Cold Spring, Kentucky

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

ALMANAC

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.1–1.0% to the 3,072 homes here.

3–31

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Download the PDF (free) Sign in for the editable deck PRO Compare Cold Spring with other placesfree sign-in

Read it as a page

Population

Growing. Up 6.1% since 2020.

6,640

people, the 66th-largest of Kentucky's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Kentucky's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

96.8%

of 3,114 jobs located in Cold Spring are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 28% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$1,191

a month. Kentucky's median is $967.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $674.

A $674 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Campbell County.
- $929 Tract 524
- $1,603 Tract 522
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$976–$1,465

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,191 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

52% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 52% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.1–1.0% to the 3,072 homes here.

3–31

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 23% more than Kentucky's.

$253,600

median home value in Cold Spring.
- $253,600 Cold Spring
- $205,600 Kentucky
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Cold Spring, Kentucky

Cold Spring,
Kentucky.

Growing. Up 6.1% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 28% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $674.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

52% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.1–1.0% to the 3,072 homes here.

A median home costs 23% more than Kentucky's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Growing. Up 6.1% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 28% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $674.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

52% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.1–1.0% to the 3,072 homes here.

A median home costs 23% more than Kentucky's.

More from here

ZIP codes in Cold Spring

Nearby towns