The median home in Elizabethtown, Kentucky is valued at $262,016, up 1.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,333, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 16.4x — near the national average of 18x. Elizabethtown is part of the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$262,016

+1.2%

Rent$1,333/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Affordable26.9% of income

Under the 28% guideline.

PITI$1,679

P/I26.9%

Afford$273K

Room+$11K

P&I $1,325Tax $188Ins $167

Renting $346/mo cheaper ($1,333 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + KY ins. 28% per HUD.

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