KY area data
Olmstead, KY
Olmstead, KY.
Population: 641 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $258,209
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- +12.6%
- 5-year appreciation
- +28.7%
- 10-year appreciation
- +102.5%
- All-time peak (2026-04)
- $259,750
- House Price Index
- 396.0 (+2.4% YoY)
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
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, hail, iceStorm, lightning, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 59.5°F
- Average high
- 70.5°F
- Average low
- 48.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 55.5 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Fort Donelson National Battlefield (56 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Gills' Landing Field (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Campbell Army Airfield (Fort Campbell) (HOP) (29 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +47 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,989
- Households with broadband internet
- 30.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 7,784
- Average weekly wage
- $1,126
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Other Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 27
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