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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Nicholasville, KY

9 statewide.

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What’s local to Nicholasville

No program run for Nicholasville or for Jessamine County alone is listed. A home in Nicholasville can use the Kentucky statewide and federal programs below.

The closest city that runs its own program is Lexington, about 9 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

The Nicholasville market

Kinds of homes here

  • 67.4% single-family
  • 9.9% townhouse
  • 12.3% 2–4 units
  • 9.4% 5+ units
  • 1% mobile & other

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.

28.1%

of Nicholasville homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.

$102,100
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)
$68,503
Nicholasville median household income

See the published limits for Jessamine County

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3 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

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Across Kentucky and nationwide

71 statewide & federal programs

Nicholasville questions

Does Nicholasville have its own down payment program?

No program run for Nicholasville alone is listed. A home in Nicholasville can use the 9 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Nicholasville?

Each program sets which kinds of homes it accepts. Where the agency publishes them, the program’s page lists them; the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Jessamine County?

Each program sets its own. 13 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Jessamine County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Nicholasville?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 3 agencies are within 15 miles of Nicholasville. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

40340 · 40356

Sources: agency sites (June–July 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.