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Rockcastle County, KY Housing Market Brief

county · KY · score computed October 2026

Seller's

What is Rockcastle 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%
●95
Inventory Health—No data
—
Affordability27%
●69
Economic Strength27%
●19
Rental Yield20%
●70

Where is Rockcastle County, KY in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle 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.

Rockcastle County, KY housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$224K▲ +24.7%Redfin
Median Days on Market141 days▲ +116.9%Redfin
Months of Supply5.2▲ +73.3%Redfin
Homes for Sale48▲ +23.1%Redfin
Homes Sold9▼ -30.8%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$139▲ +23.3%Redfin

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

Now: 63
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

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

In the scores computed October 2026, Rockcastle County, KY is classified as a Seller's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 63 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 Rockcastle County, KY?

The median sale price in Rockcastle County, KY is $224K, having risen 24.7% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Rockcastle County, KY?

Rockcastle County, KY scores 69 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

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

Rockcastle County, KY's strongest dimension is Price Momentum (95/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (19/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.

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