Ballard County, KY Housing Market Brief
county · KY · score computed October 2026
What is Ballard 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.
Where is Ballard County, KY in its market cycle?
Ballard 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 Ballard 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.
Ballard County, KY housing market data
| Metric | Value | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $324K | ▲ +140.2% | Redfin |
| Median Days on Market | 8 days | ▼ -89.7% | Redfin |
| Months of Supply | 19.6 | ▲ +317% | Redfin |
| Homes for Sale | 20 | ▲ +42.9% | Redfin |
| Homes Sold | 1 | ▼ -66.7% | Redfin |
| Median Price / Sq Ft | $176 | ▲ +67.9% | Redfin |
How has Ballard County, KY’s Alpha Score moved?
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ballard County, KY a buyer's or seller's market?
In the scores computed October 2026, Ballard County, KY is classified as a Hot Seller's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 76 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 Ballard County, KY?
The median sale price in Ballard County, KY is $324K, having risen 140.2% over the past year, according to Redfin.
How affordable is Ballard County, KY?
Ballard County, KY scores 83 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.
What's driving Ballard County, KY's Alpha Score?
Ballard County, KY's strongest dimension is Price Momentum (97/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (50/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.
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