Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area recorded 2,198 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 16,856 sales (13% of sales) across 379,631 single-family homes in 10 county-equivalents — 0.6 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 42% year over year (1,551 prior). Ranked #159 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Floyd County at 0.8 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INmetro area · Kentucky + Indiana

🔥 #159 of 591 ranked US markets

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

Investor purchases (12 mo)

2,198

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.6

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+42%

1,551 → 2,198 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

13%

2,198 of 16,856 recorded sales

Turnover

4.4%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

379,631

Where inside Louisville/Jefferson County? 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.

Floyd County, IN199 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 15% of sales · 26,087 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
63	47150	Floyd County	158	1.0	18%	5.7%
191	47122	Floyd County	19	0.5	11%	4.2%
209	47119	Floyd County	17	0.4	9%	3.9%

Clark County, IN284 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 41,704 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
48	47129	Clark County	68	1.3	24%	5.5%
106	47130	Clark County	122	0.7	14%	5.2%
145	47172	Clark County	39	0.6	12%	4.7%
183	47111	Clark County	31	0.5	9%	5.2%

Jefferson County, KY1,456 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 235,234 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	40215	Jefferson County	151	2.1	38%	5.6%
2	40208	Jefferson County	56	2.1	36%	5.8%
3	40212	Jefferson County	100	1.7	54%	3.1%
5	40210	Jefferson County	73	1.6	42%	3.8%
7	40211	Jefferson County	101	1.4	42%	3.3%
10	40203	Jefferson County	28	1.2	28%	4.2%
19	40213	Jefferson County	41	0.7	16%	4.8%
22	40218	Jefferson County	53	0.7	16%	4.5%
26	40217	Jefferson County	31	0.6	15%	4.3%
30	40229	Jefferson County	86	0.6	13%	4.9%

Harrison County, IN75 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 13,674 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
139	47112	Harrison County	33	0.6	13%	4.6%

Shelby County, KY27 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 5,222 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
53	40065	Shelby County	18	0.5	10%	4.7%

Spencer County, KY3 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 733 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Spencer 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.

Bullitt County, KY73 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 20,240 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
55	40047	Bullitt County	32	0.5	10%	4.6%
79	40165	Bullitt County	32	0.3	7%	4.3%

Oldham County, KY64 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 25,847 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
76	40031	Oldham County	24	0.3	8%	4.3%
88	40014	Oldham County	15	0.2	6%	3.7%

Henry County, KY4 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 5% of sales · 2,018 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Henry 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.

Washington County, IN13 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 8,872 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Washington 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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