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Cumberland County, KY Housing Market Brief

county · KY · score computed October 2026

Buyer's

What is Cumberland 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%
●3
Inventory Health—No data
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Affordability27%
●28
Economic Strength27%
●62
Rental Yield20%
●21

Where is Cumberland County, KY in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Cumberland County, KY is classified as Recovering — turning back up after a downturn. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Cumberland 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.

Cumberland County, KY housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$139K▼ -64.6%Redfin
Median Days on Market80 days▼ -45.6%Redfin
Months of Supply7.5▼ -22.7%Redfin
Homes for Sale31▲ +6.9%Redfin
Homes Sold4▲ +33.3%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$117▼ -49.9%Redfin

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

Now: 29
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

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

In the scores computed October 2026, Cumberland County, KY is classified as a Buyer's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 29 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 Cumberland County, KY?

The median sale price in Cumberland County, KY is $139K, having fallen 64.6% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Cumberland County, KY?

Cumberland County, KY scores 28 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

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

Cumberland County, KY's strongest dimension is Economic Strength (62/100) and its weakest is Price Momentum (3/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

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