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Flatwoods, 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

Flatwoods, KY Housing Market Trends

With a population of 7,243, 2,936 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $130,943, house prices in Flatwoods are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Flatwoods, accounting for 80.28% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Flatwoods include mobile homes or trailers ( 6.88%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 6.78%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.06%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Flatwoods. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 73.46% of Flatwoods's homes, and 66.31% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Flatwoods's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 44.16% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Flatwoods include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 43.69%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 8.72%). There's also some housing in Flatwoods built before 1939 ( 3.44%).

Flatwoods Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Flatwoods, where house values have increased just 36.95%, which is annualized rate of 3.19%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

Over the last year, Flatwoods appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Flatwoods's appreciation rate has been 3.21%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Flatwoods were at 1.24%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 5.05%.

Relative to Kentucky, our data show that Flatwoods's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Kentucky.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$130,943

Flatwoods, KY Home Prices
> $1,142,000
$857,001 - $1,142,000
$571,001 - $857,000
$457,001 - $571,000
$343,001 - $457,000
$228,001 - $343,000
$114,001 - $228,000
$57,001 - $114,000
$0 - $57,000
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
0.6%
1.0%
1.0%
14.9%
14.9%
37.1%
37.1%
39.5%
39.5%
6.8%
6.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Kentucky

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,936

Flatwoods Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,622 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
73.5%
73.5%
26.5%
26.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
8.3%
8.3%
91.8%
91.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
8.7%
8.7%
43.7%
43.7%
44.2%
44.2%
3.4%
3.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
80.3%
80.3%
0.0%
0.0%
6.1%
6.1%
6.8%
6.8%
6.9%
6.9%
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
2.1%
2.1%
1.1%
1.1%
28.3%
28.3%
53.0%
53.0%
13.3%
13.3%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes