Zip lookup · KY

42085
Water Valley, Kentucky.

Water Valley, Graves County, KY · Mayfield, KY metro · population 914

What it costs per month · 42085 $579/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$313 (+118%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $3,709 +3%
$106,599$110,308 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $18,761 +20%
$91,548$110,308 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 42085 $579 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 42085$579
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 19 years.

Typical home values in zip 42085 rose 3.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Graves County, KY 57% · Hickman County, KY 43%

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

Typical home value $110,308 as of Sep 2026
+3.5%year on year

Typical home value — 42085

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 42085 $110,308 Mayfield $175,744 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 42085$110,308
  • Mayfield$175,744
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.2 42088 Wingo 2,497 — $163,096
4.4 42041 Fulton 4,406 — $111,704
8.6 38257 South Fulton 4,437 — $155,787
9.9 38226 Dukedom 226 — $204,692
12.5 42079 Sedalia 1,315 — $191,349
13.2 42031 Clinton 3,411 — $130,741
14.3 38237 Martin 15,627 $961 $217,889
14.4 42066 Mayfield 23,917 — $168,350
15.0 42039 Fancy Farm 1,694 — $177,002
15.2 38241 Palmersville 835 — $195,138
16.9 42040 Farmington 692 — $207,906
18.7 38225 Dresden 5,881 — $179,551
19.3 42021 Arlington 1,090 — $118,872
19.9 38261 Union City 16,385 — $173,004

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