ZIP 42701
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 42701 is 1% below its high of $1,355 in May 2024, at $1,342 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 42701 changed +1.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 63 Kentucky ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.3%.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($69,619) is $1,740 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,610); a 4-bedroom is $1,950.
ZIP 40160, 9 miles away, rents for 30% less ($934/mo), about $4,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 42701. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 42701 (Elizabethtown, KY) is majority owner-occupied, 28% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 42701 in Elizabethtown, KY has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 42701 in Elizabethtown, KY paid around $1,221 a month. That figure now sits near $1,342, up 9.9% from the 2023 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $69,619 today, compared with $62,713 five years earlier. Census counts show ZIP 42701 in Elizabethtown, KY adding about 1,708 residents over the five-year window, up 3.3% on net. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 42701 covers Elizabethtown, KY. The median rent here is $1,342/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $930/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,160/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($69,619/yr), ZIP 42701 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.0% over the past year.
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At $1,342/mo, rent takes ~23% of ZIP 42701's median household income ($69,619/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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