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Wayne County, KY Housing Market Brief

county · KY · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Wayne 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 Momentum27%
●77
Inventory Health—No data
—
Affordability27%
●48
Economic Strength27%
●5
Rental Yield20%
●68

Where is Wayne County, KY in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Wayne County, KY is classified as Declining — cooling, with scores declining over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Wayne 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.

Wayne County, KY housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$214K▲ +20.7%Redfin
Median Days on Market132 days▲ +100%Redfin
Months of Supply4.7▼ -6%Redfin
Homes for Sale83▲ +38.3%Redfin
Homes Sold17▲ +41.7%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$121▲ +45.1%Redfin

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

Now: 48
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

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

In the scores computed October 2026, Wayne County, KY is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 48 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — price, 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 Wayne County, KY?

The median sale price in Wayne County, KY is $214K, having risen 20.7% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Wayne County, KY?

Wayne County, KY scores 48 out of 100 on affordability — moderately affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

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

Wayne County, KY's strongest dimension is Price Momentum (77/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (5/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

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