Grant County, KY Intelligence

Grant County straddles I-75 in Northern Kentucky between Cincinnati and Lexington, with Williamstown as its seat and Dry Ridge as its retail heart. The Ark Encounter theme park has anchored a genuine tourism economy since 2016, layering hotel, restaurant, and service jobs on top of a housing market long defined by Cincinnati-metro commuters. Median values here run ahead of much of central Kentucky, and inventory turns faster than the county's population would suggest.

Population
25,238
Sales This Year
$3.8M
Avg DOM
45 days
Land Area
260sq mi

Active Listings

5

Master Commissioner sales

Annual Appreciation

-0.5%

Year over Year

Active Sales

$866k

Master Commissioner sales

Next Sale

Wed, Oct 14

Soonest Scheduled

Master Commissioner sales

Click any flood zone code to see what it means. Green = outside SFHA. Red = inside SFHA (insurance typically required).

Short-Term Rental Snapshot

Grant County · Airbnb / VRBO market

Median Annual Revenue

$21,935

Median Nightly Rate

$171

Median Occupancy

57%

By Submarket

SubmarketAnnual RevADROcc
Independence$21,935$17157%

Nearest Tourism Draws

Ark Encounter (Williamstown)2.6 mi
Kentucky Speedway15 mi
Newport on the Levee (Cincinnati)21.8 mi
Buffalo Trace (Frankfort)27.7 mi
Kentucky Horse Park (Lexington)27.8 mi

Attractions in the County

Ararat Ridge Zoo· 2.5 miFossil Find· 2.6 miTwelve Stones Monument· 2.6 miNoah and the ark· 2.6 miThe Ark· 2.6 miWickedness fills the earth· 2.6 miCain murders Abel· 2.6 miPunishment and promise· 2.6 miWilliamstown Lake Marina· 5.1 miArk Encounter· 5.2 miAerial adventure· 5.2 miFall of man· 5.2 miCreation of man· 5.2 miTruth Traveler· 5.2 mi

Market-level STR estimates (AirROI) and attraction distances (OpenStreetMap). Verify local short-term-rental ordinances before investing.