RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 85 SHOWN OF 85

Most owner cost-burdened, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2010 ACS). This list covers the 85 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 85 is 22.2%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS –

01Oak Grove, KYKY7,83037.0%–

02Elsmere, KYKY9,52135.7%–

03Dayton, KYKY5,97434.6%–

04Leitchfield, KYKY7,01532.4%–

05Walton, KYKY5,86829.2%–

06La Grange, KYKY10,66928.9%–

07Covington, KYKY41,84727.9%–

08Mayfield, KYKY9,85127.4%–

09Shively, KYKY15,89527.3%–

10Somerset, KYKY12,69527.0%–

11Mount Washington, KYKY18,98926.7%–

12Crestwood, KYKY6,58226.7%–

13Newport, KYKY13,99826.5%–

14Paris, KYKY10,13025.8%–

15Paducah, KYKY26,73025.7%–

16Central City, KYKY5,79325.6%–

17Bellevue, KYKY5,84725.6%–

18Lebanon, KYKY6,69925.2%–

19Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93124.7%–

20Nicholasville, KYKY33,85724.7%–

21Princeton, KYKY6,16824.6%–

22Franklin, KYKY10,75924.6%–

23Louisville, KYKY641,96224.5%–

24Highland Heights, KYKY6,34124.4%–

25Florence, KYKY34,01824.4%–

26Independence, KYKY30,19824.3%–

27Berea, KYKY16,66224.2%–

28Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19324.0%–

29Richmond, KYKY40,66323.9%–

30Russellville, KYKY7,45423.8%–

31Bowling Green, KYKY78,50523.7%–

32Vine Grove, KYKY7,01823.6%–

33Fort Wright, KYKY6,24023.6%–

34Radcliff, KYKY22,57623.5%–

35Madisonville, KYKY19,42823.4%–

36St. Matthews, KYKY17,86823.4%–

37Henderson, KYKY27,82223.2%–

38Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75123.1%–

39Lyndon, KYKY11,30123.0%–

40Lexington, KYKY329,75122.6%–

41Corbin, KYKY7,91122.5%–

42London, KYKY7,63722.3%–

43Bardstown, KYKY14,16122.2%–

44Shelbyville, KYKY18,45322.0%–

45Glasgow, KYKY15,30221.8%–

46Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41121.4%–

47Cold Spring, KYKY6,64021.3%–

48Frankfort, KYKY28,65721.2%–

49Monticello, KYKY5,72121.0%–

50Wilmore, KYKY6,38020.8%–

51Burlington, KYKY18,00820.8%–

52Owensboro, KYKY60,89220.8%–

53Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14420.6%–

54Hillview, KYKY9,02020.5%–

55Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57620.1%–

56Middlesborough, KYKY8,77619.9%–

57Middletown, KYKY9,94419.9%–

58Versailles, KYKY10,73419.8%–

59Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14219.8%–

60Hebron, KYKY6,40719.8%–

61Danville, KYKY17,73619.5%–

62Pikeville, KYKY7,27019.4%–

63Georgetown, KYKY40,88319.1%–

64Winchester, KYKY19,51418.8%–

65Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57518.8%–

66Francisville, KYKY10,56518.8%–

67Villa Hills, KYKY7,79718.7%–

68Williamsburg, KYKY5,37118.4%–

69Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44818.1%–

70Maysville, KYKY8,68817.9%–

71Campbellsville, KYKY11,78317.2%–

72Erlanger, KYKY20,15817.0%–

73Murray, KYKY18,96416.8%–

74Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32916.7%–

75Ashland, KYKY20,99616.6%–

76Alexandria, KYKY10,99416.6%–

77Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58616.6%–

78Cynthiana, KYKY6,57616.1%–

79Union, KYKY7,93715.4%–

80Flatwoods, KYKY7,43914.1%–

81Reidland, KYKY5,27713.6%–

82Morehead, KYKY6,77613.2%–

83Edgewood, KYKY8,50312.6%–

84Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.3%–

85Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.0%–

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