Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 42085 (Water Valley, KY)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 42085 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 42085 (Water Valley, KY) is worth about $110,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 42085 are 37% below the typical value in the Mayfield metro area ($176,000) and 70% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 42085 rose 3.5%, compared with +0.4% in the Mayfield metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $57,679, against $50,772 in the Mayfield metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 914 people live in 42085 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
42085 has the lowest typical home value of the 9 ZIP codes in the Mayfield metro area and the 135th-lowest of 598 in Kentucky with Zillow figures.
Part of: Water Valley, KY · Graves County, KY · Mayfield 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.