Zip lookup · KY

42001
Paducah, Kentucky.

Paducah, McCracken County, KY · Paducah, KY-IL metro · population 30,856

What it costs per month · 42001 $1,197/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$661 (+123%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $4,284 +2%
$223,847$228,131 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $60,494 +36%
$167,637$228,131 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 42001 $1,197 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 42001$1,197
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 42001 rose 1.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Paducah, KY — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Asking rent $1,248 as of Sep 2026
Typical home value $228,131 as of Sep 2026
+1.9%year on year

Asking rent — 42001

Against the Paducah, KY-IL metro and the national benchmark.

$1,200 $1,400 $1,600 $1,800 2026 42001 $1,248 Paducah $1,151 United States $1,932
$1,200 $1,400 $1,600 $1,800 2026
  • 42001$1,248
  • Paducah$1,151
  • United States$1,932

Typical home value — 42001

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 42001 $228,131 Paducah $172,916 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 42001$228,131
  • Paducah$172,916
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.6 42086 West Paducah 3,775 — $224,305
7.3 42003 Paducah 29,672 $1,075 $160,963
8.0 42069 Melber 1,214 — $221,862
9.3 42027 Boaz 1,875 — $231,983
10.2 42053 Kevil 5,307 — $174,853
11.2 42035 Cunningham 816 — $201,710
12.8 42051 Hickory 2,114 — $201,117
13.2 62910 Brookport 1,993 — $101,010
13.3 62960 Metropolis 10,783 — $120,922
13.4 42058 Ledbetter 2,224 — $172,862
14.2 42082 Symsonia 1,803 — $187,537
15.9 42056 La Center 1,450 — $132,772
16.5 42087 Wickliffe 2,089 — $133,269
17.9 42029 Calvert City 5,552 — $181,012
18.3 42039 Fancy Farm 1,694 — $177,002
18.6 42023 Bardwell 2,529 — $143,025
18.8 42024 Barlow 1,205 — $127,446

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.