Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Kentucky
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Kentucky ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boone County | $1,253 | $2,098 | $253,200 |
| 2 | Scott County | $1,181 | $2,132 | $264,200 |
| 3 | Oldham County | $1,142 | $3,012 | $375,000 |
| 4 | Fayette County | $1,101 | $2,237 | $272,100 |
| 5 | Jefferson County | $1,097 | $1,970 | $237,200 |
| 6 | Campbell County | $1,079 | $1,991 | $234,500 |
| 7 | Kenton County | $1,018 | $1,927 | $227,500 |
| 8 | Simpson County | $1,011 | $1,627 | $195,700 |
| 9 | Woodford County | $1,000 | $2,191 | $270,400 |
| 10 | Christian County | $999 | $1,301 | $149,200 |
| 11 | Shelby County | $998 | $2,259 | $277,500 |
| 12 | Jessamine County | $994 | $2,012 | $245,100 |
| 13 | Meade County | $976 | $1,634 | $195,000 |
| 14 | Bullitt County | $973 | $1,944 | $233,700 |
| 15 | Warren County | $963 | $1,967 | $242,600 |
| 16 | Spencer County | $954 | $2,382 | $297,600 |
| 17 | Hardin County | $947 | $1,713 | $205,900 |
| 18 | Franklin County | $946 | $1,683 | $198,700 |
| 19 | Trimble County | $935 | $1,467 | $172,700 |
| 20 | Nelson County | $932 | $1,862 | $224,100 |
| 21 | Livingston County | $912 | $1,052 | $116,300 |
| 22 | Daviess County | $906 | $1,590 | $185,800 |
| 23 | Clark County | $883 | $1,659 | $197,900 |
| 24 | Henry County | $871 | $1,551 | $181,300 |
| 25 | Anderson County | $870 | $1,782 | $213,200 |
| 26 | McCracken County | $861 | $1,549 | $182,900 |
| 27 | Gallatin County | $858 | $1,461 | $169,400 |
| 28 | Grant County | $855 | $1,567 | $185,500 |
| 29 | Carroll County | $853 | $1,164 | $129,800 |
| 30 | Madison County | $851 | $1,827 | $220,700 |
| 31 | Hopkins County | $841 | $1,163 | $128,800 |
| 32 | Todd County | $841 | $1,339 | $157,400 |
| 33 | Boyd County | $839 | $1,161 | $126,300 |
| 34 | Pike County | $837 | $974 | $104,200 |
| 35 | Greenup County | $836 | $1,225 | $135,300 |
| 36 | Pulaski County | $835 | $1,344 | $156,300 |
| 37 | Calloway County | $828 | $1,528 | $181,200 |
| 38 | Ballard County | $826 | $1,192 | $132,900 |
| 39 | Larue County | $816 | $1,495 | $177,500 |
| 40 | Rowan County | $815 | $1,329 | $155,900 |
| 41 | Lyon County | $809 | $1,527 | $183,600 |
| 42 | Mercer County | $802 | $1,613 | $189,700 |
| 43 | Trigg County | $802 | $1,587 | $192,000 |
| 44 | Pendleton County | $800 | $1,393 | $160,800 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | $796 | $1,412 | $163,800 |
| 46 | Perry County | $795 | $875 | $90,700 |
| 47 | Henderson County | $794 | $1,444 | $165,700 |
| 48 | Garrard County | $793 | $1,576 | $186,800 |
| 49 | Carlisle County | $792 | $988 | $104,700 |
| 50 | Laurel County | $789 | $1,243 | $143,400 |
| 51 | Union County | $787 | $1,014 | $109,000 |
| 52 | Barren County | $784 | $1,431 | $166,900 |
| 53 | Adair County | $775 | $1,192 | $134,800 |
| 54 | Owen County | $775 | $1,420 | $165,000 |
| 55 | Ohio County | $774 | $1,030 | $113,400 |
| 56 | Webster County | $774 | $946 | $97,600 |
| 57 | Marshall County | $773 | $1,480 | $173,700 |
| 58 | Boyle County | $770 | $1,699 | $200,700 |
| 59 | Jackson County | $758 | $986 | $107,000 |
| 60 | Lewis County | $757 | $836 | $86,100 |
| 61 | Harrison County | $755 | $1,585 | $188,900 |
| 62 | Hancock County | $752 | $1,212 | $137,600 |
| 63 | Allen County | $750 | $1,474 | $176,300 |
| 64 | Bracken County | $748 | $1,083 | $116,400 |
| 65 | Bourbon County | $745 | $1,760 | $211,600 |
| 66 | Powell County | $743 | $1,235 | $142,400 |
| 67 | Edmonson County | $739 | $1,194 | $136,600 |
| 68 | Knott County | $731 | $757 | $74,600 |
| 69 | Marion County | $731 | $1,369 | $158,700 |
| 70 | Breckinridge County | $730 | $1,231 | $141,400 |
| 71 | Lincoln County | $730 | $1,231 | $139,300 |
| 72 | Lawrence County | $729 | $998 | $108,100 |
| 73 | Caldwell County | $724 | $1,022 | $113,500 |
| 74 | Mason County | $724 | $1,351 | $157,500 |
| 75 | Whitley County | $720 | $1,086 | $120,600 |
| 76 | Logan County | $719 | $1,306 | $151,500 |
| 77 | Hickman County | $717 | $894 | $92,300 |
| 78 | Floyd County | $713 | $896 | $93,300 |
| 79 | Graves County | $713 | $1,221 | $139,000 |
| 80 | Muhlenberg County | $712 | $1,095 | $121,300 |
| 81 | Carter County | $701 | $1,109 | $126,100 |
| 82 | Clay County | $698 | $847 | $87,300 |
| 83 | Johnson County | $698 | $1,119 | $125,300 |
| 84 | Washington County | $696 | $1,440 | $168,300 |
| 85 | Hart County | $692 | $1,125 | $124,600 |
| 86 | Taylor County | $691 | $1,407 | $163,700 |
| 87 | Estill County | $689 | $1,027 | $111,900 |
| 88 | Butler County | $688 | $969 | $105,500 |
| 89 | Rockcastle County | $678 | $1,059 | $119,300 |
| 90 | Fleming County | $677 | $1,053 | $115,200 |
| 91 | Morgan County | $670 | $989 | $106,000 |
| 92 | Wayne County | $666 | $1,086 | $121,700 |
| 93 | Russell County | $660 | $1,278 | $148,200 |
| 94 | Nicholas County | $654 | $1,070 | $119,600 |
| 95 | Grayson County | $653 | $1,360 | $160,100 |
| 96 | Harlan County | $651 | $762 | $73,100 |
| 97 | Letcher County | $651 | $740 | $70,500 |
| 98 | Casey County | $645 | $1,189 | $135,700 |
| 99 | Menifee County | $634 | $1,006 | $111,500 |
| 100 | Magoffin County | $633 | $858 | $88,300 |
| 101 | Knox County | $631 | $1,011 | $109,200 |
| 102 | Clinton County | $629 | $1,028 | $114,000 |
| 103 | Monroe County | $629 | $1,066 | $116,300 |
| 104 | Crittenden County | $618 | $1,042 | $115,700 |
| 105 | Bell County | $617 | $820 | $83,000 |
| 106 | Green County | $612 | $1,072 | $118,900 |
| 107 | McLean County | $602 | $1,270 | $145,600 |
| 108 | Bath County | $600 | $1,030 | $111,800 |
| 109 | Lee County | $593 | $820 | $82,100 |
| 110 | McCreary County | $588 | $775 | $77,000 |
| 111 | Cumberland County | $553 | $1,139 | $128,600 |
| 112 | Owsley County | $551 | $795 | $79,900 |
| 113 | Metcalfe County | $549 | $965 | $103,100 |
| 114 | Breathitt County | $543 | $670 | $61,800 |
| 115 | Robertson County | $543 | $1,108 | $123,400 |
| 116 | Fulton County | $542 | $783 | $78,100 |
| 117 | Leslie County | $520 | $753 | $74,100 |
| 118 | Wolfe County | $507 | $690 | $66,400 |
| 119 | Martin County | $441 | $836 | $84,900 |
| 120 | Elliott County | $427 | $921 | $97,400 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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