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Calvert City, KY Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Calvert City, KY Housing Market Trends

With a population of 2,517, 1,054 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $220,329, house prices in Calvert City are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Calvert City, accounting for 77.35% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Calvert City include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 10.55%), mobile homes or trailers ( 7.14%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.95%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Calvert City are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 52.89% owning and 47.11% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Calvert City built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Calvert City built between 1940-1969 ( 36.20%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 12.18%). There's also some housing in Calvert City built before 1939 ( 3.81%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Calvert City. Fully 14.45% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Calvert City homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Calvert City real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Calvert City Home Appreciation Rates

Calvert City's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Calvert City during the period has been just 5.26%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Calvert City that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Calvert City real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Calvert City appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.67%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 85.45% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Calvert City. Calvert City appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.84%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 7.57%.

Relative to Kentucky, our data show that Calvert City's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Kentucky.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$220,329

Calvert City, KY Home Prices
> $1,379,000
$1,034,001 - $1,379,000
$689,001 - $1,034,000
$551,001 - $689,000
$413,001 - $551,000
$276,001 - $413,000
$138,001 - $276,000
$69,001 - $138,000
$0 - $69,000
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2.4%
2.4%
3.3%
3.3%
9.5%
9.5%
13.6%
13.6%
35.9%
35.9%
30.4%
30.4%
4.5%
4.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Kentucky

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,054

Calvert City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,203 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
52.9%
52.9%
47.1%
47.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
14.4%
14.4%
85.6%
85.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
12.2%
12.2%
47.8%
47.8%
36.2%
36.2%
3.8%
3.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
77.4%
77.4%
0.0%
0.0%
5.0%
5.0%
10.6%
10.6%
7.1%
7.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.3%
0.3%
5.8%
5.8%
29.6%
29.6%
49.4%
49.4%
12.3%
12.3%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Calvert City

Zip Codes in Calvert City, KY