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Lowest median rent, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the lowest 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

01Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$598+85%

02Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$621+78%

03Mayfield, KYKY9,851$644+91%

04Central City, KYKY5,793$683+123%

05Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$685+103%

06Maysville, KYKY8,688$699+88%

07Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$699+84%

08Lebanon, KYKY6,699$701+114%

09Corbin, KYKY7,911$733+123%

10Russellville, KYKY7,454$738+81%

11Danville, KYKY17,736$762+91%

12Princeton, KYKY6,168$762+120%

13Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$770+96%

14Henderson, KYKY27,822$771+92%

15Somerset, KYKY12,695$775+132%

16Monticello, KYKY5,721$779+162%

17Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$790+103%

18Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$793+146%

19Morehead, KYKY6,776$800+99%

20London, KYKY7,637$815+120%

21Paris, KYKY10,130$832+101%

22Paducah, KYKY26,730$834+116%

23Berea, KYKY16,662$835+96%

24Madisonville, KYKY19,428$838+125%

25Glasgow, KYKY15,302$849+120%

26Pikeville, KYKY7,270$862+144%

27Murray, KYKY18,964$870+109%

28Ashland, KYKY20,996$872+119%

29Shively, KYKY15,895$899+112%

30Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$902+113%

31Owensboro, KYKY60,892$905+123%

32Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448$909+109%

33Winchester, KYKY19,514$916+99%

34Richmond, KYKY40,663$917+117%

35Flatwoods, KYKY7,439$940+127%

36Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931$943+93%

37Frankfort, KYKY28,657$944+99%

38Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$954+87%

39Erlanger, KYKY20,158$970+81%

40Radcliff, KYKY22,576$971+124%

41Wilmore, KYKY6,380$975+147%

42Bardstown, KYKY14,161$977+129%

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

44Covington, KYKY41,847$1,006+123%

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

46Franklin, KYKY10,759$1,010+111%

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

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

49Reidland, KYKY5,277$1,051+113%

50Edgewood, KYKY8,503$1,073+49%

51Newport, KYKY13,998$1,087+146%

52Louisville, KYKY641,962$1,120–

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

54Dayton, KYKY5,974$1,137+134%

55Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144$1,139+63%

56Fort Wright, KYKY6,240$1,142+102%

57La Grange, KYKY10,669$1,143+192%

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

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

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

61Lexington, KYKY329,751$1,164+120%

62Crestwood, KYKY6,582$1,188+135%

63Cold Spring, KYKY6,640$1,191+82%

64Alexandria, KYKY10,994$1,195+125%

65Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$1,197+125%

66Lyndon, KYKY11,301$1,246+106%

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

68Georgetown, KYKY40,883$1,255+141%

69Bellevue, KYKY5,847$1,265+150%

70Walton, KYKY5,868$1,306+229%

71Hillview, KYKY9,020$1,316+108%

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

73Florence, KYKY34,018$1,329+137%

74Vine Grove, KYKY7,018$1,334+172%

75Elsmere, KYKY9,521$1,351+129%

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

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

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

79Francisville, KYKY10,565$1,420–

80Burlington, KYKY18,008$1,489+125%

81Hebron, KYKY6,407$1,491–

82Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$1,502+173%

83Middletown, KYKY9,944$1,502+164%

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

85Union, KYKY7,937$1,657+42%

86Oakbrook, KYKY10,211$1,665+150%

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