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Bardstown, KY Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Bardstown, KY Housing Market Trends

With 13,739 people, 5,566 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $277,246, Bardstown real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Bardstown, accounting for 67.31% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Bardstown include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 12.62%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 11.92%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 5.03%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Bardstown are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 53.89% owning and 46.11% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Bardstown built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Bardstown built between 2000 and later ( 22.11%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 21.38%). There's also some housing in Bardstown built before 1939 ( 6.54%).

Bardstown Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Bardstown have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 83.33%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Bardstown house appreciation rate of 6.25%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Bardstown's appreciation rate, at 6.33%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Bardstown's appreciation rate has been 0.00%, which annualizes to a rate of 0.00%.

Relative to Kentucky, our data show that Bardstown's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in Kentucky.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Bardstown differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Bardstown - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Bardstown real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$277,246

Bardstown, KY Home Prices
> $1,351,000
$1,013,001 - $1,351,000
$676,001 - $1,013,000
$541,001 - $676,000
$405,001 - $541,000
$270,001 - $405,000
$135,001 - $270,000
$67,001 - $135,000
$0 - $67,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.3%
1.1%
1.1%
5.1%
5.1%
12.9%
12.9%
21.2%
21.2%
45.0%
45.0%
10.1%
10.1%
4.3%
4.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for Kentucky

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,566

Bardstown Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,535 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
53.9%
53.9%
46.1%
46.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.5%
5.5%
94.5%
94.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
22.1%
22.1%
50.0%
50.0%
21.4%
21.4%
6.5%
6.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
67.3%
67.3%
5.0%
5.0%
11.9%
11.9%
12.6%
12.6%
3.1%
3.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.7%
0.7%
6.1%
6.1%
30.5%
30.5%
52.9%
52.9%
8.0%
8.0%
1.7%
1.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes