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Lee County, KY Housing Market Brief

county · KY · score computed October 2026

Seller's

What is Lee County, KY’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum—No data
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Inventory Health—No data
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Affordability36%
●82
Economic Strength36%
●40
Rental Yield27%
●91

Where is Lee County, KY in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Lee County, KY is classified as Mature — holding near a healthy peak. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Lee County, KY?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Lee County, KY housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$254K▲ +148.2%Redfin
Median Days on Market15 days▼ -80.5%Redfin
Months of Supply8.2▲ +70.8%Redfin
Homes for Sale25▲ +31.6%Redfin
Homes Sold3▼ -25%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$143▲ +42.6%Redfin

How has Lee County, KY’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 69
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Lee County, KY a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Lee County, KY is classified as a Seller's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 69 out of 100. It is based on the 3 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.

Are home prices rising or falling in Lee County, KY?

The median sale price in Lee County, KY is $254K, having risen 148.2% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Lee County, KY?

Lee County, KY scores 82 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Lee County, KY's Alpha Score?

Lee County, KY's strongest dimension is Rental Yield (91/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (40/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 3 of them have data for this market.

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