The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 40831 sells for about $186,600, or $90 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (0%), a market in balance. Homes take about 90 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $620 a month.
ZIP 40831 — Harlan
The housing market in 40831 is characterized by low inventory and limited transaction volume, typical of rural Appalachian markets. Pricing remains stable with minimal price-cut activity, reflecting a market where supply and demand are both constrained. Figures are based on current active listings and county-level census data.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 90 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 8.7% · poverty 26.1% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 40831, Harlan County KY
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Data derived from Harlan County aggregate census profiles as specific ZCTA 40831 tables are not independently published in current ACS releases.
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park4.818.8 mi
- Wilderness Road State Park4.815.4 mi
- Chained Rock4.719.7 mi
- Village Center Mall3.81.9 mi
- Woodland Plaza4.12.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.