Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 40508 (Central Downtown, Lexington, KY)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 40508 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 40508 (Central Downtown, Lexington, KY) is worth about $225,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 40508 are 31% below the typical value in the Lexington metro area ($325,000) and 38% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 40508 rose 2.2%, compared with +3.3% in the Lexington metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,468 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 8% below the Lexington metro area ($1,599) and 24% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.3% over the past year.
The median household income is $29,440, against $71,966 in the Lexington metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 23,756 people live in 40508 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
40508 has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 24 ZIP codes in the Lexington metro area and the 160th-highest of 598 in Kentucky with Zillow figures.
Part of: Lexington, KY · Fayette County, KY · Lexington metro area · Kentucky
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.