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Lowest median rent, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities with the lowest 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

01Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$548+69%

02Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$555+59%

03Monticello, KYKY5,721$565+90%

04Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$566+49%

05Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$568+76%

06Russellville, KYKY7,454$573+40%

07Corbin, KYKY7,911$579+77%

08Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$582+48%

09Mayfield, KYKY9,851$588+74%

10Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$607+56%

11Lebanon, KYKY6,699$615+88%

12Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$622+84%

13Central City, KYKY5,793$631+106%

14Maysville, KYKY8,688$640+73%

15Princeton, KYKY6,168$648+87%

16Morehead, KYKY6,776$656+63%

17Ashland, KYKY20,996$659+65%

18London, KYKY7,637$661+79%

19Somerset, KYKY12,695$670+101%

20Murray, KYKY18,964$674+62%

21Henderson, KYKY27,822$687+71%

22Paducah, KYKY26,730$695+80%

23Winchester, KYKY19,514$699+52%

24Reidland, KYKY5,277$703+43%

25Paris, KYKY10,130$705+71%

26Richmond, KYKY40,663$713+69%

27Danville, KYKY17,736$715+79%

28Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$722+41%

29Covington, KYKY41,847$722+60%

30Newport, KYKY13,998$722+63%

31Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$729+72%

32Pikeville, KYKY7,270$732+107%

33Glasgow, KYKY15,302$736+91%

34Berea, KYKY16,662$739+74%

35Mount Washington, KYKY18,989$748+51%

36Versailles, KYKY10,734$752+60%

37Shively, KYKY15,895$756+78%

38Madisonville, KYKY19,428$764+105%

39Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448$765+76%

40Bardstown, KYKY14,161$770+81%

41Bellevue, KYKY5,847$772+53%

42Frankfort, KYKY28,657$779+64%

43Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931$784+61%

44Radcliff, KYKY22,576$790+82%

45Nicholasville, KYKY33,857$801+40%

46Owensboro, KYKY60,892$812+100%

47Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$815+68%

48Shelbyville, KYKY18,453$818+70%

49Franklin, KYKY10,759$822+72%

50Dayton, KYKY5,974$824+70%

51Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751$825+56%

52Wilmore, KYKY6,380$832+111%

53Flatwoods, KYKY7,439$861+107%

54Erlanger, KYKY20,158$874+63%

55Louisville, KYKY641,962$878–

56Walton, KYKY5,868$882+122%

57Villa Hills, KYKY7,797$884+33%

58Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142$892+62%

59Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$912+71%

60Highland Heights, KYKY6,341$912+42%

61Crestwood, KYKY6,582$914+81%

62Alexandria, KYKY10,994$918+73%

63Lexington, KYKY329,751$920+74%

64La Grange, KYKY10,669$930+137%

65Fort Wright, KYKY6,240$937+66%

66Georgetown, KYKY40,883$940+80%

67Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144$940+35%

68Cold Spring, KYKY6,640$945+45%

69Independence, KYKY30,198$949+62%

70Florence, KYKY34,018$979+75%

71Lyndon, KYKY11,301$995+64%

72Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193$1,015+66%

73Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$1,046+90%

74Burlington, KYKY18,008$1,069+61%

75St. Matthews, KYKY17,868$1,090+65%

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

77Edgewood, KYKY8,503$1,116+55%

78Hebron, KYKY6,407$1,131–

79Elsmere, KYKY9,521$1,138+93%

80Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575$1,151+74%

81Middletown, KYKY9,944$1,161+104%

82Vine Grove, KYKY7,018$1,193+143%

83Francisville, KYKY10,565$1,225–

84Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356$1,233+116%

85Oakbrook, KYKY10,211$1,307+97%

86Union, KYKY7,937$1,774+52%

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