RANKING · 2024 ACS · 85 SHOWN OF 85

Most owner cost-burdened, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 85 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Oak Grove, KYKY7,83042.4%+5.5 pts

02Shively, KYKY15,89528.8%+1.5 pts

03Hillview, KYKY9,02027.6%+7.1 pts

04Somerset, KYKY12,69526.4%−0.6 pts

05Middletown, KYKY9,94425.9%+6.0 pts

06Middlesborough, KYKY8,77625.6%+5.7 pts

07Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57525.4%+6.6 pts

08Monticello, KYKY5,72125.3%+4.3 pts

09Paris, KYKY10,13025.3%−0.5 pts

10Central City, KYKY5,79324.6%−1.0 pts

11Pikeville, KYKY7,27024.3%+5.0 pts

12London, KYKY7,63724.2%+1.9 pts

13Lebanon, KYKY6,69924.0%−1.1 pts

14Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44823.4%+5.2 pts

15Walton, KYKY5,86823.2%−6.0 pts

16Winchester, KYKY19,51423.0%+4.2 pts

17Mayfield, KYKY9,85122.7%−4.7 pts

18Cold Spring, KYKY6,64022.6%+1.4 pts

19Covington, KYKY41,84722.2%−5.7 pts

20Henderson, KYKY27,82222.1%−1.0 pts

21Highland Heights, KYKY6,34121.9%−2.5 pts

22Vine Grove, KYKY7,01821.7%−1.9 pts

23Dayton, KYKY5,97421.7%−12.9 pts

24Leitchfield, KYKY7,01521.7%−10.7 pts

25Versailles, KYKY10,73421.7%+1.8 pts

26Frankfort, KYKY28,65721.6%+0.4 pts

27Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41121.3%−0.1 pts

28Madisonville, KYKY19,42821.1%−2.3 pts

29Owensboro, KYKY60,89220.5%−0.3 pts

30Murray, KYKY18,96420.4%+3.7 pts

31Nicholasville, KYKY33,85720.4%−4.3 pts

32Louisville, KYKY641,96220.2%−4.3 pts

33Elsmere, KYKY9,52119.8%−15.9 pts

34Fort Wright, KYKY6,24019.6%−4.0 pts

35Richmond, KYKY40,66319.5%−4.4 pts

36Bardstown, KYKY14,16118.8%−3.4 pts

37Franklin, KYKY10,75918.6%−5.9 pts

38Bowling Green, KYKY78,50518.4%−5.3 pts

39St. Matthews, KYKY17,86818.0%−5.4 pts

40Alexandria, KYKY10,99418.0%+1.4 pts

41Russellville, KYKY7,45417.9%−6.0 pts

42Paducah, KYKY26,73017.8%−7.9 pts

43Reidland, KYKY5,27717.8%+4.2 pts

44Radcliff, KYKY22,57617.8%−5.7 pts

45Florence, KYKY34,01817.7%−6.7 pts

46Lexington, KYKY329,75117.6%−5.0 pts

47Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14417.6%−3.0 pts

48Mount Washington, KYKY18,98917.5%−9.2 pts

49Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19317.4%−6.5 pts

50Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.3%−2.7 pts

51Bellevue, KYKY5,84717.3%−8.3 pts

52Independence, KYKY30,19817.2%−7.1 pts

53Maysville, KYKY8,68817.1%−0.8 pts

54Cynthiana, KYKY6,57617.1%+1.0 pts

55Newport, KYKY13,99816.8%−9.7 pts

56Flatwoods, KYKY7,43916.7%+2.7 pts

57Ashland, KYKY20,99616.7%+0.0 pts

58La Grange, KYKY10,66916.6%−12.3 pts

59Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75116.5%−6.6 pts

60Shelbyville, KYKY18,45316.4%−5.5 pts

61Lyndon, KYKY11,30116.4%−6.7 pts

62Burlington, KYKY18,00816.3%−4.5 pts

63Wilmore, KYKY6,38016.2%−4.6 pts

64Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93116.2%−8.6 pts

65Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14216.0%−3.8 pts

66Union, KYKY7,93715.7%+0.3 pts

67Morehead, KYKY6,77615.7%+2.5 pts

68Crestwood, KYKY6,58215.7%−11.0 pts

69Georgetown, KYKY40,88315.4%−3.6 pts

70Danville, KYKY17,73615.0%−4.5 pts

71Villa Hills, KYKY7,79714.9%−3.7 pts

72Princeton, KYKY6,16814.7%−9.9 pts

73Erlanger, KYKY20,15813.7%−3.4 pts

74Edgewood, KYKY8,50313.4%+0.8 pts

75Francisville, KYKY10,56512.8%−6.0 pts

76Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.7%+0.3 pts

77Berea, KYKY16,66212.6%−11.6 pts

78Glasgow, KYKY15,30212.5%−9.3 pts

79Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58612.2%−4.4 pts

80Corbin, KYKY7,91111.7%−10.8 pts

81Campbellsville, KYKY11,78311.5%−5.7 pts

82Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32910.0%−6.7 pts

83Williamsburg, KYKY5,37110.0%−8.4 pts

84Hebron, KYKY6,4076.1%−13.6 pts

85Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.0%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES