Blackey, KY housing market
The typical Blackey home is worth about $57,000, down 29.6% in a year, 75% below the Kentucky typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Blackey compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Blackey at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Blackey | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $98,000 | $131,000 |
| 2018 | $96,000 | $138,000 |
| 2019 | $94,000 | $146,000 |
| 2020 | $97,000 | $155,000 |
| 2021 | $130,000 | $173,000 |
| 2022 | $110,000 | $191,000 |
| 2023 | $109,000 | $207,000 |
| 2024 | $91,000 | $216,000 |
| 2025 | $93,000 | $229,000 |
| 2026 | $66,000 | $233,000 |
| August 2026 | $57,000 | $233,000 |
10 new homes permitted in 2014
Builders were permitted 10 new homes in Blackey in 2014, all in buildings with two or more homes. Over the past 10 years, Blackey has permitted 37 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 10 | — |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 9 | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Blackey's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2014, so the 2014 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
A two-bedroom rents for about $870
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Blackey is $870 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $620 · 4 bedrooms $1,320
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (41804; Knott County, KY), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.