Lexington, KY 40511 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 15
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Home Value
$314,405
+2.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
15
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
44 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
30%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,920/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
35%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$100
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 35% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 45% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (15/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.3% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $79k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,597 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $100 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (80% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.8% to +12.5% (80% range; middle estimate +5.5%), chance of a rise 80%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington, KY 40509 | $403.5K | +2.5% | 25 |
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| Lexington, KY 40504 | $272.3K | +5.1% | 31 |
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| Lexington, KY 40508 | $228.8K | +1.7% | 60 |
| Lexington, KY 40514 | $372.4K | +4.1% | 28 |
| Lexington, KY 40513 | $572.8K | +6.1% | 21 |
| Lexington, KY 40516 | $344.4K | +4.6% | 2 |
| ZIP 40526 | – | – | – |
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| ZIP 40536 | – | – | 39 |