Carroll County, KY Intelligence

Carroll County occupies a strategic stretch of the Ohio River between Louisville and Cincinnati, with the seat town of Carrollton sitting where the Kentucky River empties into the Ohio. General Butler State Park anchors the tourism side and the I-71 corridor drives light manufacturing and logistics jobs, though the shuttered Dow Corning plant still weighs on the local labor mix. Home values run ~$130K with owner-occupancy at 64%, and foreclosure activity spreads across 41008 (Carrollton) and the smaller river communities in 41045 (Ghent) and 41098 (Worthville).

Population
10,878
Sales This Year
$3.8M
Avg DOM
58 days
Land Area
131sq mi

Active Listings

0

Master Commissioner sales

Annual Appreciation

+15.7%

Year over Year

Active Sales

$0

Master Commissioner sales

Next Sale

Not Yet Announced

Awaiting Next Date

Master Commissioner sales
Next sale date not yet announced. Showing data from the most recent past sale · Fri, Oct 16, 2026.

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Short-Term Rental Snapshot

Carroll County · Airbnb / VRBO market

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Revenue & occupancy estimates populate once STR market enrichment runs. Tourism data below is live.

Nearest Tourism Draws

General Butler State Resort3 mi
Ark Encounter (Williamstown)26 mi
Buffalo Trace (Frankfort)29.1 mi
Kentucky Kingdom (Louisville)33.9 mi
Churchill Downs / Derby (Louisville)34.4 mi

Attractions in the County

Butler-Turpin House Museum· 0.3 miGeneral Butler State Park Overlook· 0.6 miOhio River· 2 miSoldiers and Sailors Monument· 2.6 miJudge Jeremiah Sullivan House· 2.6 miPrivate· 2.7 miDr. W.D. Hutchings' Office and Museum· 2.7 miJefferson County Historical Society· 2.7 miAME Church Museum· 2.8 miRiverCrest Marina· 3.2 miAdams Family Manor· 3.9 miCharters of Freedom· 5 miStucker Fork· 7.3 miClayton Arney Memorial Park· 7.5 mi

Market-level STR estimates (AirROI) and attraction distances (OpenStreetMap). Verify local short-term-rental ordinances before investing.