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 (2023 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 2000

01Oak Grove, KYKY7,83042.4%–

02Shively, KYKY15,89528.8%–

03Hillview, KYKY9,02027.6%–

04Somerset, KYKY12,69526.4%–

05Middletown, KYKY9,94425.9%–

06Middlesborough, KYKY8,77625.6%–

07Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57525.4%–

08Monticello, KYKY5,72125.3%–

09Paris, KYKY10,13025.3%–

10Central City, KYKY5,79324.6%–

11Pikeville, KYKY7,27024.3%–

12London, KYKY7,63724.2%–

13Lebanon, KYKY6,69924.0%–

14Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44823.4%–

15Walton, KYKY5,86823.2%–

16Winchester, KYKY19,51423.0%–

17Mayfield, KYKY9,85122.7%–

18Cold Spring, KYKY6,64022.6%–

19Covington, KYKY41,84722.2%–

20Henderson, KYKY27,82222.1%–

21Highland Heights, KYKY6,34121.9%–

22Vine Grove, KYKY7,01821.7%–

23Dayton, KYKY5,97421.7%–

24Leitchfield, KYKY7,01521.7%–

25Versailles, KYKY10,73421.7%–

26Frankfort, KYKY28,65721.6%–

27Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41121.3%–

28Madisonville, KYKY19,42821.1%–

29Owensboro, KYKY60,89220.5%–

30Murray, KYKY18,96420.4%–

31Nicholasville, KYKY33,85720.4%–

32Louisville, KYKY641,96220.2%–

33Elsmere, KYKY9,52119.8%–

34Fort Wright, KYKY6,24019.6%–

35Richmond, KYKY40,66319.5%–

36Bardstown, KYKY14,16118.8%–

37Franklin, KYKY10,75918.6%–

38Bowling Green, KYKY78,50518.4%–

39St. Matthews, KYKY17,86818.0%–

40Alexandria, KYKY10,99418.0%–

41Russellville, KYKY7,45417.9%–

42Paducah, KYKY26,73017.8%–

43Reidland, KYKY5,27717.8%–

44Radcliff, KYKY22,57617.8%–

45Florence, KYKY34,01817.7%–

46Lexington, KYKY329,75117.6%–

47Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14417.6%–

48Mount Washington, KYKY18,98917.5%–

49Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19317.4%–

50Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.3%–

51Bellevue, KYKY5,84717.3%–

52Independence, KYKY30,19817.2%–

53Maysville, KYKY8,68817.1%–

54Cynthiana, KYKY6,57617.1%–

55Newport, KYKY13,99816.8%–

56Flatwoods, KYKY7,43916.7%–

57Ashland, KYKY20,99616.7%–

58La Grange, KYKY10,66916.6%–

59Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75116.5%–

60Shelbyville, KYKY18,45316.4%–

61Lyndon, KYKY11,30116.4%–

62Burlington, KYKY18,00816.3%–

63Wilmore, KYKY6,38016.2%–

64Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93116.2%–

65Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14216.0%–

66Union, KYKY7,93715.7%–

67Crestwood, KYKY6,58215.7%–

68Morehead, KYKY6,77615.7%–

69Georgetown, KYKY40,88315.4%–

70Danville, KYKY17,73615.0%–

71Villa Hills, KYKY7,79714.9%–

72Princeton, KYKY6,16814.7%–

73Erlanger, KYKY20,15813.7%–

74Edgewood, KYKY8,50313.4%–

75Francisville, KYKY10,56512.8%–

76Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.7%–

77Berea, KYKY16,66212.6%–

78Glasgow, KYKY15,30212.5%–

79Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58612.2%–

80Corbin, KYKY7,91111.7%–

81Campbellsville, KYKY11,78311.5%–

82Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32910.0%–

83Williamsburg, KYKY5,37110.0%–

84Hebron, KYKY6,4076.1%–

85Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.0%–

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