RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most rent-burdened, Kentucky cities · 2010

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

01Morehead, KYKY6,77658.4%–

02Russellville, KYKY7,45455.0%–

03Francisville, KYKY10,56553.5%–

04Murray, KYKY18,96453.2%–

05Monticello, KYKY5,72151.6%–

06Mayfield, KYKY9,85150.9%–

07Campbellsville, KYKY11,78350.0%–

08Glasgow, KYKY15,30249.9%–

09Covington, KYKY41,84749.1%–

10Elsmere, KYKY9,52148.7%–

11Nicholasville, KYKY33,85748.2%–

12Danville, KYKY17,73648.1%–

13Bowling Green, KYKY78,50547.8%–

14Oak Grove, KYKY7,83047.7%–

15Somerset, KYKY12,69547.6%–

16Middlesborough, KYKY8,77647.3%–

17Paris, KYKY10,13047.3%–

18Maysville, KYKY8,68847.1%–

19Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58647.1%–

20Richmond, KYKY40,66347.0%–

21Mount Washington, KYKY18,98946.7%–

22Newport, KYKY13,99846.3%–

23Crestwood, KYKY6,58245.7%–

24Henderson, KYKY27,82245.6%–

25Louisville, KYKY641,96245.3%–

26Lexington, KYKY329,75145.0%–

27Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14245.0%–

28Florence, KYKY34,01845.0%–

29St. Matthews, KYKY17,86844.8%–

30Ashland, KYKY20,99644.5%–

31Frankfort, KYKY28,65744.4%–

32Williamsburg, KYKY5,37144.3%–

33Paducah, KYKY26,73044.2%–

34Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93144.2%–

35La Grange, KYKY10,66944.0%–

36Franklin, KYKY10,75943.7%–

37Middletown, KYKY9,94443.7%–

38Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19343.5%–

39Highland Heights, KYKY6,34143.2%–

40Shively, KYKY15,89543.0%–

41Bardstown, KYKY14,16142.3%–

42Burlington, KYKY18,00841.6%–

43Cynthiana, KYKY6,57641.2%–

44Owensboro, KYKY60,89241.1%–

45Flatwoods, KYKY7,43941.0%–

46Radcliff, KYKY22,57640.9%–

47Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57640.7%–

48Versailles, KYKY10,73440.7%–

49Walton, KYKY5,86840.5%–

50Winchester, KYKY19,51440.5%–

51Union, KYKY7,93740.4%–

52Lebanon, KYKY6,69940.4%–

53Leitchfield, KYKY7,01540.4%–

54Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35640.1%–

55Madisonville, KYKY19,42839.8%–

56Pikeville, KYKY7,27039.8%–

57Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32939.6%–

58Berea, KYKY16,66239.4%–

59Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44839.1%–

60Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41139.0%–

61Lyndon, KYKY11,30138.1%–

62Georgetown, KYKY40,88338.0%–

63Central City, KYKY5,79338.0%–

64Oakbrook, KYKY10,21137.7%–

65London, KYKY7,63737.5%–

66Dayton, KYKY5,97436.9%–

67Alexandria, KYKY10,99436.6%–

68Hebron, KYKY6,40736.5%–

69Hillview, KYKY9,02035.9%–

70Shelbyville, KYKY18,45335.7%–

71Erlanger, KYKY20,15835.4%–

72Vine Grove, KYKY7,01834.9%–

73Corbin, KYKY7,91134.3%–

74Fort Wright, KYKY6,24033.7%–

75Reidland, KYKY5,27733.2%–

76Bellevue, KYKY5,84732.7%–

77Edgewood, KYKY8,50331.8%–

78Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75131.0%–

79Independence, KYKY30,19828.0%–

80Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57525.2%–

81Wilmore, KYKY6,38024.4%–

82Cold Spring, KYKY6,64023.6%–

83Princeton, KYKY6,16822.4%–

84Villa Hills, KYKY7,79721.6%–

85Fort Knox, KYKY8,83621.3%–

86Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14414.1%–

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