ZIP 42503 · Somerset, Kentucky
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
25,321 people call ZIP 42503 home.
25,321
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 32% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$838
a month. Kentucky's median is $967.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.
$964–$1,447
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $838 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
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Building
68% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 68% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.0% to the 11,589 homes here.
30–118
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
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Home value
A median home costs 2% more than Kentucky's.
$210,200
median home value in ZIP 42503.
- $210,200 ZIP 42503
- $205,600 Kentucky
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year