RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most rent-burdened, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 41.3%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Cold Spring, KYKY6,64064.3%+40.8 pts

02Highland Heights, KYKY6,34160.4%+17.2 pts

03Elsmere, KYKY9,52157.6%+8.9 pts

04Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93157.4%+13.3 pts

05Morehead, KYKY6,77656.7%−1.7 pts

06Bellevue, KYKY5,84756.3%+23.7 pts

07Middlesborough, KYKY8,77654.4%+7.1 pts

08Dayton, KYKY5,97453.4%+16.5 pts

09Hebron, KYKY6,40752.8%+16.4 pts

10Mayfield, KYKY9,85152.3%+1.4 pts

11Winchester, KYKY19,51452.0%+11.5 pts

12Glasgow, KYKY15,30251.9%+2.0 pts

13Lyndon, KYKY11,30150.9%+12.9 pts

14Somerset, KYKY12,69550.2%+2.5 pts

15Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35648.3%+8.2 pts

16Bowling Green, KYKY78,50547.8%0.0 pts

17Shively, KYKY15,89547.6%+4.6 pts

18Madisonville, KYKY19,42847.5%+7.8 pts

19Danville, KYKY17,73647.2%−0.9 pts

20Bardstown, KYKY14,16147.2%+4.9 pts

21Crestwood, KYKY6,58247.1%+1.5 pts

22Lexington, KYKY329,75147.0%+2.0 pts

23Middletown, KYKY9,94446.9%+3.2 pts

24Oak Grove, KYKY7,83046.3%−1.4 pts

25Covington, KYKY41,84745.7%−3.3 pts

26Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32945.6%+6.0 pts

27Louisville, KYKY641,96244.7%−0.6 pts

28Versailles, KYKY10,73444.5%+3.8 pts

29Frankfort, KYKY28,65744.5%+0.1 pts

30Walton, KYKY5,86843.8%+3.3 pts

31Paducah, KYKY26,73043.7%−0.5 pts

32Cynthiana, KYKY6,57643.7%+2.4 pts

33Newport, KYKY13,99843.5%−2.8 pts

34Richmond, KYKY40,66342.7%−4.2 pts

35La Grange, KYKY10,66942.6%−1.4 pts

36Henderson, KYKY27,82242.5%−3.0 pts

37Murray, KYKY18,96442.5%−10.8 pts

38Princeton, KYKY6,16842.3%+19.9 pts

39Ashland, KYKY20,99642.1%−2.3 pts

40Flatwoods, KYKY7,43942.1%+1.1 pts

41Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41141.6%+2.6 pts

42Maysville, KYKY8,68841.5%−5.7 pts

43Union, KYKY7,93741.3%+0.9 pts

44Nicholasville, KYKY33,85740.8%−7.4 pts

45Lebanon, KYKY6,69940.4%0.0 pts

46Pikeville, KYKY7,27040.0%+0.3 pts

47Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14240.0%−5.1 pts

48Georgetown, KYKY40,88339.4%+1.4 pts

49Owensboro, KYKY60,89239.4%−1.7 pts

50Florence, KYKY34,01839.3%−5.6 pts

51Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44839.3%+0.2 pts

52Franklin, KYKY10,75939.3%−4.4 pts

53Erlanger, KYKY20,15839.1%+3.7 pts

54Berea, KYKY16,66238.7%−0.7 pts

55Corbin, KYKY7,91138.6%+4.2 pts

56Williamsburg, KYKY5,37138.4%−5.9 pts

57Oakbrook, KYKY10,21137.5%−0.2 pts

58Campbellsville, KYKY11,78337.0%−13.0 pts

59Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75136.9%+6.0 pts

60St. Matthews, KYKY17,86836.6%−8.2 pts

61Shelbyville, KYKY18,45336.5%+0.8 pts

62Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57636.3%−4.4 pts

63Vine Grove, KYKY7,01835.2%+0.3 pts

64Monticello, KYKY5,72135.1%−16.5 pts

65Paris, KYKY10,13034.9%−12.3 pts

66Independence, KYKY30,19834.6%+6.6 pts

67Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19334.6%−8.9 pts

68Russellville, KYKY7,45433.9%−21.1 pts

69London, KYKY7,63733.5%−3.9 pts

70Radcliff, KYKY22,57632.9%−8.0 pts

71Burlington, KYKY18,00832.0%−9.6 pts

72Edgewood, KYKY8,50331.1%−0.7 pts

73Leitchfield, KYKY7,01530.9%−9.5 pts

74Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14430.8%+16.7 pts

75Reidland, KYKY5,27730.4%−2.8 pts

76Alexandria, KYKY10,99428.8%−7.8 pts

77Central City, KYKY5,79328.7%−9.2 pts

78Wilmore, KYKY6,38027.9%+3.5 pts

79Fort Wright, KYKY6,24025.8%−7.9 pts

80Mount Washington, KYKY18,98924.9%−21.8 pts

81Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58622.4%−24.7 pts

82Fort Knox, KYKY8,83622.1%+0.8 pts

83Hillview, KYKY9,02021.8%−14.1 pts

84Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57518.4%−6.9 pts

85Villa Hills, KYKY7,79717.1%−4.5 pts

86Francisville, KYKY10,56517.0%−36.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES