Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY · Kentucky

Larue County

ZIP 42716

15,028 residents59 permits TTM$67,770 median HHI2 ZIP codesUpdated April 16, 2026
Investor first look

Median home value

$177,500

ACS 5-Year

Cap rate proxy

5.5%

FMR × 0.65 ÷ Home Value

Rent-to-income

14.4%

HUD FMR ÷ ACS HHI

Net migration

+1.96%

IRS SOI

Permits (TTM)

59

Census BPS

Climate risk

12.4

FEMA NRI (0–100)

ZIP 42716

Median home value

Gross yield

Buy Box score

0.8

Section 8 gap

Affordability

P/I: 3.2R/I:

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: Rent: Gap:
ZIP code breakdown2 ZIP codes
ZIPMedian home valueRent (FMR 2BR)Gross yieldCap rateRent gap
427164.4%
427484.3%

Sort by any column. Click a ZIP for detail. Rent gap: green = HUD FMR above market rent.

Demographics

Owner-occupied

75.7%

Census ACS

Vacancy rate

8.8%

Census ACS

Bachelor's degree +

15.6%

Census ACS

Rent burdened

32.4%

Census ACS (>30% income)

Median age

41.3

Census ACS

Data sources
U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
U.S. Census Bureau — Building Permits Survey
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Fair Market Rents / Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR)
Internal Revenue Service — Statistics of Income Migration Data
FEMA — National Risk Index
Last updated: April 16, 2026