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Lowest median rent, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Monticello, KYKY5,721$224−25%

02Lebanon, KYKY6,699$226−31%

03Central City, KYKY5,793$227−26%

04Princeton, KYKY6,168$230−34%

05Maysville, KYKY8,688$236−36%

06Morehead, KYKY6,776$240−40%

07Mayfield, KYKY9,851$247−27%

08Somerset, KYKY12,695$247−26%

09Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$248−37%

10Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$250−28%

11Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$254−33%

12Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$255−21%

13Glasgow, KYKY15,302$255−34%

14Paducah, KYKY26,730$257−33%

15Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$264−18%

16Murray, KYKY18,964$265−36%

17Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$269−20%

18Corbin, KYKY7,911$271−17%

19Madisonville, KYKY19,428$273−27%

20Russellville, KYKY7,454$273−33%

21Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$278−29%

22Owensboro, KYKY60,892$280−31%

23Wilmore, KYKY6,380$283−28%

24London, KYKY7,637$284−23%

25Ashland, KYKY20,996$288−28%

26Bardstown, KYKY14,161$290−32%

27Shelbyville, KYKY18,453$290−40%

28La Grange, KYKY10,669$293−25%

29Danville, KYKY17,736$297−26%

30Walton, KYKY5,868$297−25%

31Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144$299−57%

32Berea, KYKY16,662$300−29%

33Franklin, KYKY10,759$300−37%

34Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931$303−38%

35Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$305−28%

36Covington, KYKY41,847$305−32%

37Richmond, KYKY40,663$307−27%

38Alexandria, KYKY10,994$310−42%

39Pikeville, KYKY7,270$315−11%

40Henderson, KYKY27,822$315−22%

41Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448$316−27%

42Winchester, KYKY19,514$317−31%

43Mount Washington, KYKY18,989$320−36%

44Paris, KYKY10,130$324−22%

45Shively, KYKY15,895$324−24%

46Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$328−36%

47Newport, KYKY13,998$330−25%

48Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$332−32%

49Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$340−36%

50Georgetown, KYKY40,883$340−35%

51Bellevue, KYKY5,847$342−32%

52Vine Grove, KYKY7,018$345−30%

53Frankfort, KYKY28,657$345−27%

54Flatwoods, KYKY7,439$352−15%

55Dayton, KYKY5,974$354−27%

56Versailles, KYKY10,734$360−24%

57Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356$371−35%

58Radcliff, KYKY22,576$372−14%

59Nicholasville, KYKY33,857$374−35%

60Reidland, KYKY5,277$378−23%

61Crestwood, KYKY6,582$379−25%

62Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$392−29%

63Erlanger, KYKY20,158$394−26%

64Florence, KYKY34,018$411−27%

65Middletown, KYKY9,944$412−28%

66Cold Spring, KYKY6,640$414−37%

67Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142$426−23%

68Burlington, KYKY18,008$427−36%

69Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751$431−18%

70Fort Wright, KYKY6,240$436−23%

71Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193$438−28%

72Highland Heights, KYKY6,341$440−32%

73Independence, KYKY30,198$441−25%

74Lyndon, KYKY11,301$453−25%

75Hillview, KYKY9,020$455−28%

76Elsmere, KYKY9,521$460−22%

77Villa Hills, KYKY7,797$461−31%

78Union, KYKY7,937$463−60%

79St. Matthews, KYKY17,868$481−27%

80Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575$497−25%

81Oakbrook, KYKY10,211$522−22%

82Edgewood, KYKY8,503$594−18%

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