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Kentucky cities ranked by market opportunity

LocalVein profiles 245 Kentucky cities, covering 1,939,095 residents across the state. The median Market Opportunity Score across Kentucky sits at 30 out of 100 — use the ranked table below to find the markets where demographics and operator density line up for agency outreach.

Cities profiled

245

Total population

1,939,095

Median MOS

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Kentucky cities by Market Opportunity Score

Rank	City	Population	Median HHI	Median home value	MOS
1	Anchorage city	2,421	$215,156	$827,000	50
2	Indian Hills city	2,870	$188,750	$666,200	50
3	Audubon Park city	1,717	$107,865	$354,500	48
4	Beechwood Village city	1,305	$119,688	$335,400	46
5	St. Regis Park city	1,841	$105,183	$315,100	45
6	Barbourmeade city	1,208	$109,800	$360,700	45
7	Bellefonte city	1,251	$114,063	$278,800	44
8	Ludlow city	4,378	$58,295	$154,700	44
9	Pewee Valley city	1,417	$139,688	$532,900	44
10	Stearns CDP	1,509	$36,964	—	44
11	Bellevue city	5,598	$67,143	$186,200	44
12	Fort Thomas city	17,242	$100,819	$301,400	41
13	Windy Hills city	2,188	$105,875	$370,900	41
14	Dayton city	5,703	$62,500	$144,100	41
15	Midway city	1,748	$59,609	$247,700	40
16	Edgewood city	8,429	$121,045	$289,700	40
17	Graymoor-Devondale city	2,838	$90,972	$330,300	40
18	Park Hills city	3,155	$102,112	$274,200	40
19	Lakeside Park city	2,827	$108,971	$346,600	39
20	Prospect city	4,518	$172,361	$494,000	39
21	Villa Hills city	7,378	$108,750	$339,800	39
22	Rolling Hills city	1,024	$99,412	$274,500	38
23	Pleasureville city	1,286	$49,612	$142,400	38
24	Russell city	3,696	$76,389	$207,900	38
25	Breckinridge Center CDP	1,592	$62,269	—	38
26	Plano CDP	1,293	$96,818	$226,100	38
27	Douglass Hills city	5,437	$92,826	$331,500	37
28	Goshen city	1,004	$96,429	$281,000	37
29	Silver Grove city	1,104	$46,315	$103,400	37
30	Philpot CDP	1,098	$85,833	$242,100	36
31	Northfield city	1,104	$110,714	$485,800	36
32	Verona CDP	1,196	$121,250	$331,100	36
33	Newport city	14,039	$58,422	$221,100	36
34	Covington city	40,902	$58,814	$167,900	36
35	Cannonsburg CDP	1,426	$83,777	$183,700	36
36	Bloomfield city	1,053	$52,679	$180,000	36
37	Taylor Mill city	6,880	$83,210	$224,500	36
38	Brooks CDP	2,246	$70,947	$203,600	36
39	Augusta city	1,514	$43,854	$100,700	36
40	Buckner CDP	3,786	$149,700	$389,900	35
41	Burgin city	1,046	$74,063	$188,400	35
42	Orchard Grass Hills city	2,008	$105,417	$261,100	35
43	Elk Creek CDP	2,344	$127,487	$358,600	35
44	Fort Wright city	5,882	$100,647	$305,500	35
45	Shively city	15,556	$46,522	$139,200	35
46	Alexandria city	10,430	$103,750	$253,400	35
47	Auburn city	1,715	$46,071	$118,100	34
48	Reidland CDP	4,887	$83,764	$214,600	34
49	Flatwoods city	7,281	$60,467	$112,200	34
50	Worthington city	1,813	$65,432	$116,200	34
51	Fort Mitchell city	8,676	$80,814	$354,700	34
52	Pioneer Village city	2,690	$79,566	$233,400	34
53	West Van Lear CDP	1,224	$78,625	$131,100	34
54	White Plains city	1,007	$36,800	$84,100	34
55	Oakbrook CDP	9,459	$90,147	$250,900	34
56	Rineyville CDP	2,869	$82,037	$234,900	34
57	Hurstbourne city	4,669	$113,906	$495,100	34
58	Benton city	4,774	$63,368	$159,600	33
59	Hillview city	8,735	$65,732	$180,300	33
60	Crestview Hills city	3,226	$106,375	$263,000	33
61	Hartford city	2,653	$61,313	$103,800	33
62	West Point city	1,131	$37,260	$68,200	33
63	Raceland city	2,173	$61,923	$117,800	33
64	Dixon city	1,034	$39,464	$86,700	33
65	Erlanger city	19,677	$78,420	$189,400	33
66	Lebanon Junction city	2,201	$52,000	$134,700	33
67	Elsmere city	9,151	$61,427	$157,200	33
68	Francisville CDP	10,313	$146,280	$374,100	33
69	St. Matthews city	17,491	$80,716	$325,700	33
70	Jeffersontown city	28,988	$78,185	$236,800	33
71	Earlington city	1,113	$34,904	$64,400	32
72	Campbellsburg city	1,034	$56,087	$172,500	32
73	Greenville city	4,435	$70,401	$118,500	32
74	Worthington Hills city	1,872	$78,365	$215,400	32
75	Williamstown city	3,929	$71,761	$159,100	32
76	Heritage Creek city	1,090	$96,696	$245,900	32
77	Ashland city	21,405	$52,199	$125,300	32
78	Wurtland city	1,257	$56,250	$84,100	32
79	Junction City city	2,441	$40,917	$111,800	32
80	Union city	7,494	$139,013	$382,900	32
81	Eminence city	2,710	$44,655	$171,300	32
82	Cold Spring city	6,298	$80,172	$235,200	31
83	Sturgis city	1,827	$43,938	$83,400	31
84	Harrodsburg city	9,126	$46,821	$145,100	31
85	Claryville CDP	3,306	$86,250	$259,100	31
86	Hebron Estates city	1,262	$57,375	$268,800	31
87	Thruston CDP	2,675	$83,707	$160,300	31
88	Hendron CDP	4,840	$64,777	$197,900	31
89	Westwood CDP	4,480	$70,012	$94,100	31
90	Marion city	2,908	$40,691	$104,100	31
91	Clay city	1,112	$43,884	$75,600	31
92	Livermore city	1,046	$24,883	$122,300	31
93	Beaver Dam city	3,526	$52,546	$155,800	31
94	Coldstream city	1,269	$96,417	$260,300	31
95	Horse Cave city	2,348	$51,927	$93,600	31
96	Sorgho CDP	2,928	$118,688	$252,800	31
97	Providence city	2,861	$53,208	$66,800	31
98	Dawson Springs city	1,973	$31,607	$73,500	31
99	Central City city	5,736	$49,025	$140,700	31
100	Carlisle city	2,356	$46,292	$103,300	30
101	Whitesburg city	1,998	$31,875	$111,300	30
102	Falmouth city	2,577	$38,177	$111,300	30
103	Mayfield city	9,905	$41,458	$114,400	30
104	Lewisburg city	1,093	$37,684	$101,000	30
105	Catlettsburg city	1,672	$34,524	$71,400	30
106	Independence city	29,024	$98,653	$240,500	30
107	Springfield city	2,871	$40,890	$154,800	30
108	Russellville city	7,244	$47,875	$156,000	30
109	Versailles city	10,382	$58,834	$257,600	30
110	Lebanon city	6,364	$39,483	$130,100	30
111	Paducah city	26,894	$51,243	$164,600	30
112	Irvington city	1,129	$48,750	$113,500	30
113	Simpsonville city	3,006	$91,221	$255,400	30
114	Mount Washington city	18,228	$93,852	$253,700	30
115	Princeton city	6,242	$51,875	$89,700	30
116	Stanford city	3,662	$55,000	$154,000	30
117	Jenkins city	1,569	$34,400	$65,600	30
118	Owensboro city	60,112	$53,295	$162,900	30
119	Winchester city	19,133	$57,653	$180,400	30
120	Madisonville city	19,442	$56,902	$152,300	30
121	Crestwood city	6,275	$101,086	$315,100	30
122	Danville city	17,235	$53,370	$202,200	30
123	Hawesville city	1,221	$51,898	$151,100	30
124	Hebron CDP	6,637	$101,980	$216,400	30
125	Doe Valley CDP	1,719	$87,757	$301,800	30
126	Hazard city	5,105	$68,582	$146,100	29
127	Maysville city	8,778	$41,923	$152,100	29
128	Olive Hill city	1,488	$69,063	$111,100	29
129	Owingsville city	1,977	$40,150	$92,700	29
130	Ledbetter CDP	1,630	$62,798	$115,000	29
131	Masonville CDP	2,634	$89,102	$228,600	29
132	Lancaster city	3,960	$45,795	$134,700	29
133	Hodgenville city	3,262	$58,750	$137,100	29
134	Wilder city	3,148	$71,567	$137,600	29
135	Morganfield city	3,208	$63,546	$116,100	29
136	Cloverport city	1,264	$34,688	$84,800	29
137	Campbellsville city	11,523	$49,389	$162,900	29
138	Corbin city	8,430	$51,795	$162,600	29
139	Annville CDP	1,175	$53,421	$84,800	29
140	Lewisport city	2,053	$51,847	$125,300	29
141	Irvine city	2,811	$36,292	$123,400	29
142	Frankfort city	28,452	$54,438	$171,600	29
143	Lexington-Fayette urban county	321,122	$67,631	$272,100	29
144	Bardstown city	13,673	$49,781	$190,800	29
145	Henderson city	27,994	$47,176	$151,400	29
146	Franklin city	10,254	$55,552	$170,400	29
147	Mount Sterling city	7,549	$50,843	$178,200	29
148	Massac CDP	4,937	$75,103	$215,000	29
149	West Liberty city	3,280	$57,411	$202,100	28
150	Fort Knox CDP	8,715	$74,224	—	28
151	Calvert City city	2,522	$42,566	$157,400	28
152	Sebree city	2,071	$62,222	$99,500	28
153	Southgate city	3,680	$55,469	$175,700	28
154	Lawrenceburg city	11,838	$63,690	$185,400	28
155	Harlan city	2,304	$30,365	$112,500	28
156	Greensburg city	2,218	$37,321	$117,700	28
157	South Shore city	1,561	$29,000	$85,900	28
158	Middlesborough city	9,258	$34,349	$88,700	28
159	Walton city	5,513	$76,375	$226,200	28
160	Leitchfield city	6,434	$47,168	$156,700	28
161	Florence city	32,334	$68,508	$196,200	28
162	Owenton city	1,600	$52,121	$124,300	28
163	Clinton city	1,246	$32,991	$48,700	28
164	Tompkinsville city	2,672	$37,405	$86,100	28
165	Shepherdsville city	14,351	$71,250	$202,300	28
166	La Grange city	10,188	$86,222	$268,000	28
167	Guthrie city	1,377	$34,803	$122,200	28
168	Farley CDP	4,402	$45,676	$82,400	28
169	Burlington CDP	18,090	$101,550	$229,700	28
170	Paris city	10,107	$49,464	$182,100	28
171	Liberty city	1,828	$28,281	$129,400	28
172	Fulton city	2,345	$36,037	$61,200	27
173	Brandenburg city	2,907	$48,281	$208,100	27
174	Cynthiana city	6,412	$49,817	$154,700	27
175	Jeffersonville city	1,937	$56,932	$114,900	27
176	Prestonsburg city	3,823	$27,265	$157,200	27
177	Crescent Springs city	4,402	$76,530	$289,300	27
178	Burkesville city	1,407	$32,361	$114,600	27
179	Elkton city	2,158	$45,417	$111,300	27
180	Nicholasville city	31,625	$67,514	$210,700	27
181	Scottsville city	4,391	$36,259	$140,600	27
182	Hopkinsville city	31,011	$47,428	$140,200	27
183	Barbourville city	3,181	$20,971	$190,200	27
184	Highland Heights city	6,531	$52,437	$148,600	27
185	Cumberland city	2,234	$35,309	$61,600	27
186	Muldraugh city	1,164	$47,059	$77,300	27
187	Hardinsburg city	2,404	$56,774	$128,400	27
188	Vine Grove city	6,721	$74,786	$213,500	27
189	Cadiz city	2,649	$40,186	$120,800	27
190	Louisa city	2,645	$41,250	$144,900	26
191	Monticello city	5,741	$37,733	$125,800	26
192	Flemingsburg city	2,967	$32,500	$123,200	26
193	Middletown city	9,622	$74,129	$298,900	26
194	Glasgow city	15,141	$42,417	$147,700	26
195	Eddyville city	2,945	$58,527	$188,500	26
196	Columbia city	4,842	$45,221	$123,500	26
197	Berea city	15,557	$56,484	$178,000	26
198	Stanton city	3,211	$29,141	$127,200	26
199	Fort Campbell North CDP	11,483	$58,403	—	26
200	Pineville city	1,906	$25,385	$99,000	26
201	Somerset city	12,108	$32,910	$140,900	25
202	Carrollton city	3,894	$58,788	$122,400	25
203	Edmonton city	2,168	$48,583	$96,200	25
204	Radcliff city	22,967	$60,976	$163,300	25
205	Vanceburg city	1,443	$26,369	$78,100	25
206	Salyersville city	1,891	$30,714	$96,500	25
207	Warsaw city	1,868	$58,284	$168,400	25
208	Coal Run Village city	1,888	$47,212	$120,700	25
209	Shelbyville city	17,436	$73,733	$238,600	25
210	Lyndon city	10,956	$65,392	$273,300	25
211	Hickman city	2,033	—	$68,700	25
212	Manchester city	2,041	$30,291	$109,100	25
213	Jackson city	2,128	$34,317	$75,900	25
214	Pikeville city	7,560	$39,216	$301,300	25
215	Georgetown city	38,206	$78,373	$244,200	25
216	Russell Springs city	2,755	$37,500	$170,300	25
217	Mount Vernon city	2,259	$38,639	$100,500	24
218	Munfordville city	1,792	$23,879	$107,800	24
219	Elizabethtown city	31,870	$56,250	$223,200	24
220	Brownsville city	1,066	$37,500	$156,800	24
221	North Corbin CDP	2,092	$48,382	$117,700	24
222	Clay City city	1,352	$32,571	$108,600	24
223	London city	7,576	$45,850	$155,500	24
224	Dry Ridge city	2,250	$53,641	$193,200	24
225	Wilmore city	6,031	$64,245	$210,700	24
226	Murray city	17,888	$40,348	$193,300	23
227	West Buechel city	1,624	$47,066	$152,600	23
228	Albany city	1,972	$40,301	$102,500	23
229	Grayson city	3,820	$28,548	$125,600	23
230	Crittenden city	4,058	$51,336	$168,300	23
231	Morehead city	6,924	$35,000	$176,300	22
232	Morgantown city	2,729	$37,037	$111,400	22
233	Paintsville city	4,256	$26,713	$110,800	22
234	Cave City city	2,545	$33,672	$108,100	22
235	Jamestown city	2,021	$25,602	$119,200	22
236	Taylorsville city	1,566	$41,917	$148,500	22
237	Williamsburg city	5,226	$32,431	$108,800	21
238	Pine Knot CDP	1,358	—	$111,300	21
239	Brodhead city	1,339	$28,523	$112,500	21
240	Bowling Green city	73,638	$48,419	$232,100	21
241	Beattyville city	1,948	$23,750	$106,800	21
242	Richmond city	35,498	$48,223	$205,900	20
243	Clarkson city	1,133	$28,393	$121,900	19
244	Hurstbourne Acres city	1,984	$68,229	$292,900	19
245	Oak Grove city	7,945	$47,886	$143,500	18

Kentucky by the numbers

Kentucky's largest profiled market is Lexington-Fayette urban county at 321,122 residents, while the median Kentucky city on LocalVein has a population of 2,928. About 94% of the Kentucky cities we've indexed sit below 25,000 residents — the exurb tier. Large metros and small towns sit on the same list because they produce different agency economics — higher deal density in the metros, lower competition per capita in the exurbs.

Median household income across Kentucky's profiled cities sits at $55K, with Anchorage city topping the ranking at $215K and Barbourville city anchoring the other end at $21K — roughly a 10× spread. Pricing pressure and willingness-to-pay diverge sharply across this range, which is why one-size-fits-all pitches underperform on Kentucky lists.

Across the 245 Kentucky cities in this table, the median Market Opportunity Score is 30 out of 100, and Anchorage city currently leads at 50. About 0% of Kentucky's profiled cities score ≥70 — the tier where agencies report the highest first-touch close rates. Lower-ranked cities still produce deals; they just reward more demographic targeting and less volume-first dialing.

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