Lincoln County, KY housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 87
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Home Value
$199,621
−2.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
87
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
65 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
42%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
40%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$110
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 40% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 2.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 10% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+13% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (87/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.8% below their final list price; 42% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $51k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,509 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $110 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (66% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.1% to +9.3% (80% range; middle estimate +2.4%), chance of a rise 66%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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ZIP codes in Lincoln County, KY
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford, KY 40484 | $209K | −1.7% | 65 |
| Crab Orchard, KY 40419 | $181.6K | −0.2% | 57 |
| Waynesburg, KY 40489 | $189.2K | −5.0% | 64 |
| Kings Mountain, KY 40442 | $167.2K | −6.9% | 67 |
| ZIP 40448 | – | – | 15 |