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Boone County, KY Housing Market Brief

county · KY · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Boone 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 Momentum20%
●44
Inventory Health25%
●76

Population band 5 of 5 (population 103,008–9,808,667) · comparable within its band

Affordability20%
●57
Economic Strength20%
●57
Rental Yield15%
●57

Where is Boone County, KY in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Boone County, KY is classified as Growing — strengthening, with scores rising over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Boone 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.

Boone County, KY housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$329K▼ -3.2%Redfin
Median Days on Market19 days▲ +46.2%Redfin
Months of Supply2.2▲ +22.2%Redfin
Homes for Sale371▲ +16.3%Redfin
Homes Sold168▼ -7.2%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$175▼ -3.2%Redfin

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

Now: 59
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

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

In the scores computed October 2026, Boone County, KY is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 59 out of 100. The classification reflects current price, building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield conditions.

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

The median sale price in Boone County, KY is $329K, having fallen 3.2% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Boone County, KY?

Boone County, KY scores 57 out of 100 on affordability — moderately affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

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

Boone County, KY's strongest dimension is Inventory Health (76/100) and its weakest is Price Momentum (44/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of all five dimensions.

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