Johnson County, Kentucky
Paintsville Real Estate and Local Guide
The county seat of Johnson County in eastern Kentucky, set along Paint Creek between two lakes. The town grew in the early twentieth century through the eastern Kentucky coal industry. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Paintsville best.
About the area
Living in Paintsville, KY
County seat of Johnson County, nicknamed the "City Between the Lakes".
The housing market
Homes in Paintsville
- About 36.7% of housing units are owner-occupied.
- About 50.9% of housing units are single-family homes.
- The median owner-occupied home value is about $110,800.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Paintsville home
U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
Museum honoring eastern Kentucky country music entertainers including Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle
Mountain Homeplace
1850-1875 living history farm with original log structures in nearby Staffordsville
Mayo Mansion
Home built 1905-1912 by coal entrepreneur John C. C. Mayo, now Our Lady of the Mountains School
Paintsville Lake State Park
State park on the 1,139-acre Paintsville Lake reservoir impounded from Paint Creek
Paintsville Country Club
18-hole golf course established in 1929, among the first in the Kentucky highlands
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.