Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Kentucky
Price-to-rent is the median home value divided by a year of median gross rent, so a ratio of 12 means the house costs about twelve years of rent. Low ratios are where buying is cheapest against the local alternative. It is the one comparison on this site that assumes nothing about mortgage rates, down payment or how long you stay, which is why it travels well between counties. Both figures are Census five-year estimates for the same period, and rent here includes the utilities a tenant pays.
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Kentucky ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knott County | 8.5 yrs | $74,600 | $731 |
| 2 | Letcher County | 9.0 yrs | $70,500 | $651 |
| 3 | Harlan County | 9.4 yrs | $73,100 | $651 |
| 4 | Lewis County | 9.5 yrs | $86,100 | $757 |
| 5 | Breathitt County | 9.5 yrs | $61,800 | $543 |
| 6 | Perry County | 9.5 yrs | $90,700 | $795 |
| 7 | Pike County | 10.4 yrs | $104,200 | $837 |
| 8 | Clay County | 10.4 yrs | $87,300 | $698 |
| 9 | Webster County | 10.5 yrs | $97,600 | $774 |
| 10 | Livingston County | 10.6 yrs | $116,300 | $912 |
| 11 | Hickman County | 10.7 yrs | $92,300 | $717 |
| 12 | Floyd County | 10.9 yrs | $93,300 | $713 |
| 13 | McCreary County | 10.9 yrs | $77,000 | $588 |
| 14 | Wolfe County | 10.9 yrs | $66,400 | $507 |
| 15 | Carlisle County | 11.0 yrs | $104,700 | $792 |
| 16 | Bell County | 11.2 yrs | $83,000 | $617 |
| 17 | Lee County | 11.5 yrs | $82,100 | $593 |
| 18 | Union County | 11.5 yrs | $109,000 | $787 |
| 19 | Magoffin County | 11.6 yrs | $88,300 | $633 |
| 20 | Jackson County | 11.8 yrs | $107,000 | $758 |
| 21 | Leslie County | 11.9 yrs | $74,100 | $520 |
| 22 | Fulton County | 12.0 yrs | $78,100 | $542 |
| 23 | Owsley County | 12.1 yrs | $79,900 | $551 |
| 24 | Ohio County | 12.2 yrs | $113,400 | $774 |
| 25 | Lawrence County | 12.4 yrs | $108,100 | $729 |
| 26 | Christian County | 12.4 yrs | $149,200 | $999 |
| 27 | Boyd County | 12.5 yrs | $126,300 | $839 |
| 28 | Carroll County | 12.7 yrs | $129,800 | $853 |
| 29 | Hopkins County | 12.8 yrs | $128,800 | $841 |
| 30 | Butler County | 12.8 yrs | $105,500 | $688 |
| 31 | Bracken County | 13.0 yrs | $116,400 | $748 |
| 32 | Caldwell County | 13.1 yrs | $113,500 | $724 |
| 33 | Morgan County | 13.2 yrs | $106,000 | $670 |
| 34 | Ballard County | 13.4 yrs | $132,900 | $826 |
| 35 | Greenup County | 13.5 yrs | $135,300 | $836 |
| 36 | Estill County | 13.5 yrs | $111,900 | $689 |
| 37 | Whitley County | 14.0 yrs | $120,600 | $720 |
| 38 | Fleming County | 14.2 yrs | $115,200 | $677 |
| 39 | Muhlenberg County | 14.2 yrs | $121,300 | $712 |
| 40 | Knox County | 14.4 yrs | $109,200 | $631 |
| 41 | Adair County | 14.5 yrs | $134,800 | $775 |
| 42 | Menifee County | 14.7 yrs | $111,500 | $634 |
| 43 | Rockcastle County | 14.7 yrs | $119,300 | $678 |
| 44 | Johnson County | 15.0 yrs | $125,300 | $698 |
| 45 | Carter County | 15.0 yrs | $126,100 | $701 |
| 46 | Hart County | 15.0 yrs | $124,600 | $692 |
| 47 | Clinton County | 15.1 yrs | $114,000 | $629 |
| 48 | Laurel County | 15.1 yrs | $143,400 | $789 |
| 49 | Wayne County | 15.2 yrs | $121,700 | $666 |
| 50 | Nicholas County | 15.2 yrs | $119,600 | $654 |
| 51 | Hancock County | 15.2 yrs | $137,600 | $752 |
| 52 | Trimble County | 15.4 yrs | $172,700 | $935 |
| 53 | Edmonson County | 15.4 yrs | $136,600 | $739 |
| 54 | Monroe County | 15.4 yrs | $116,300 | $629 |
| 55 | Bath County | 15.5 yrs | $111,800 | $600 |
| 56 | Todd County | 15.6 yrs | $157,400 | $841 |
| 57 | Pulaski County | 15.6 yrs | $156,300 | $835 |
| 58 | Crittenden County | 15.6 yrs | $115,700 | $618 |
| 59 | Metcalfe County | 15.6 yrs | $103,100 | $549 |
| 60 | Lincoln County | 15.9 yrs | $139,300 | $730 |
| 61 | Rowan County | 15.9 yrs | $155,900 | $815 |
| 62 | Powell County | 16.0 yrs | $142,400 | $743 |
| 63 | Martin County | 16.0 yrs | $84,900 | $441 |
| 64 | Simpson County | 16.1 yrs | $195,700 | $1,011 |
| 65 | Breckinridge County | 16.1 yrs | $141,400 | $730 |
| 66 | Green County | 16.2 yrs | $118,900 | $612 |
| 67 | Graves County | 16.2 yrs | $139,000 | $713 |
| 68 | Gallatin County | 16.5 yrs | $169,400 | $858 |
| 69 | Meade County | 16.6 yrs | $195,000 | $976 |
| 70 | Pendleton County | 16.8 yrs | $160,800 | $800 |
| 71 | Boone County | 16.8 yrs | $253,200 | $1,253 |
| 72 | Daviess County | 17.1 yrs | $185,800 | $906 |
| 73 | Montgomery County | 17.1 yrs | $163,800 | $796 |
| 74 | Henry County | 17.3 yrs | $181,300 | $871 |
| 75 | Henderson County | 17.4 yrs | $165,700 | $794 |
| 76 | Franklin County | 17.5 yrs | $198,700 | $946 |
| 77 | Casey County | 17.5 yrs | $135,700 | $645 |
| 78 | Logan County | 17.6 yrs | $151,500 | $719 |
| 79 | McCracken County | 17.7 yrs | $182,900 | $861 |
| 80 | Barren County | 17.7 yrs | $166,900 | $784 |
| 81 | Owen County | 17.7 yrs | $165,000 | $775 |
| 82 | Jefferson County | 18.0 yrs | $237,200 | $1,097 |
| 83 | Grant County | 18.1 yrs | $185,500 | $855 |
| 84 | Marion County | 18.1 yrs | $158,700 | $731 |
| 85 | Campbell County | 18.1 yrs | $234,500 | $1,079 |
| 86 | Hardin County | 18.1 yrs | $205,900 | $947 |
| 87 | Larue County | 18.1 yrs | $177,500 | $816 |
| 88 | Mason County | 18.1 yrs | $157,500 | $724 |
| 89 | Calloway County | 18.2 yrs | $181,200 | $828 |
| 90 | Kenton County | 18.6 yrs | $227,500 | $1,018 |
| 91 | Scott County | 18.6 yrs | $264,200 | $1,181 |
| 92 | Clark County | 18.7 yrs | $197,900 | $883 |
| 93 | Russell County | 18.7 yrs | $148,200 | $660 |
| 94 | Marshall County | 18.7 yrs | $173,700 | $773 |
| 95 | Lyon County | 18.9 yrs | $183,600 | $809 |
| 96 | Robertson County | 18.9 yrs | $123,400 | $543 |
| 97 | Elliott County | 19.0 yrs | $97,400 | $427 |
| 98 | Cumberland County | 19.4 yrs | $128,600 | $553 |
| 99 | Allen County | 19.6 yrs | $176,300 | $750 |
| 100 | Garrard County | 19.6 yrs | $186,800 | $793 |
| 101 | Mercer County | 19.7 yrs | $189,700 | $802 |
| 102 | Taylor County | 19.7 yrs | $163,700 | $691 |
| 103 | Trigg County | 20.0 yrs | $192,000 | $802 |
| 104 | Bullitt County | 20.0 yrs | $233,700 | $973 |
| 105 | Nelson County | 20.0 yrs | $224,100 | $932 |
| 106 | Washington County | 20.2 yrs | $168,300 | $696 |
| 107 | McLean County | 20.2 yrs | $145,600 | $602 |
| 108 | Anderson County | 20.4 yrs | $213,200 | $870 |
| 109 | Grayson County | 20.4 yrs | $160,100 | $653 |
| 110 | Jessamine County | 20.5 yrs | $245,100 | $994 |
| 111 | Fayette County | 20.6 yrs | $272,100 | $1,101 |
| 112 | Harrison County | 20.8 yrs | $188,900 | $755 |
| 113 | Warren County | 21.0 yrs | $242,600 | $963 |
| 114 | Madison County | 21.6 yrs | $220,700 | $851 |
| 115 | Boyle County | 21.7 yrs | $200,700 | $770 |
| 116 | Woodford County | 22.5 yrs | $270,400 | $1,000 |
| 117 | Shelby County | 23.2 yrs | $277,500 | $998 |
| 118 | Bourbon County | 23.7 yrs | $211,600 | $745 |
| 119 | Spencer County | 26.0 yrs | $297,600 | $954 |
| 120 | Oldham County | 27.4 yrs | $375,000 | $1,142 |
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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Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Kentucky