Cost of Living in Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing and rent, offset -- and slightly complicated -- by a real, disclosed cross-source spread this record states honestly.
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Learn moreA real, unusually wide housing-cost spread
Hopkinsville home values carried a genuinely wide, disclosed spread this pass, ranging from approximately $172,100 to $259,000 depending on the specific source and measure (sale price vs. value) -- confirm current listings directly.
Genuinely affordable rent
Hopkinsville's overall average rent ran approximately $978/month, with one-bedroom units averaging approximately $832 and two-bedroom units approximately $1,011 -- genuinely affordable relative to most other Kentucky Tier A markets.
A genuinely low property tax
Ownwell's own effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.78% -- below Kentucky's own statewide 0.80%-0.85% range.
Key takeaways
- Hopkinsville's housing costs carried a real, unusually wide, disclosed spread ($172,100-$259,000) across sources reviewed this pass.
- Rent runs genuinely affordable: approximately $978/month overall average.
- Hopkinsville's property tax (~0.78%) runs below Kentucky's own statewide range.
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