Zip lookup · KY

42445
Princeton, Kentucky.

Princeton, Caldwell County, KY · population 10,533

What it costs per month · 42445 $759/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$374 (+97%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Down $8,323 -5%
$152,924$144,601 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $22,853 +19%
$121,748$144,601 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 42445 $759 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 42445$759
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 20 years.

Typical home values in zip 42445 fell 5.4% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 4 counties: Caldwell County, KY 91% · Lyon County, KY 5% · Hopkins County, KY 4% · Trigg County, KY 0%

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

Typical home value $144,601 as of Sep 2026
-5.4%year on year

Typical home value — 42445

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 42445 $144,601 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 42445$144,601
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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9.9 42408 Dawson Springs 5,888 — $113,080
10.6 42411 Fredonia 2,002 — $176,657
10.8 42038 Eddyville 6,282 — $157,523
14.1 42215 Cerulean 1,319 — $207,782
15.4 42453 Saint Charles 452 — $101,413
17.4 42055 Kuttawa 2,201 — $219,406
18.5 42450 Providence 3,859 — $104,662
19.9 42441 Nebo 1,487 — $161,853
19.9 42064 Marion 8,098 — $132,383

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