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Owenton, 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 Q3 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.

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

Owenton, KY Housing Market Trends

With a population of 1,671, 753 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $201,089, house prices in Owenton are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Owenton, accounting for 69.13% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Owenton include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 16.97%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.11%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 3.76%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Owenton are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 54.17% owning and 45.83% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Owenton 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 Owenton built between 1940-1969 ( 31.55%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 13.33%). There's also some housing in Owenton built between 2000 and later ( 6.83%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Owenton. Fully 14.24% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Owenton homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Owenton real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Owenton Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Owenton's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.91% during the period.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Owenton that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Owenton real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Owenton appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.74%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 87.93% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Owenton. Owenton appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.74%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.42%.

Relative to Kentucky, our data show that Owenton's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Kentucky.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$201,089

Owenton, KY Home Prices
> $1,464,000
$1,098,001 - $1,464,000
$732,001 - $1,098,000
$586,001 - $732,000
$439,001 - $586,000
$293,001 - $439,000
$146,001 - $293,000
$73,001 - $146,000
$0 - $73,000
1.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
3.5%
3.5%
2.7%
2.7%
6.5%
6.5%
20.9%
20.9%
23.5%
23.5%
32.0%
32.0%
9.6%
9.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Kentucky

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

753

Owenton Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,268 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
Vacant
54.2%
54.2%
45.8%
45.8%
14.2%
14.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
6.8%
6.8%
48.3%
48.3%
31.5%
31.5%
13.3%
13.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
69.1%
69.1%
1.0%
1.0%
9.1%
9.1%
17.0%
17.0%
3.8%
3.8%
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
0.0%
0.0%
16.9%
16.9%
28.1%
28.1%
45.0%
45.0%
9.5%
9.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes