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Cities in Kentucky by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Paducah, KY had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 42 cities in 2024, at 15.4%. Independence, KY had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 7% and the figure for Kentucky was 10.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.4Paducah, KY
Lowest2Independence, KY
Median742 cities
Kentucky10.3History

All cities, 2024

Paducah, KY: 15.4 %Paducah, KY15.4Madisonville, KY: 13.5 %Madisonville, KY13.5Murray, KY: 13.3 %Murray, KY13.3Covington, KY: 13.2 %Covington, KY13.2Hopkinsville, KY: 12.1 %Hopkinsville, KY12.1Paris, KY: 11.5 %Paris, KY11.5Ashland, KY: 11.3 %Ashland, KY11.3Glasgow, KY: 11.2 %Glasgow, KY11.2Newport, KY: 11 %Newport, KY11Berea, KY: 10.4 %Berea, KY10.4Winchester, KY: 10.4 %Winchester, KY10.4Somerset, KY: 10.1 %Somerset, KY10.1Richmond, KY: 9.2 %Richmond, KY9.2Henderson, KY: 9.2 %Henderson, KY9.2Bowling Green, KY: 8.5 %Bowling Green, KY8.5Louisville, KY: 8.5 %Louisville, KY8.5Versailles, KY: 7.5 %Versailles, KY7.5Elizabethtown, KY: 7.5 %Elizabethtown, KY7.5Lawrenceburg, KY: 7.3 %Lawrenceburg, KY7.3La Grange, KY: 7.2 %La Grange, KY7.2Frankfort, KY: 7 %Frankfort, KY7Shepherdsville, KY: 7 %Shepherdsville, KY7Lyndon, KY: 6.9 %Lyndon, KY6.9Owensboro, KY: 6.7 %Owensboro, KY6.7St. Matthews, KY: 6.4 %St. Matthews, KY6.4Radcliff, KY: 6.4 %Radcliff, KY6.4Danville, KY: 6.3 %Danville, KY6.3Lexington, KY: 6.2 %Lexington, KY6.2Franklin, KY: 5.7 %Franklin, KY5.7Nicholasville, KY: 5.7 %Nicholasville, KY5.7Shively, KY: 5.2 %Shively, KY5.2Georgetown, KY: 4.8 %Georgetown, KY4.8Erlanger, KY: 4.7 %Erlanger, KY4.7Shelbyville, KY: 4.6 %Shelbyville, KY4.6Jeffersontown, KY: 4.3 %Jeffersontown, KY4.3Alexandria, KY: 4 %Alexandria, KY4Florence, KY: 4 %Florence, KY4Campbellsville, KY: 3.8 %Campbellsville, KY3.8Mount Washington, KY: 3.1 %Mount Washington, KY3.1Fort Thomas, KY: 2.9 %Fort Thomas, KY2.9Bardstown, KY: 2.5 %Bardstown, KY2.5Independence, KY: 2 %Independence, KY2Paducah, KY: 15.4 %Paducah, KY15.4Madisonville, KY: 13.5 %Madisonville, KY13.5Murray, KY: 13.3 %Murray, KY13.3Covington, KY: 13.2 %Covington, KY13.2Hopkinsville, KY: 12.1 %Hopkinsville, KY12.1Paris, KY: 11.5 %Paris, KY11.5Ashland, KY: 11.3 %Ashland, KY11.3Glasgow, KY: 11.2 %Glasgow, KY11.2Newport, KY: 11 %Newport, KY11Berea, KY: 10.4 %Berea, KY10.4Winchester, KY: 10.4 %Winchester, KY10.4Somerset, KY: 10.1 %Somerset, KY10.1Richmond, KY: 9.2 %Richmond, KY9.2Henderson, KY: 9.2 %Henderson, KY9.2Bowling Green, KY: 8.5 %Bowling Green, KY8.5Louisville, KY: 8.5 %Louisville, KY8.5Versailles, KY: 7.5 %Versailles, KY7.5Elizabethtown, KY: 7.5 %Elizabethtown, KY7.5Lawrenceburg, KY: 7.3 %Lawrenceburg, KY7.3La Grange, KY: 7.2 %La Grange, KY7.2Frankfort, KY: 7 %Frankfort, KY7Shepherdsville, KY: 7 %Shepherdsville, KY7Lyndon, KY: 6.9 %Lyndon, KY6.9Owensboro, KY: 6.7 %Owensboro, KY6.7St. Matthews, KY: 6.4 %St. Matthews, KY6.4Radcliff, KY: 6.4 %Radcliff, KY6.4Danville, KY: 6.3 %Danville, KY6.3Lexington, KY: 6.2 %Lexington, KY6.2Franklin, KY: 5.7 %Franklin, KY5.7Nicholasville, KY: 5.7 %Nicholasville, KY5.7Shively, KY: 5.2 %Shively, KY5.2Georgetown, KY: 4.8 %Georgetown, KY4.8Erlanger, KY: 4.7 %Erlanger, KY4.7Shelbyville, KY: 4.6 %Shelbyville, KY4.6Jeffersontown, KY: 4.3 %Jeffersontown, KY4.3Alexandria, KY: 4 %Alexandria, KY4Florence, KY: 4 %Florence, KY4Campbellsville, KY: 3.8 %Campbellsville, KY3.8Mount Washington, KY: 3.1 %Mount Washington, KY3.1Fort Thomas, KY: 2.9 %Fort Thomas, KY2.9Bardstown, KY: 2.5 %Bardstown, KY2.5Independence, KY: 2 %Independence, KY2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Paducah, KY15.4-1.4 pts
2Madisonville, KY13.5-1.4 pts
3Murray, KY13.3-0.9 pts
4Covington, KY13.2+0.6 pts
5Hopkinsville, KY12.1+0.6 pts
6Paris, KY11.5-1.6 pts
7Ashland, KY11.3-1.9 pts
8Glasgow, KY11.20 pts
9Newport, KY11-0.4 pts
10Berea, KY10.4+2 pts
11Winchester, KY10.4-0.4 pts
12Somerset, KY10.1-0.3 pts
13Richmond, KY9.2+0.3 pts
14Henderson, KY9.2+0.4 pts
15Bowling Green, KY8.5-0.7 pts
15Louisville, KY8.5-0.3 pts
17Versailles, KY7.5-1.2 pts
18Elizabethtown, KY7.5-1 pts
19Lawrenceburg, KY7.3+0.5 pts
20La Grange, KY7.2-0.6 pts
21Frankfort, KY7+0.1 pts
22Shepherdsville, KY7-0.4 pts
23Lyndon, KY6.9-0.3 pts
24Owensboro, KY6.7-0.8 pts
25St. Matthews, KY6.4+1.1 pts
26Radcliff, KY6.4-2.6 pts
27Danville, KY6.3-0.9 pts
28Lexington, KY6.2-0.5 pts
29Franklin, KY5.7-2 pts
30Nicholasville, KY5.7+0.7 pts
31Shively, KY5.2+2.3 pts
32Georgetown, KY4.8-0.3 pts
33Erlanger, KY4.7+1 pts
34Shelbyville, KY4.6-1.7 pts
35Jeffersontown, KY4.3-0.3 pts
36Alexandria, KY4+0.7 pts
37Florence, KY4-0.2 pts
38Campbellsville, KY3.8-3.1 pts
39Mount Washington, KY3.1-0.7 pts
40Fort Thomas, KY2.9+0.6 pts
41Bardstown, KY2.5-1.3 pts
42Independence, KY2-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kentucky by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/kentucky-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Kentucky by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/kentucky-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/kentucky-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Paducah, KY, with 15.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Independence, KY, with 2% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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