KY area data
Horse Cave, KY
Horse Cave, KY.
Population: 4,423 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $176,746
- 1-year appreciation
- +1.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- +18.0%
- 5-year appreciation
- +45.4%
- 10-year appreciation
- +116.0%
- All-time peak (2026-03)
- $177,204
- House Price Index
- 396.0 (+2.4% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 8
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 88.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $14.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- hail, iceStorm, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 58.0°F
- Average high
- 69.0°F
- Average low
- 47.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 54.1 in
- Annual snowfall
- 6.6 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Mammoth Cave National Park (13 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Natchez Trace Farm Airport (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport (BWG) (33 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +43 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Median annual property tax
- $968
- Mean commute to work
- 18 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 71.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,159
- Average weekly wage
- $994
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Finance & Insurance, Other Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 79
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