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 (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2000

01Cold Spring, KYKY6,64064.3%–

02Highland Heights, KYKY6,34160.4%–

03Elsmere, KYKY9,52157.6%–

04Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93157.4%–

05Morehead, KYKY6,77656.7%–

06Bellevue, KYKY5,84756.3%–

07Middlesborough, KYKY8,77654.4%–

08Dayton, KYKY5,97453.4%–

09Hebron, KYKY6,40752.8%–

10Mayfield, KYKY9,85152.3%–

11Winchester, KYKY19,51452.0%–

12Glasgow, KYKY15,30251.9%–

13Lyndon, KYKY11,30150.9%–

14Somerset, KYKY12,69550.2%–

15Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35648.3%–

16Bowling Green, KYKY78,50547.8%–

17Shively, KYKY15,89547.6%–

18Madisonville, KYKY19,42847.5%–

19Danville, KYKY17,73647.2%–

20Bardstown, KYKY14,16147.2%–

21Crestwood, KYKY6,58247.1%–

22Lexington, KYKY329,75147.0%–

23Middletown, KYKY9,94446.9%–

24Oak Grove, KYKY7,83046.3%–

25Covington, KYKY41,84745.7%–

26Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32945.6%–

27Louisville, KYKY641,96244.7%–

28Versailles, KYKY10,73444.5%–

29Frankfort, KYKY28,65744.5%–

30Walton, KYKY5,86843.8%–

31Paducah, KYKY26,73043.7%–

32Cynthiana, KYKY6,57643.7%–

33Newport, KYKY13,99843.5%–

34Richmond, KYKY40,66342.7%–

35La Grange, KYKY10,66942.6%–

36Henderson, KYKY27,82242.5%–

37Murray, KYKY18,96442.5%–

38Princeton, KYKY6,16842.3%–

39Ashland, KYKY20,99642.1%–

40Flatwoods, KYKY7,43942.1%–

41Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41141.6%–

42Maysville, KYKY8,68841.5%–

43Union, KYKY7,93741.3%–

44Nicholasville, KYKY33,85740.8%–

45Lebanon, KYKY6,69940.4%–

46Pikeville, KYKY7,27040.0%–

47Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14240.0%–

48Georgetown, KYKY40,88339.4%–

49Owensboro, KYKY60,89239.4%–

50Florence, KYKY34,01839.3%–

51Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44839.3%–

52Franklin, KYKY10,75939.3%–

53Erlanger, KYKY20,15839.1%–

54Berea, KYKY16,66238.7%–

55Corbin, KYKY7,91138.6%–

56Williamsburg, KYKY5,37138.4%–

57Oakbrook, KYKY10,21137.5%–

58Campbellsville, KYKY11,78337.0%–

59Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75136.9%–

60St. Matthews, KYKY17,86836.6%–

61Shelbyville, KYKY18,45336.5%–

62Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57636.3%–

63Vine Grove, KYKY7,01835.2%–

64Monticello, KYKY5,72135.1%–

65Paris, KYKY10,13034.9%–

66Independence, KYKY30,19834.6%–

67Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19334.6%–

68Russellville, KYKY7,45433.9%–

69London, KYKY7,63733.5%–

70Radcliff, KYKY22,57632.9%–

71Burlington, KYKY18,00832.0%–

72Edgewood, KYKY8,50331.1%–

73Leitchfield, KYKY7,01530.9%–

74Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14430.8%–

75Reidland, KYKY5,27730.4%–

76Alexandria, KYKY10,99428.8%–

77Central City, KYKY5,79328.7%–

78Wilmore, KYKY6,38027.9%–

79Fort Wright, KYKY6,24025.8%–

80Mount Washington, KYKY18,98924.9%–

81Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58622.4%–

82Fort Knox, KYKY8,83622.1%–

83Hillview, KYKY9,02021.8%–

84Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57518.4%–

85Villa Hills, KYKY7,79717.1%–

86Francisville, KYKY10,56517.0%–

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