{"id":27574,"date":"2024-10-28T06:38:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T13:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=27574"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:06:22","slug":"sellers-closing-costs-in-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/sellers-closing-costs-in-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Sellers Closing Costs in Kentucky: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re selling your Kentucky home, you may be wondering how much you\u2019ll make on the sale, what required costs will eat into your profit, and where you can cut costs. This means understanding which fees you\u2019ll be responsible for when the sale closes. In Kentucky, the average closing costs for sellers are approximately 2% of the sale price or $4,200 for a $210,000 home (which is the median selling price across the state) and the agent\u2019s commission, which is 3%-6% of the sale price or up to $12,600 on a $210,000 home sale for a total of approximately $16,800 in costs.<\/p>\n<p>To better understand which closing costs are applicable to home sellers in Kentucky, we talked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/agents\/maggien-terry-ky-hl11834436\">Maggie Terry,<\/a> a real estate agent for Keller Williams Realty in Louisville East. Terry has sold over 326 homes in her 20 years of real estate experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much can you make on your Kentucky home sale? 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