| Metric | Latest | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Median listing price | $256,225 | -3.5% YoY |
| Median price per sq ft | $167 | 1,494 sq ft median |
| Median days on market | 66 | +27% YoY |
| Active listings | 168 | +18% YoY |
| New listings this month | 70 | June 2026 |
| Listings with a price cut | 20% | Share of active |
| Median sale price (closed) | $220,000 | -10.2% YoY |
| Sale-to-list ratio | 95.5% | Closed sales |
Metropolitan market · Kentucky · June 2026 data
Mount Sterling Real Estate Market
As of June 2026, the median home listed in Mount Sterling, KY asks $256,225 — down 3.5% year over year. Homes sell in a median of 66 days, with 168 active listings and 20% carrying a price cut — a balanced market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.
Median listing price
$256,225
▼ 3.5% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$167
1,494 sq ft median
Median days on market
66
June 2026
Active listings
168
For sale now
New listings
70
June 2026
Listings with price cuts
20%
Share of active
Median sale price (closed)
$220,000
▼ 10.2% YoY · closed sales
Sale-to-list ratio
95.5%
Closed sales
Homes sold / month
29
Closed sales
Mount Sterling housing market statistics
The table summarizes Mount Sterling's key housing figures for June 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data.
How have home prices changed in Mount Sterling?
Mount Sterling home prices are down 3.5% year over year and +3.3% month over month as of June 2026, at a $256,225 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.
Median listing price, Mount Sterling KY · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.
The 10-year view
10-year median listing price, Mount Sterling KY · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.
How much inventory is on the market in Mount Sterling?
Mount Sterling has 168 active listings, 70 new this month, 63 pending as of June 2026. About 20% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 114% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.
Is Mount Sterling a good real estate investment?
Mount Sterling scores 38/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #711 of 932 covered U.S. metros as of June 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
38/100
#711 of 932 covered metros
Mount Sterling scores 38/100 on our composite Investor Score (#711 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 114% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 3.5% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).
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 Mount Sterling ranks on the trending markets index.
How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Mount Sterling?
A home at Mount Sterling's $256,225 median listing runs about $1,286 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 6.43% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.
If rates fall 1% · 5.43%
$1,155/mo
−$131/mo vs today
At today's rate · 6.43%
$1,286/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 7.43%
$1,423/mo
+$137/mo vs today
Principal & interest on the $256,225 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.
What is driving the Mount Sterling housing market?
Longer-run demand in Mount Sterling shows up in 55 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +213 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Very Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.
Building permits (2025)
55
▼ 1.8% vs 2024
1.2 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+213
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$3.93M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Very Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding
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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What is the median home price in Mount Sterling?
As of June 2026, the median listing price in Mount Sterling, KY is $256,225, down 3.5% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Mount Sterling, KY metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Mount Sterling?
The median home listed in Mount Sterling asks $256,225 as of June 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 6.43% national average rate, that runs about $1,286 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Mount Sterling?
The median property in Mount Sterling spends 66 days on the market, with 168 homes actively listed and 20% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market by pace as of June 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Mount Sterling?
With a median 66 days on market and 20% of active listings carrying a price cut, Mount Sterling reads as a balanced market as of June 2026. Faster sales and fewer price cuts favor sellers; slower sales and more cuts favor buyers. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Mount Sterling a good place to invest in real estate?
Mount Sterling scores 38/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #711 of 932 covered U.S. metros as of June 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
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See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Mount Sterling and the wider Kentucky market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, June 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Mount Sterling, 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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