Salem, KY 42078 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 34
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Home Value
$124,591
−13.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
34
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
47 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
18%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-15%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$215
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 15% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 13.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 9% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 14% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+300% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (34/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.7% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 18% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $34k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $215 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.6% to +10.7% (80% range; middle estimate +3.7%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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Other ZIP codes in Livingston County, KY
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ledbetter, KY 42058 | $169.4K | +2.5% | 61 |
| Hampton, KY 42081 | $142.6K | −11.1% | 38 |
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| Grand Rivers, KY 42083 | $161.5K | −4.7% | 26 |
| Burna, KY 42028 | $104.2K | −11.8% | 20 |
| Hampton, KY 42047 | – | – | 13 |