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Highest median rent, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Oakbrook, KYKY10,211$1,665+150%

02Union, KYKY7,937$1,657+42%

03Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356$1,529+168%

04Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$1,502+173%

05Middletown, KYKY9,944$1,502+164%

06Hebron, KYKY6,407$1,491–

07Burlington, KYKY18,008$1,489+125%

08Francisville, KYKY10,565$1,420–

09Villa Hills, KYKY7,797$1,412+112%

10St. Matthews, KYKY17,868$1,369+108%

11Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575$1,353+104%

12Elsmere, KYKY9,521$1,351+129%

13Vine Grove, KYKY7,018$1,334+172%

14Florence, KYKY34,018$1,329+137%

15Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193$1,320+116%

16Hillview, KYKY9,020$1,316+108%

17Walton, KYKY5,868$1,306+229%

18Bellevue, KYKY5,847$1,265+150%

19Georgetown, KYKY40,883$1,255+141%

20Independence, KYKY30,198$1,250+113%

21Lyndon, KYKY11,301$1,246+106%

22Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$1,197+125%

23Alexandria, KYKY10,994$1,195+125%

24Cold Spring, KYKY6,640$1,191+82%

25Crestwood, KYKY6,582$1,188+135%

26Lexington, KYKY329,751$1,164+120%

27Versailles, KYKY10,734$1,160+146%

28Nicholasville, KYKY33,857$1,147+101%

29Highland Heights, KYKY6,341$1,144+78%

30La Grange, KYKY10,669$1,143+192%

31Fort Wright, KYKY6,240$1,142+102%

32Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144$1,139+63%

33Dayton, KYKY5,974$1,137+134%

34Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142$1,126+105%

35Louisville, KYKY641,962$1,120–

36Newport, KYKY13,998$1,087+146%

37Edgewood, KYKY8,503$1,073+49%

38Reidland, KYKY5,277$1,051+113%

39Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751$1,039+97%

40Shelbyville, KYKY18,453$1,033+115%

41Franklin, KYKY10,759$1,010+111%

42Mount Washington, KYKY18,989$1,008+103%

43Covington, KYKY41,847$1,006+123%

44Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$998+106%

45Bardstown, KYKY14,161$977+129%

46Wilmore, KYKY6,380$975+147%

47Radcliff, KYKY22,576$971+124%

48Erlanger, KYKY20,158$970+81%

49Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$954+87%

50Frankfort, KYKY28,657$944+99%

51Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931$943+93%

52Flatwoods, KYKY7,439$940+127%

53Richmond, KYKY40,663$917+117%

54Winchester, KYKY19,514$916+99%

55Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448$909+109%

56Owensboro, KYKY60,892$905+123%

57Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$902+113%

58Shively, KYKY15,895$899+112%

59Ashland, KYKY20,996$872+119%

60Murray, KYKY18,964$870+109%

61Pikeville, KYKY7,270$862+144%

62Glasgow, KYKY15,302$849+120%

63Madisonville, KYKY19,428$838+125%

64Berea, KYKY16,662$835+96%

65Paducah, KYKY26,730$834+116%

66Paris, KYKY10,130$832+101%

67London, KYKY7,637$815+120%

68Morehead, KYKY6,776$800+99%

69Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$793+146%

70Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$790+103%

71Monticello, KYKY5,721$779+162%

72Somerset, KYKY12,695$775+132%

73Henderson, KYKY27,822$771+92%

74Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$770+96%

75Danville, KYKY17,736$762+91%

76Princeton, KYKY6,168$762+120%

77Russellville, KYKY7,454$738+81%

78Corbin, KYKY7,911$733+123%

79Lebanon, KYKY6,699$701+114%

80Maysville, KYKY8,688$699+88%

81Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$699+84%

82Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$685+103%

83Central City, KYKY5,793$683+123%

84Mayfield, KYKY9,851$644+91%

85Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$621+78%

86Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$598+85%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES