Madison County, KY Intelligence

Madison County is Kentucky's seventh-largest and one of the fastest-growing in the Bluegrass. Richmond is a two-college town — Eastern Kentucky University (about 16,000 students) and, in the northern half, Berea College — so the rental market runs on a student cycle that's rare outside Lexington and Louisville. Fort Boonesboro anchors the tourism side. The docket is active enough that Facebook is often faster than kypublicnotice.com for Master Commissioner postings, and auction firms cover the county well.

Population
94,064
Sales This Year
$1.6M
Avg DOM
51 days
Land Area
437sq mi

Active Listings

0

Master Commissioner sales

Annual Appreciation

+4.3%

Year over Year

Active Sales

$0

Master Commissioner sales

Next Sale

Not Yet Announced

Awaiting Next Date

Master Commissioner sales
Next sale date not yet announced. Showing data from the most recent past sale · Fri, Sep 25, 2026.
100 Snowden Ln.
Waco · 40385
Fri, Sep 25
Recovery
$8k
AVM
—
Est. Rent
—
HOA
—
Bd/Ba
4 / 2
Sq Ft
1,848
Acreage
0.62 ac
Zoning
Flood
120 Meadowlark Dr.
Richmond · 40475
Fri, Sep 25
Recovery
$247k
AVM
—
Est. Rent
—
HOA
—
Bd/Ba
3 / 1
Sq Ft
1,236
Acreage
0.27 ac
Zoning
Flood
508 Fifth St. (Land)
Richmond · 40475
Fri, Sep 25
Recovery
$6k
AVM
—
Est. Rent
—
HOA
—
Bd/Ba
— / —
Sq Ft
—
Acreage
0.17 ac
Zoning
Flood
162 Oliver Dr. (Land)
Richmond · 40475
Fri, Sep 25
Recovery
$107k
AVM
—
Est. Rent
—
HOA
—
Bd/Ba
— / —
Sq Ft
—
Acreage
0.34 ac
Zoning
Flood
Fri, Sep 25
Recovery
$5k
AVM
—
Est. Rent
—
HOA
—
Bd/Ba
— / —
Sq Ft
—
Acreage
1.07 ac
Zoning
Flood
189 Pine Grove Rd. (Land)
Richmond · 40475
Fri, Sep 25
Recovery
$12k
AVM
—
Est. Rent
—
HOA
—
Bd/Ba
— / —
Sq Ft
—
Acreage
1.67 ac
Zoning
Flood

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

Short-Term Rental Snapshot

Madison County · Airbnb / VRBO market

Median Annual Revenue

$11,815

Median Nightly Rate

$153

Median Occupancy

32%

By Submarket

SubmarketAnnual RevADROcc
Mount Sterling$11,815$15332%

Nearest Tourism Draws

Boonesborough State Park8 mi
Kentucky River Palisades10 mi
Keeneland (Lexington)20.9 mi
Red River Gorge (Slade)25.6 mi
Kentucky Horse Park (Lexington)26.7 mi

Attractions in the County

Radio Tower Overlook· 0.4 miWelch Mtn Overlook· 0.5 miPiney Knob Overlook· 0.5 miEast Pinnacle· 0.8 miBattle of Richmond· 0.9 miEagle's Nest· 1.1 miBuzzard's Roost· 1.2 miCamp Catalpa Disc Golf Course· 1.3 miBluegrass Overlook· 1.5 miWest Pinnacle· 2 miFort Twitty· 2.1 miBoone Gap· 2.1 miBoone Trace DAR Monument· 2.2 miB-Lake Overlook· 2.2 mi

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