RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest median rent, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is $775. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Trigg County, KY, up 48 places to #47.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Boone County, KYKY145,316$1,373+130%

02▲1Scott County, KYKY62,262$1,247+143%

03▼1Oldham County, KYKY70,986$1,219+144%

04Fayette County, KYKY329,751$1,164+120%

05Jefferson County, KYKY795,222$1,149+133%

06▲4Campbell County, KYKY95,441$1,145+124%

07▲12Woodford County, KYKY27,883$1,138+133%

08▲7Jessamine County, KYKY57,147$1,124+110%

09▲5Kenton County, KYKY175,779$1,069+107%

10▼4Christian County, KYKY70,115$1,040+127%

11▲1Shelby County, KYKY51,243$1,033+109%

12▼5Meade County, KYKY30,699$1,026+138%

13▼4Simpson County, KYKY20,788$1,012+116%

14▲6Nelson County, KYKY49,036$1,008+137%

15▼2Warren County, KYKY149,375$1,002+104%

16▼8Bullitt County, KYKY86,454$987+98%

17▲13Spencer County, KYKY20,998$987+132%

18▼2Hardin County, KYKY113,482$971+119%

19▲2Franklin County, KYKY52,649$967+101%

20▲12Clark County, KYKY37,888$938+97%

21▲6Anderson County, KYKY25,225$927+77%

22▲28Livingston County, KYKY8,863$926+156%

23▼6Daviess County, KYKY104,898$918+121%

24▲24Carroll County, KYKY11,141$910+134%

25▼1McCracken County, KYKY67,553$898+114%

26▼15Henry County, KYKY16,447$895+102%

27▲1Madison County, KYKY101,696$889+108%

28▲23Calloway County, KYKY39,421$870+104%

29▼4Trimble County, KYKY8,701$863+120%

30▼1Grant County, KYKY26,181$862+71%

31▼5Greenup County, KYKY35,213$860+109%

32▲5Larue County, KYKY15,184$860+151%

33▲7Pike County, KYKY54,721$858+144%

34▲18Todd County, KYKY12,972$851+119%

35▲7Boyd County, KYKY47,751$849+109%

36▲11Allen County, KYKY22,536$844+136%

37▼14Hopkins County, KYKY45,127$837+131%

38▼2Gallatin County, KYKY8,840$832+97%

39▲33Mercer County, KYKY23,733$831+102%

40▲1Montgomery County, KYKY28,822$830+98%

41▲25Owen County, KYKY11,601$830+132%

42▲18Rowan County, KYKY24,476$825+96%

43▼12Bourbon County, KYKY20,243$822+98%

44▲10Ballard County, KYKY7,594$817+134%

45▲1Laurel County, KYKY63,746$813+116%

46▼8Pulaski County, KYKY67,384$803+123%

47▲48Trigg County, KYKY14,512$803+101%

48▲30Whitley County, KYKY37,297$798+127%

49▼16Marshall County, KYKY31,659$798+96%

50▼11Perry County, KYKY26,555$798+164%

51▼6Barren County, KYKY45,641$796+108%

52▼18Garrard County, KYKY18,207$794+104%

53▼31Pendleton County, KYKY14,800$793+85%

54▲4Carlisle County, KYKY4,747$792+190%

55▲21Union County, KYKY12,839$790+134%

56▲6Webster County, KYKY12,929$783+137%

57▼22Boyle County, KYKY31,632$778+86%

58▲11Edmonson County, KYKY12,749$778+151%

59▼15Henderson County, KYKY44,255$777+90%

60▼7Graves County, KYKY37,050$775+119%

61▲12Adair County, KYKY19,423$771+145%

62▼7Caldwell County, KYKY12,609$767+120%

63▲11Harrison County, KYKY19,627$765+90%

64▲1Lawrence County, KYKY15,765$760+110%

65▲3Bracken County, KYKY8,511$756+124%

66▲45Knott County, KYKY13,321$756+158%

67▲4Logan County, KYKY28,669$751+81%

68▲47Lewis County, KYKY12,901$751+179%

69▲15Lyon County, KYKY9,123$747+88%

70▼27Powell County, KYKY12,812$747+84%

71▼8Washington County, KYKY12,368$744+111%

72▲16Carter County, KYKY26,149$740+103%

73▼24Hancock County, KYKY9,050$740+69%

74▼10Ohio County, KYKY23,934$739+111%

75Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503$733+104%

76▲7Magoffin County, KYKY11,110$730+148%

77▲19Nicholas County, KYKY7,949$728+146%

78▲11Wayne County, KYKY19,597$727+132%

79▼22Mason County, KYKY16,936$727+97%

80▼24Marion County, KYKY20,115$726+106%

81▲23Clay County, KYKY19,465$724+148%

82▲11Hickman County, KYKY4,372$718+155%

83▼3Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634$718+118%

84▼25Taylor County, KYKY26,763$718+106%

85▲2Fleming County, KYKY15,787$715+125%

86▼19Crittenden County, KYKY8,807$714+116%

87▼8Estill County, KYKY13,962$711+114%

88▼18Johnson County, KYKY22,051$708+109%

89▼7Lincoln County, KYKY25,353$698+85%

90▲8Hart County, KYKY20,117$693+122%

91▲9Knox County, KYKY29,532$681+108%

92▲2Russell County, KYKY18,608$681+118%

93▼12Butler County, KYKY12,520$679+101%

94▲9Harlan County, KYKY24,725$678+122%

95▼3Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148$676+140%

96▼10Menifee County, KYKY6,430$675+190%

97▼36Floyd County, KYKY34,401$672+102%

98▲9Casey County, KYKY16,205$670+127%

99▲6Letcher County, KYKY19,952$669+117%

100▲6Jackson County, KYKY13,325$665+121%

101▼10Morgan County, KYKY14,415$663+114%

102▲11Bath County, KYKY13,176$659+108%

103▼13Grayson County, KYKY27,406$658+86%

104▼3Monroe County, KYKY11,191$657+116%

105▲3McLean County, KYKY9,064$641+102%

106▲4Clinton County, KYKY9,139$617+110%

107▲2Green County, KYKY11,644$610+87%

108▲4Lee County, KYKY7,297$603+125%

109▼12Bell County, KYKY22,829$592+92%

110▲4Leslie County, KYKY9,627$585+110%

111▼12Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583$582+88%

112▼10McCreary County, KYKY17,124$577+80%

113▼28Fulton County, KYKY6,218$570+66%

114▲2Robertson County, KYKY2,325$548+119%

115▲2Breathitt County, KYKY12,558$548+85%

116▲2Cumberland County, KYKY5,992$523+116%

117▲2Wolfe County, KYKY6,298$501+100%

118▼41Martin County, KYKY10,697$450+57%

119▲1Owsley County, KYKY3,932$448+62%

120▼102Elliott County, KYKY7,265$432+86%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES