+3.51 pts
70Union County2.7+5.27 pts
71Boyle County2.65-2.19 pts
72Laurel County2.53-0.04 pts
73Boyd County2.52+4.87 pts
74Barren County1.78-1.83 pts
75Livingston County1.74-2.63 pts
76Webster County1.63+0.42 pts
77Marion County1.52-4.63 pts
78Floyd County1.32+0.16 pts
79Edmonson County1.21-3.82 pts
80Bell County1.18-10.42 pts
81Lawrence County1.03+0.35 pts
82Calloway County1-1.57 pts
83Knox County0.75-6.95 pts
84Gallatin County0.55-6.07 pts
85Owen County0.53-9.11 pts
86Rockcastle County0.28-3.84 pts
87Graves County0.15-3.27 pts
88Carter County-0.13-8.05 pts
89Lyon County-0.19-2.99 pts
90Ballard County-0.27+6.43 pts
91Perry County-0.29-10.11 pts
92Marshall County-0.49-4.89 pts
93Casey County-0.71-11.32 pts
94Monroe County-1.19-4.72 pts
95Trimble County-1.49-9.07 pts
96Greenup County-1.51-4.79 pts
97Johnson County-1.87-5.57 pts
98Harrison County-2-9.46 pts
98McCreary County-2-11.79 pts
100Hancock County-2.75-3.27 pts
101Jackson County-2.88-11.81 pts
102Breckinridge County-3.54-12.75 pts
103Knott County-3.79+3.15 pts
104Muhlenberg County-3.98-6.28 pts
105Butler County-5.31-18.11 pts

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About this ranking

Published percentage change from the previous year in the FHFA all-transactions house price index for US counties.

Developmental nominal series, not seasonally adjusted. Includes sale prices and refinance appraisals, unlike purchase-only series. Uses the published annual change directly; it is unaffected by the index base year. Missing estimates remain absent and historical estimates can be revised.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Nicholas County, with 13.72% in 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Butler County, with -5.31% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 4 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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