Harrison County, KY Intelligence

Harrison County sits in the Outer Bluegrass about 30 minutes northeast of Lexington, with Cynthiana (41031) as the seat on the South Fork of the Licking River. Nestle Purina's Cynthiana plant is the marquee employer and stabilizes a small manufacturing base that also includes 3M and a network of distillery-adjacent ag operations. Growing Lexington commuter demand has tightened the housing market noticeably, and Harrison shows Bluegrass-tier home values well above its Eastern KY neighbors despite its small population.

Population
18,971
Sales This Year
$1.5M
Avg DOM
45 days
Land Area
310sq mi

Active Listings

1

Master Commissioner sales

Annual Appreciation

+1.9%

Year over Year

Active Sales

$130k

Master Commissioner sales

Next Sale

Fri, Sep 25

Soonest Scheduled

Master Commissioner sales

Click any flood zone code to see what it means. Green = outside SFHA. Red = inside SFHA (insurance typically required).

Short-Term Rental Snapshot

Harrison County · Airbnb / VRBO market

Median Annual Revenue

$21,473

Median Nightly Rate

$169

Median Occupancy

55%

By Submarket

SubmarketAnnual RevADROcc
Independence$21,473$16955%

Nearest Tourism Draws

Kincaid Lake State Park8 mi
Churchill Downs / Derby (Louisville)12.1 mi
Kentucky Kingdom (Louisville)13.4 mi
Kentucky Horse Park (Lexington)16.2 mi
Ark Encounter (Williamstown)19.8 mi

Attractions in the County

Cynthiana Harrison County Museum· 0.7 miCedar Brook Camp· 1.6 miCynthiana Downtown Historic District· 2 miHarrison Spring· 3.3 miPleasant Valley Camp· 5 miFrank Obannon· 6.3 miHarrison County Discovery Center· 6.3 miO'Bannon Woods Fire Tower· 7.2 miDuncan Tavern· 7.8 miHopewell Museum· 8.1 miBourbon County Confederate Monument· 8.2 miHarrison-Crawford State Forest· 8.4 miPunkyville· 8.7 miWyandotte Woods· 9 mi

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