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.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Cold Spring, KYKY6,64064.3%+173%

02Highland Heights, KYKY6,34160.4%+40%

03Elsmere, KYKY9,52157.6%+18%

04Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93157.4%+30%

05Morehead, KYKY6,77656.7%−3%

06Bellevue, KYKY5,84756.3%+72%

07Middlesborough, KYKY8,77654.4%+15%

08Dayton, KYKY5,97453.4%+45%

09Hebron, KYKY6,40752.8%+45%

10Mayfield, KYKY9,85152.3%+3%

11Winchester, KYKY19,51452.0%+28%

12Glasgow, KYKY15,30251.9%+4%

13Lyndon, KYKY11,30150.9%+34%

14Somerset, KYKY12,69550.2%+5%

15Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35648.3%+20%

16Bowling Green, KYKY78,50547.8%−0%

17Shively, KYKY15,89547.6%+11%

18Madisonville, KYKY19,42847.5%+20%

19Danville, KYKY17,73647.2%−2%

20Bardstown, KYKY14,16147.2%+12%

21Crestwood, KYKY6,58247.1%+3%

22Lexington, KYKY329,75147.0%+4%

23Middletown, KYKY9,94446.9%+7%

24Oak Grove, KYKY7,83046.3%−3%

25Covington, KYKY41,84745.7%−7%

26Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32945.6%+15%

27Louisville, KYKY641,96244.7%−1%

28Versailles, KYKY10,73444.5%+9%

29Frankfort, KYKY28,65744.5%+0%

30Walton, KYKY5,86843.8%+8%

31Paducah, KYKY26,73043.7%−1%

32Cynthiana, KYKY6,57643.7%+6%

33Newport, KYKY13,99843.5%−6%

34Richmond, KYKY40,66342.7%−9%

35La Grange, KYKY10,66942.6%−3%

36Henderson, KYKY27,82242.5%−7%

37Murray, KYKY18,96442.5%−20%

38Princeton, KYKY6,16842.3%+89%

39Ashland, KYKY20,99642.1%−5%

40Flatwoods, KYKY7,43942.1%+3%

41Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41141.6%+7%

42Maysville, KYKY8,68841.5%−12%

43Union, KYKY7,93741.3%+2%

44Nicholasville, KYKY33,85740.8%−15%

45Lebanon, KYKY6,69940.4%−0%

46Pikeville, KYKY7,27040.0%+1%

47Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14240.0%−11%

48Georgetown, KYKY40,88339.4%+4%

49Owensboro, KYKY60,89239.4%−4%

50Florence, KYKY34,01839.3%−13%

51Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44839.3%+1%

52Franklin, KYKY10,75939.3%−10%

53Erlanger, KYKY20,15839.1%+10%

54Berea, KYKY16,66238.7%−2%

55Corbin, KYKY7,91138.6%+12%

56Williamsburg, KYKY5,37138.4%−13%

57Oakbrook, KYKY10,21137.5%−0%

58Campbellsville, KYKY11,78337.0%−26%

59Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75136.9%+19%

60St. Matthews, KYKY17,86836.6%−18%

61Shelbyville, KYKY18,45336.5%+2%

62Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57636.3%−11%

63Vine Grove, KYKY7,01835.2%+1%

64Monticello, KYKY5,72135.1%−32%

65Paris, KYKY10,13034.9%−26%

66Independence, KYKY30,19834.6%+24%

67Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19334.6%−20%

68Russellville, KYKY7,45433.9%−38%

69London, KYKY7,63733.5%−10%

70Radcliff, KYKY22,57632.9%−20%

71Burlington, KYKY18,00832.0%−23%

72Edgewood, KYKY8,50331.1%−2%

73Leitchfield, KYKY7,01530.9%−23%

74Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14430.8%+119%

75Reidland, KYKY5,27730.4%−8%

76Alexandria, KYKY10,99428.8%−21%

77Central City, KYKY5,79328.7%−24%

78Wilmore, KYKY6,38027.9%+14%

79Fort Wright, KYKY6,24025.8%−24%

80Mount Washington, KYKY18,98924.9%−47%

81Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58622.4%−52%

82Fort Knox, KYKY8,83622.1%+4%

83Hillview, KYKY9,02021.8%−39%

84Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57518.4%−27%

85Villa Hills, KYKY7,79717.1%−21%

86Francisville, KYKY10,56517.0%−68%

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