Horse Cave, KY housing market
The typical Horse Cave home is worth about $177,000, up 2.4% in a year, 24% below the Kentucky typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Horse Cave compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Horse Cave at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Horse Cave | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $81,000 | $131,000 |
| 2018 | $83,000 | $138,000 |
| 2019 | $89,000 | $146,000 |
| 2020 | $98,000 | $155,000 |
| 2021 | $114,000 | $173,000 |
| 2022 | $130,000 | $191,000 |
| 2023 | $147,000 | $207,000 |
| 2024 | $152,000 | $216,000 |
| 2025 | $162,000 | $229,000 |
| 2026 | $175,000 | $233,000 |
| August 2026 | $177,000 | $233,000 |
3.5 years of income
The typical Horse Cave home costs about 3.5 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Kentucky (3.7).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Horse Cave is $950 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Horse Cave pay a median of $651, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 22% of the town's median household income.
Studio $680 · 4 bedrooms $1,310
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (42749; Barren 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.
Recent listings in Horse Cave
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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.