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Lowest median rent, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the lowest median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is $1,006. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Edgewood, KY, up 27 places to #50.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$598+85%

02Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$621+78%

03▲6Mayfield, KYKY9,851$644+91%

04▲9Central City, KYKY5,793$683+123%

05▲7Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$685+103%

06▲8Maysville, KYKY8,688$699+88%

07▼3Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$699+84%

08▲3Lebanon, KYKY6,699$701+114%

09▼2Corbin, KYKY7,911$733+123%

10▼4Russellville, KYKY7,454$738+81%

11▲16Danville, KYKY17,736$762+91%

12▲3Princeton, KYKY6,168$762+120%

13▼5Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$770+96%

14▲7Henderson, KYKY27,822$771+92%

15▲4Somerset, KYKY12,695$775+132%

16▼13Monticello, KYKY5,721$779+162%

17▼7Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$790+103%

18▼13Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$793+146%

19▼3Morehead, KYKY6,776$800+99%

20▼2London, KYKY7,637$815+120%

21▲4Paris, KYKY10,130$832+101%

22Paducah, KYKY26,730$834+116%

23▲11Berea, KYKY16,662$835+96%

24▲14Madisonville, KYKY19,428$838+125%

25▲8Glasgow, KYKY15,302$849+120%

26▲6Pikeville, KYKY7,270$862+144%

27▼7Murray, KYKY18,964$870+109%

28▼11Ashland, KYKY20,996$872+119%

29▲8Shively, KYKY15,895$899+112%

30▲1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$902+113%

31▲15Owensboro, KYKY60,892$905+123%

32▲7Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448$909+109%

33▼10Winchester, KYKY19,514$916+99%

34▼8Richmond, KYKY40,663$917+117%

35▲18Flatwoods, KYKY7,439$940+127%

36▲7Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931$943+93%

37▲5Frankfort, KYKY28,657$944+99%

38▼10Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$954+87%

39▲15Erlanger, KYKY20,158$970+81%

40▲4Radcliff, KYKY22,576$971+124%

41▲11Wilmore, KYKY6,380$975+147%

42▼2Bardstown, KYKY14,161$977+129%

43▲4Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$998+106%

44▼15Covington, KYKY41,847$1,006+123%

45▼10Mount Washington, KYKY18,989$1,008+103%

46▲3Franklin, KYKY10,759$1,010+111%

47▲1Shelbyville, KYKY18,453$1,033+115%

48▲3Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751$1,039+97%

49▼25Reidland, KYKY5,277$1,051+113%

50▲27Edgewood, KYKY8,503$1,073+49%

51▼21Newport, KYKY13,998$1,087+146%

52▲3Louisville, KYKY641,962$1,120–

53▲5Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142$1,126+105%

54▼4Dayton, KYKY5,974$1,137+134%

55▲12Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144$1,139+63%

56▲9Fort Wright, KYKY6,240$1,142+102%

57▲7La Grange, KYKY10,669$1,143+192%

58▲2Highland Heights, KYKY6,341$1,144+78%

59▼14Nicholasville, KYKY33,857$1,147+101%

60▼24Versailles, KYKY10,734$1,160+146%

61▲2Lexington, KYKY329,751$1,164+120%

62▼1Crestwood, KYKY6,582$1,188+135%

63▲5Cold Spring, KYKY6,640$1,191+82%

64▼2Alexandria, KYKY10,994$1,195+125%

65▼6Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$1,197+125%

66▲5Lyndon, KYKY11,301$1,246+106%

67▲2Independence, KYKY30,198$1,250+113%

68▼2Georgetown, KYKY40,883$1,255+141%

69▼28Bellevue, KYKY5,847$1,265+150%

70▼14Walton, KYKY5,868$1,306+229%

71▲5Hillview, KYKY9,020$1,316+108%

72Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193$1,320+116%

73▼3Florence, KYKY34,018$1,329+137%

74▲8Vine Grove, KYKY7,018$1,334+172%

75▲4Elsmere, KYKY9,521$1,351+129%

76▲4Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575$1,353+104%

77▼2St. Matthews, KYKY17,868$1,369+108%

78▼21Villa Hills, KYKY7,797$1,412+112%

79▲4Francisville, KYKY10,565$1,420–

80▼6Burlington, KYKY18,008$1,489+125%

81▼3Hebron, KYKY6,407$1,491–

82▼9Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$1,502+173%

83▼2Middletown, KYKY9,944$1,502+164%

84Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356$1,529+168%

85▲1Union, KYKY7,937$1,657+42%

86▼1Oakbrook, KYKY10,211$1,665+150%

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