Metropolitan market · Kentucky · September 2026 data

What is the Mayfield, KY real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Mayfield, KY asks $237,400, down 17.0% year over year. Homes spend a median of 55 days on market, with 84 active listings and 25% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 43% of active listings, and inventory sits at 74% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$237,400
▼ 17.0% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$128
1,863 sq ft median
Median days on market
55
September 2026
Active listings
84
For sale now
New listings
36
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
25%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
74%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
43%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$248,750
▲ 34.5% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
97.1%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
24
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Mayfield, KY housing market doing right now?

The Mayfield, KY housing market lists at a $237,400 median as of September 2026, down 17.0% year over year, with a 55-day median market time and 84 homes for sale (25% with a price cut). Active inventory is 74% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Mayfield housing market statistics

The table summarizes Mayfield's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Mayfield.

Mayfield, KY housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$237,400-17.0% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1281,863 sq ft median
Median days on market55-1% YoY
Active listings84+8% YoY
New listings this month36September 2026
Listings with a price cut25%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$248,750+34.5% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio97.1%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio43.5%37 pending
Inventory vs 201974%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Mayfield?

Mayfield home prices are down 17.0% year over year and -5.0% month over month as of September 2026, at a $237,400 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$286K$274K$262K$250K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Mayfield KY · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$278K$242K$207K$172K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Mayfield KY · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Mayfield?

Mayfield has 84 active listings, 36 new this month, 37 pending as of September 2026. About 25% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 74% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
84
New this month
36
Pending
37
Price-reduced
21

Is Mayfield a good real estate investment?

Mayfield scores 48/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #494 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
48/100
#494 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-0.9%
Flat · model output, not advice
Momentum
26
Value
59
Rental yield
37
Supply risk
31
Market heat
55

Mayfield scores 48/100 on our composite Investor Score (#494 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 74% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 17.0% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Mayfield ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Mayfield?

A home at Mayfield's $237,400 median listing runs about $1,299 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,173/mo
−$126/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,299/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,431/mo
+$131/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $237,400 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Mayfield?

To buy Mayfield’s $237,400 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $61,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,432/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.2× the area’s $50,576 median household income, so a typical Mayfield household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Mayfield, KY — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$237,400September 2026
Down payment (20%)$47,480Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,299/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.67% effective rate)$133/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$61,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$50,576Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Mayfield housing market?

Longer-run demand in Mayfield shows up in 7 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +1 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Moderate. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
7
▼ 22.2% vs 2024
0.2 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+1
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$2.99M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
National hazard index · top hazard: Earthquake

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Mayfield housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Mayfield?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Mayfield, KY is $237,400, down 17.0% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Mayfield, KY metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Mayfield?
The median home listed in Mayfield asks $237,400 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,299 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Mayfield?
The median property in Mayfield spends 55 days on the market, with 84 homes actively listed and 25% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Mayfield?
With a median 55 days on market and 25% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 43% of active listings, Mayfield reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Mayfield a good place to invest in real estate?
Mayfield scores 48/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #494 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Mayfield?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Mayfield and the wider Kentucky market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Mayfield, KY metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Marcus Bell Real Estate Market Analyst

Marcus Bell leads market and career research at WealthyBud, turning public housing and labor data into plain-English answers for investors and agents. He focuses on U.S. metro housing markets, agent economics and licensing.

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