Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Bowling Green, KY (2026)
Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.
| # | ZIP | City | Home value | Rent | Cap rate | 5-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42259 | Mammoth Cave, KY | $106,685 | $954 | 6.97% | -19.5% |
| 2 | 42275 | Roundhill, KY | $168,372 | $954 | 4.42% | 1.9% |
| 3 | 42273 | Rochester, KY | $139,409 | $783 | 4.38% | 1.5% |
| 4 | 42285 | Bee Spring, KY | $170,508 | $954 | 4.36% | 5.3% |
| 5 | 42729 | Cub Run, KY | $174,943 | $954 | 4.25% | 1.3% |
| 6 | 42120 | Adolphus, KY | $194,268 | $963 | 3.87% | 4.6% |
| 7 | 42207 | Bee Spring, KY | $193,731 | $954 | 3.84% | 4.4% |
| 8 | 42210 | Brownsville, KY | $196,954 | $954 | 3.78% | 5.9% |
| 9 | 42101 | Bowling Green, KY | $240,322 | $1,146 | 3.72% | 5.6% |
| 10 | 42164 | Scottsville, KY | $210,349 | $900 | 3.34% | 6.9% |
| 11 | 42256 | Lewisburg, KY | $187,626 | $792 | 3.29% | 2.9% |
| 12 | 42104 | Bowling Green, KY | $326,292 | $1,338 | 3.20% | 4.7% |
| 13 | 42159 | Smiths Grove, KY | $293,202 | $1,197 | 3.18% | 5.6% |
| 14 | 42170 | Bowling Green, KY | $295,084 | $1,143 | 3.02% | 5.7% |
| 15 | 42171 | Smiths Grove, KY | $260,007 | $954 | 2.86% | 6.8% |
| 16 | 42103 | Bowling Green, KY | $367,741 | $1,287 | 2.73% | 5.3% |
| 17 | 42122 | Alvaton, KY | $409,041 | $1,386 | 2.64% | 5.8% |
| 18 | 42274 | Rockfield, KY | $308,575 | $954 | 2.41% | 6.3% |
Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →
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