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%+15%

02Shively, KYKY15,89528.8%+5%

03Hillview, KYKY9,02027.6%+34%

04Somerset, KYKY12,69526.4%−2%

05Middletown, KYKY9,94425.9%+30%

06Middlesborough, KYKY8,77625.6%+29%

07Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57525.4%+35%

08Monticello, KYKY5,72125.3%+20%

09Paris, KYKY10,13025.3%−2%

10Central City, KYKY5,79324.6%−4%

11Pikeville, KYKY7,27024.3%+26%

12London, KYKY7,63724.2%+8%

13Lebanon, KYKY6,69924.0%−4%

14Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44823.4%+29%

15Walton, KYKY5,86823.2%−21%

16Winchester, KYKY19,51423.0%+22%

17Mayfield, KYKY9,85122.7%−17%

18Cold Spring, KYKY6,64022.6%+6%

19Covington, KYKY41,84722.2%−21%

20Henderson, KYKY27,82222.1%−4%

21Highland Heights, KYKY6,34121.9%−10%

22Vine Grove, KYKY7,01821.7%−8%

23Dayton, KYKY5,97421.7%−37%

24Leitchfield, KYKY7,01521.7%−33%

25Versailles, KYKY10,73421.7%+9%

26Frankfort, KYKY28,65721.6%+2%

27Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41121.3%−0%

28Madisonville, KYKY19,42821.1%−10%

29Owensboro, KYKY60,89220.5%−1%

30Murray, KYKY18,96420.4%+22%

31Nicholasville, KYKY33,85720.4%−17%

32Louisville, KYKY641,96220.2%−18%

33Elsmere, KYKY9,52119.8%−45%

34Fort Wright, KYKY6,24019.6%−17%

35Richmond, KYKY40,66319.5%−19%

36Bardstown, KYKY14,16118.8%−15%

37Franklin, KYKY10,75918.6%−24%

38Bowling Green, KYKY78,50518.4%−22%

39St. Matthews, KYKY17,86818.0%−23%

40Alexandria, KYKY10,99418.0%+8%

41Russellville, KYKY7,45417.9%−25%

42Paducah, KYKY26,73017.8%−31%

43Reidland, KYKY5,27717.8%+31%

44Radcliff, KYKY22,57617.8%−24%

45Florence, KYKY34,01817.7%−28%

46Lexington, KYKY329,75117.6%−22%

47Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14417.6%−15%

48Mount Washington, KYKY18,98917.5%−35%

49Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19317.4%−27%

50Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.3%−14%

51Bellevue, KYKY5,84717.3%−32%

52Independence, KYKY30,19817.2%−29%

53Maysville, KYKY8,68817.1%−4%

54Cynthiana, KYKY6,57617.1%+6%

55Newport, KYKY13,99816.8%−37%

56Flatwoods, KYKY7,43916.7%+19%

57Ashland, KYKY20,99616.7%+0%

58La Grange, KYKY10,66916.6%−42%

59Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75116.5%−28%

60Shelbyville, KYKY18,45316.4%−25%

61Lyndon, KYKY11,30116.4%−29%

62Burlington, KYKY18,00816.3%−22%

63Wilmore, KYKY6,38016.2%−22%

64Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93116.2%−35%

65Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14216.0%−19%

66Union, KYKY7,93715.7%+2%

67Crestwood, KYKY6,58215.7%−41%

68Morehead, KYKY6,77615.7%+19%

69Georgetown, KYKY40,88315.4%−19%

70Danville, KYKY17,73615.0%−23%

71Villa Hills, KYKY7,79714.9%−20%

72Princeton, KYKY6,16814.7%−40%

73Erlanger, KYKY20,15813.7%−20%

74Edgewood, KYKY8,50313.4%+6%

75Francisville, KYKY10,56512.8%−32%

76Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.7%+3%

77Berea, KYKY16,66212.6%−48%

78Glasgow, KYKY15,30212.5%−43%

79Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58612.2%−27%

80Corbin, KYKY7,91111.7%−48%

81Campbellsville, KYKY11,78311.5%−33%

82Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32910.0%−40%

83Williamsburg, KYKY5,37110.0%−46%

84Hebron, KYKY6,4076.1%−69%

85Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES