Hardin County Daily Brief: October 2, 2026
Trunk-or-treat season kicks off, Fort Knox collects awards, and John Hardin volleyball keeps winning.
Updated weekly by Rachel Brantingham on Hardin Local Weekly — days on market, inventory, prices, and what they mean for buyers and sellers in Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Vine Grove, and West Point.
The data behind every week's housing segment — median price, inventory, days on market, and what it means for buyers and sellers.
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Trunk-or-treat season kicks off, Fort Knox collects awards, and John Hardin volleyball keeps winning.
A truck and tractor pull, new school labs, and a deer-season heads up for Hardin County drivers.
A red carpet movie premiere at The State Theater, a Fort Knox Oktoberfest and a Blue Alert follow-up top Tuesday's county roundup.
A first for the show: Elizabethtown Tourism's new executive director joins us all night. Plus Publix's first week, Halloween season, Green Bamboo, a faster housing market and the money move before house hunting.
The Experienced Eater revisits Green Bamboo in Elizabethtown for a date night, and Britten McDowell finds the longtime Chinese restaurant still improving.
Before you tour a single house, talk to a lender. Grafton Sizemore breaks down what a pre-qualification actually checks, and why Rachel Brantingham says agents want buyers qualified first.
Contract activity actually sped up in Hardin County last week, even as months of inventory ticked up to 4.3. Rachel Brantingham breaks down the numbers by price point.
The Spooky Moon Market, a PGF softball tournament at Elizabethtown Sports Park, and Hardin Local's freshly published Halloween Guide with 43 confirmed events.
For the first time, Elizabethtown Tourism came on Hardin Local. New executive director Krysta Souleyrette explains what tourism does for the people who live here.
Publix is open, with an upper deck for everyone and Pub subs already a hit, and the shopping center around it, from Firehouse Subs to Beignets and Brew, is filling in fast.
A record-setting charity fashion show and a nail-biter football win headline Hardin County's Monday.
Haunted trails, $3 scary movies, trunk-or-treats in every corner of the county and costume parties for the grown-ups. Every confirmed Halloween event in Hardin County this October, day by day. Compiled by Nate Bryan for Hardin Local.
Housing Market
Inventory is up nearly 20% since April, yet the median sold price climbed to $315,000 in Hardin County.
Housing Market
Pending home sales nearly doubled in a single week — Rachel Brantingham explains why that, plus lower rates and committed buyers, signals a healthy summer market. Full Heart of Kentucky MLS numbers inside.
Housing Market
Active inventory crossed 400 homes for the first time in recent memory — and Rachel Brantingham explains why that's balance, not a warning sign. Full Heart of Kentucky MLS numbers inside.
Housing Market
Last week's slowdown was seasonal, not structural. Rachel Brantingham breaks down a rebounding, seller-leaning Hardin County market — and why mid-term rentals are a smart play.
Housing Market
Rachel Brantingham breaks down a slower, seasonal week in the Hardin County housing market — and why it still favors sellers.
Housing Market
Hardin County housing this week — 40 new, 34 pending, 21 closed, 72 days on market (down 23 YTD). Luxury homes finally moving. Rates ticked back up.
Housing Market
74 days on market, 3.3 months of inventory, $325k average sold price, and a luxury tier that's finally moving — Rachel Brantingham's full Hardin County housing update for the week of May 12, 2026.
Housing Market
76 days on market, 3.3 months of inventory, $313k average sold price — Rachel Brantingham's full Hardin County housing market update for the week of May 5, 2026.
Housing Market
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Housing Market
Hardin County is now at 3.8 months of inventory — under the 5-month buyer's-market threshold. Rachel Brantingham's April 14–20 read on a strengthening spring market.
Housing Market
Days on market is down to 80, inventory is tight at 4 months, and the gap between list and sold prices has narrowed — Rachel Brantingham's April read on the Hardin County market.
Housing Market
Days on market dropped to 84 and contracts jumped from 18 to 22 in a single week. Rachel Brantingham explains why spring 2026 rewards strategy — and what buyers and sellers need to know right now.