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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 42712 (Big Clifty, KY)

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$166,000
Metro: $245,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−19.0%
Metro: −3.4% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
1,714
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$45,870
Metro: $67,534 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 42712, shaded by typical home value4271242754427264272442784427764273240162401444271340145427404014040152
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ZIP codes around 42712, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 42712 is outlined.

How 42712 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 42712 (Big Clifty, KY) is worth about $166,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 42712 are 32% below the typical value in the Elizabethtown metro area ($245,000) and 55% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 42712 fell 19.0%, compared with −3.4% in the Elizabethtown metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $45,870, against $67,534 in the Elizabethtown metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 1,714 people live in 42712 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

42712 has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 12 ZIP codes in the Elizabethtown metro area and the 294th-lowest of 598 in Kentucky with Zillow figures.

Part of: Big Clifty, KY · Hardin County, KY · Elizabethtown 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.

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