New Haven, Kentucky

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

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2% to the 401 homes here.

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

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

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Population

Growing. Up 4.2% since 2020.

837

people, the 235th-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.

96.7%

of 92 jobs located in New Haven are filled by in-commuters.

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

Median rent is up 58% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$845

a month. Kentucky's median is $967.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $416.

A $416 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Nelson County.
- $773 Tract 9304
- $1,189 Tract 9305
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.

$813–$1,219

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $845 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

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 90% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2% to the 401 homes here.

1

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

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 21% less than Kentucky's.

$161,700

median home value in New Haven.
- $161,700 New Haven
- $205,600 Kentucky
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

New Haven, Kentucky

New Haven,
Kentucky.

Growing. Up 4.2% since 2020.

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

Median rent is up 58% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $416.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2% to the 401 homes here.

A median home costs 21% less than Kentucky's.

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

Growing. Up 4.2% since 2020.

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

Median rent is up 58% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $416.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2% to the 401 homes here.

A median home costs 21% less than Kentucky's.

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