Hardin County · Kentucky · South · 33k residents
Elizabethtown, KY: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Elizabethtown: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Kentucky median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,076/wk. Kentucky's corporate income tax rate is 5%. Commercial electricity averages 11.5¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,076/wk
Corporate income tax
5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
28.3%
Commercial electricity
11.5¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Elizabethtown's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
15/100
Cooling
Ranks Elizabethtown's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $245,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $140 |
| Property tax rate | 0.83% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $659/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $944/mo |
| State & local income tax | 5.45% |
| Sales tax | 6% |
| Corporate income tax | 5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,076/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.3% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.5¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 33.7/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $95,980 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $77,930 |
| Wage: General manager | $76,770 |
| Wage: Customer service | $37,480 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $33,820 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $50,680 |
| Wage: Electrician | $54,460 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $28,650 |
| Cost of living index | 81 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $160/mo |
| Transit pass | $50/mo |
| Gas price | $3.05/gal |
| Healthcare index | 93 |
| Childcare (per child) | $850/mo |
| Median household income | $60,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% |
| Population | 33k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.2/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 76/100 |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 190 days |
| July high | 86°F |
| January low | 24°F |
| Annual snowfall | 5 in |
| Home price YoY | -2.3% |
| Home price MoM | -0.3% |
| Rent YoY | -0.2% |
| Rent MoM | -1.0% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.4% |
| Building permits YoY | -81.2% |
| Ocean coast | 479 mi |
| Big lake | 73 mi |
| Mountains | 189 mi |
| Major airport | 33 mi |
| Ski resort | 113 mi |
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- Is Elizabethtown a good place to run a business?
- Kentucky's corporate income tax rate is 5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,076/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.5¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Elizabethtown, KY?
- Elizabethtown indexes at 81 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $944/mo and a acs median home value of $245,900.
- How much does a house cost in Elizabethtown?
- The acs median home value in Elizabethtown is $245,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Elizabethtown?
- A two-bedroom in Elizabethtown rents for about $944/mo.