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Highest median rent, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is $790.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Union, KYKY7,937$1,774+52%

02Oakbrook, KYKY10,211$1,307+97%

03Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356$1,233+116%

04Francisville, KYKY10,565$1,225–

05Vine Grove, KYKY7,018$1,193+143%

06Middletown, KYKY9,944$1,161+104%

07Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575$1,151+74%

08Elsmere, KYKY9,521$1,138+93%

09Hebron, KYKY6,407$1,131–

10Edgewood, KYKY8,503$1,116+55%

11Hillview, KYKY9,020$1,115+76%

12St. Matthews, KYKY17,868$1,090+65%

13Burlington, KYKY18,008$1,069+61%

14Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$1,046+90%

15Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193$1,015+66%

16Lyndon, KYKY11,301$995+64%

17Florence, KYKY34,018$979+75%

18Independence, KYKY30,198$949+62%

19Cold Spring, KYKY6,640$945+45%

20Georgetown, KYKY40,883$940+80%

21Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144$940+35%

22Fort Wright, KYKY6,240$937+66%

23La Grange, KYKY10,669$930+137%

24Lexington, KYKY329,751$920+74%

25Alexandria, KYKY10,994$918+73%

26Crestwood, KYKY6,582$914+81%

27Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$912+71%

28Highland Heights, KYKY6,341$912+42%

29Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142$892+62%

30Villa Hills, KYKY7,797$884+33%

31Walton, KYKY5,868$882+122%

32Louisville, KYKY641,962$878–

33Erlanger, KYKY20,158$874+63%

34Flatwoods, KYKY7,439$861+107%

35Wilmore, KYKY6,380$832+111%

36Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751$825+56%

37Dayton, KYKY5,974$824+70%

38Franklin, KYKY10,759$822+72%

39Shelbyville, KYKY18,453$818+70%

40Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$815+68%

41Owensboro, KYKY60,892$812+100%

42Nicholasville, KYKY33,857$801+40%

43Radcliff, KYKY22,576$790+82%

44Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931$784+61%

45Frankfort, KYKY28,657$779+64%

46Bellevue, KYKY5,847$772+53%

47Bardstown, KYKY14,161$770+81%

48Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448$765+76%

49Madisonville, KYKY19,428$764+105%

50Shively, KYKY15,895$756+78%

51Versailles, KYKY10,734$752+60%

52Mount Washington, KYKY18,989$748+51%

53Berea, KYKY16,662$739+74%

54Glasgow, KYKY15,302$736+91%

55Pikeville, KYKY7,270$732+107%

56Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$729+72%

57Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$722+41%

58Covington, KYKY41,847$722+60%

59Newport, KYKY13,998$722+63%

60Danville, KYKY17,736$715+79%

61Richmond, KYKY40,663$713+69%

62Paris, KYKY10,130$705+71%

63Reidland, KYKY5,277$703+43%

64Winchester, KYKY19,514$699+52%

65Paducah, KYKY26,730$695+80%

66Henderson, KYKY27,822$687+71%

67Murray, KYKY18,964$674+62%

68Somerset, KYKY12,695$670+101%

69London, KYKY7,637$661+79%

70Ashland, KYKY20,996$659+65%

71Morehead, KYKY6,776$656+63%

72Princeton, KYKY6,168$648+87%

73Maysville, KYKY8,688$640+73%

74Central City, KYKY5,793$631+106%

75Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$622+84%

76Lebanon, KYKY6,699$615+88%

77Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$607+56%

78Mayfield, KYKY9,851$588+74%

79Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$582+48%

80Corbin, KYKY7,911$579+77%

81Russellville, KYKY7,454$573+40%

82Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$568+76%

83Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$566+49%

84Monticello, KYKY5,721$565+90%

85Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$555+59%

86Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$548+69%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS