42259
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.
Mammoth Cave, Edmonson County, KY · Bowling Green, KY metro · population 1,090
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — $62 (-9%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $2,175 -2%
- $116,817$114,642 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Down $50,178 -30%
- $164,820$114,642 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.
- 42259$602
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, prices here aren't rising.
Typical home values in zip 42259 fell 1.9% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Mammoth Cave, KY — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 42259
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 42259$114,642
- Bowling Green$257,589
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 42729 | Cub Run | 2,142 | — | $180,850 |
| 7.2 | 42285 | Sweeden | 531 | — | $168,245 |
| 7.5 | 42207 | Bee Spring | 927 | — | $188,461 |
| 7.9 | 42210 | Brownsville | 4,231 | — | $190,767 |
| 10.4 | 42160 | Park City | 2,822 | — | $196,421 |
| 13.1 | 42726 | Clarkson | 4,758 | — | $161,671 |
| 13.8 | 42171 | Smiths Grove | 6,723 | — | $253,659 |
| 14.1 | 42765 | Munfordville | 7,149 | — | $196,490 |
| 15.1 | 42275 | Roundhill | 855 | — | $165,852 |
| 15.6 | 42127 | Cave City | 7,030 | — | $207,597 |
| 16.6 | 42749 | Horse Cave | 4,423 | — | $171,948 |
| 17.1 | 42159 | Oakland | 1,699 | — | $285,938 |
| 18.5 | 42754 | Leitchfield | 16,918 | — | $164,685 |
| 18.6 | 42713 | Bonnieville | 1,781 | — | $161,319 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.