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    Moving to Elizabethtown, KY

    Is Elizabethtown a good place to live?

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    Elizabethtown ranks #12 of 16 Kentucky cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (40/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 1.4% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $223,200
    +7.4% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $876
    per month
    Household income
    $56,250
    median
    Unemployment
    5.6%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Elizabethtown

    The median home value in Elizabethtown is $223,200 and median rent is $876 a month, against a median household income of $56,250. Homes cost about 4.0× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Elizabethtown crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Kentucky the 2025 rate was 214 violent and 1,282 property crimes per 100,000 people — #38 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Elizabethtown, KY

    Elizabethtown has about 31,870 residents, 5.6% unemployment and 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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