42078
Salem, Kentucky.
Salem, Livingston County, KY · Paducah, KY-IL metro · population 1,702
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$289 (+81%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $10,606 -8%
- $134,202$123,596 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $12,772 +12%
- $110,824$123,596 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.
- 42078$649
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 32 years.
Typical home values in zip 42078 fell 7.9% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Livingston County, KY 76% · Crittenden County, KY 24%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Salem, KY — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 42078
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 42078$123,596
- Paducah$172,916
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 42028 | Burna | 403 | — | $108,041 |
| 8.3 | 42081 | Smithland | 2,161 | — | $145,651 |
| 8.6 | 42083 | Tiline | 422 | — | $161,562 |
| 10.8 | 42064 | Marion | 8,098 | — | $132,383 |
| 14.6 | 42411 | Fredonia | 2,002 | — | $176,657 |
| 15.0 | 42045 | Grand Rivers | 1,931 | — | $179,771 |
| 16.2 | 42055 | Kuttawa | 2,201 | — | $219,406 |
| 16.4 | 62938 | Golconda | 2,622 | — | $138,520 |
| 16.5 | 62931 | Elizabethtown | 1,348 | — | $128,712 |
| 16.9 | 62910 | Brookport | 1,993 | — | $101,010 |
| 17.4 | 62919 | Cave In Rock | 819 | — | $97,032 |
| 19.6 | 42058 | Ledbetter | 2,224 | — | $172,862 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.