Rental numbers for the Elizabethtown, KY metro
The typical home here runs -$683 a month at 7.78% with 25% down, breaking even at about 1.6%. 0 of 3 ZIP codes with full Zillow data in this metro are cash-flow positive; the median gross yield is 5.8%.
- Gross yield
- 6.3%
- typical home, Zillow
- Median ZIP yield
- 5.8%
- 3 ZIPs with full data
- Cash flow
- -$683/mo
- at 7.78%, 25% down
- Typical price
- $247,000
- Zillow ZHVI, Aug 2026
- Typical rent
- $1,303/mo
- Zillow ZORI, Aug 2026
ZIP codes in the metro
20 with published figures
| 40177West Point | $121,000 | $1,070* | 10.6% | 5.7% | -$73 | n/a |
| 40175Vine Grove | $260,000 | $1,697 | 7.8% | 4.5% | -$437 | n/a |
| 42712Big Clifty | $168,000 | $970* | 6.9% | 3.3% | -$442 | n/a |
| 42732Eastview | $182,000 | $970* | 6.4% | 3.2% | -$503 | n/a |
| 42784Upton | $199,000 | $970* | 5.9% | 2.5% | -$649 | n/a |
| 42701Elizabethtown | $269,000 | $1,299 | 5.8% | 2.7% | -$837 | +0.6% |
| 40160Radcliff | $213,000 | $1,026 | 5.8% | 2.5% | -$714 | -0.3% |
| 42757Magnolia | $210,000 | $970* | 5.5% | 2.3% | -$727 | n/a |
| 42716Buffalo | $221,000 | $970* | 5.3% | 2.3% | -$775 | n/a |
| 42776Sonora | $223,000 | $970* | 5.2% | 2.1% | -$816 | n/a |
| 40117Ekron | $273,000 | $1,170* | 5.1% | 2.4% | -$920 | n/a |
| 42748Hodgenville | $228,000 | $970* | 5.1% | 2.1% | -$838 | n/a |
| 42724Cecilia | $232,000 | $970* | 5.0% | 2.0% | -$868 | n/a |
| 40162Rineyville | $286,000 | $1,170* | 4.9% | 2.1% | -$1,043 | n/a |
| 40176Webster | $250,000 | $1,000* | 4.8% | 2.0% | -$939 | n/a |
| 42740Glendale | $255,000 | $970* | 4.6% | 1.7% | -$1,015 | n/a |
| 40104Battletown | $263,000 | $1,000* | 4.6% | 0.9% | -$1,224 | n/a |
| 40157Payneville | $282,000 | $1,060* | 4.5% | 1.5% | -$1,161 | n/a |
| 40142Guston | $292,000 | $1,080* | 4.4% | 1.7% | -$1,173 | n/a |
| 40108Brandenburg | $295,000 | $1,000* | 4.1% | 1.2% | -$1,295 | n/a |
* HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedroom, where Zillow publishes no rent index. Conservative.
Trends
Five years to August 2026
- Price, 12 months
- -3.5%
- Rent, 12 months
- -0.1%
- Rent minus price growth
- +3.4 pts
- Property tax
- 0.64%
- effective rate, ACS 2024
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical value | Rent |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | $200,354 | n/a |
| Aug 2022 | $225,513 | $1,067 |
| Aug 2023 | $233,194 | $1,227 |
| Aug 2024 | $242,369 | $1,299 |
| Aug 2025 | $256,001 | $1,305 |
| Aug 2026 | $247,027 | $1,303 |
Counties
- Meade County, KY7.8% median yield
- Hardin County, KY5.8% median yield
- Breckinridge County, KYn/a median yield
- Grayson County, KYn/a median yield
- Larue County, KYn/a median yield
- Hart County, KYn/a median yield
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- Is the Elizabethtown, KY metro good for rental property?
- The typical home here runs -$683 a month at 7.78% with 25% down, breaking even at about 1.6%. 0 of 3 ZIP codes with full Zillow data in this metro are cash-flow positive; the median gross yield is 5.8%. Figures assume a typical home, 7.78% with 25% down and the default costs on the methodology page.
- Which ZIP codes in the Elizabethtown, KY metro have the highest rental yield?
- 40175 (Vine Grove) at 7.8%, 42701 (Elizabethtown) at 5.8%, 40160 (Radcliff) at 5.8%, on Zillow value and rent. The full table above sorts by any column.
Sources and method
- Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), mid tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical home value by ZIP, county, metro and state, and the price trend.
- Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), all homes plus multifamily, smoothed
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical market rent by ZIP, county and metro, and the rent trend (tier A pages).
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2026
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2026.
Rent by bedroom count for every ZIP. The rent used on tier B pages, and a reference on all pages. It is the 40th percentile gross rent, so it runs below market.
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024 (B25103 median real estate taxes paid, B25077 median home value, B11001 households)
US Census Bureau. Read: 2020 to 2024.
Effective property tax rate (median taxes paid divided by median value) by ZIP code tabulation area, county and state; households for the permits ratio.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 30-year fixed (FRED series MORTGAGE30US)
Freddie Mac via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Read: 2026-09-24.
The weekly 30-year rate. The site adds a disclosed investor premium to it for the loan payment.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI), HUD, US Census Bureau, Freddie Mac. Every formula is on the methodology page.
Estimates from public data for a typical property. Not investment, tax or legal advice. Your property, financing and costs will differ.