Bowling Green, KY investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area recorded 288 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 1,521 sales (19% of sales) across 42,854 single-family homes in 4 county-equivalents — 0.7 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 55% year over year (186 prior). Ranked #98 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Warren County at 0.8 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Bowling Green, KYmetro area · Kentucky

🔥 #98 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

288

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.7

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+55%

186 → 288 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

19%

288 of 1,521 recorded sales

Turnover

3.5%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

42,854

Where inside Bowling Green? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Warren County270 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 20% of sales · 33,133 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
9	42101	Warren County	157	1.2	29%	4.2%
28	42104	Warren County	60	0.6	16%	3.9%
38	42103	Warren County	33	0.6	13%	4.3%

Allen County14 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 4,654 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Allen County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Edmonson County4 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 1,818 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Edmonson County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Butler County0 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 0% of sales · 3,249 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Butler County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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