Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Kentucky
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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Kentucky ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliott County | $427 | $921 | $97,400 |
| 2 | Martin County | $441 | $836 | $84,900 |
| 3 | Wolfe County | $507 | $690 | $66,400 |
| 4 | Leslie County | $520 | $753 | $74,100 |
| 5 | Fulton County | $542 | $783 | $78,100 |
| 6 | Breathitt County | $543 | $670 | $61,800 |
| 7 | Robertson County | $543 | $1,108 | $123,400 |
| 8 | Metcalfe County | $549 | $965 | $103,100 |
| 9 | Owsley County | $551 | $795 | $79,900 |
| 10 | Cumberland County | $553 | $1,139 | $128,600 |
| 11 | McCreary County | $588 | $775 | $77,000 |
| 12 | Lee County | $593 | $820 | $82,100 |
| 13 | Bath County | $600 | $1,030 | $111,800 |
| 14 | McLean County | $602 | $1,270 | $145,600 |
| 15 | Green County | $612 | $1,072 | $118,900 |
| 16 | Bell County | $617 | $820 | $83,000 |
| 17 | Crittenden County | $618 | $1,042 | $115,700 |
| 18 | Clinton County | $629 | $1,028 | $114,000 |
| 19 | Monroe County | $629 | $1,066 | $116,300 |
| 20 | Knox County | $631 | $1,011 | $109,200 |
| 21 | Magoffin County | $633 | $858 | $88,300 |
| 22 | Menifee County | $634 | $1,006 | $111,500 |
| 23 | Casey County | $645 | $1,189 | $135,700 |
| 24 | Harlan County | $651 | $762 | $73,100 |
| 25 | Letcher County | $651 | $740 | $70,500 |
| 26 | Grayson County | $653 | $1,360 | $160,100 |
| 27 | Nicholas County | $654 | $1,070 | $119,600 |
| 28 | Russell County | $660 | $1,278 | $148,200 |
| 29 | Wayne County | $666 | $1,086 | $121,700 |
| 30 | Morgan County | $670 | $989 | $106,000 |
| 31 | Fleming County | $677 | $1,053 | $115,200 |
| 32 | Rockcastle County | $678 | $1,059 | $119,300 |
| 33 | Butler County | $688 | $969 | $105,500 |
| 34 | Estill County | $689 | $1,027 | $111,900 |
| 35 | Taylor County | $691 | $1,407 | $163,700 |
| 36 | Hart County | $692 | $1,125 | $124,600 |
| 37 | Washington County | $696 | $1,440 | $168,300 |
| 38 | Clay County | $698 | $847 | $87,300 |
| 39 | Johnson County | $698 | $1,119 | $125,300 |
| 40 | Carter County | $701 | $1,109 | $126,100 |
| 41 | Muhlenberg County | $712 | $1,095 | $121,300 |
| 42 | Floyd County | $713 | $896 | $93,300 |
| 43 | Graves County | $713 | $1,221 | $139,000 |
| 44 | Hickman County | $717 | $894 | $92,300 |
| 45 | Logan County | $719 | $1,306 | $151,500 |
| 46 | Whitley County | $720 | $1,086 | $120,600 |
| 47 | Caldwell County | $724 | $1,022 | $113,500 |
| 48 | Mason County | $724 | $1,351 | $157,500 |
| 49 | Lawrence County | $729 | $998 | $108,100 |
| 50 | Breckinridge County | $730 | $1,231 | $141,400 |
| 51 | Lincoln County | $730 | $1,231 | $139,300 |
| 52 | Knott County | $731 | $757 | $74,600 |
| 53 | Marion County | $731 | $1,369 | $158,700 |
| 54 | Edmonson County | $739 | $1,194 | $136,600 |
| 55 | Powell County | $743 | $1,235 | $142,400 |
| 56 | Bourbon County | $745 | $1,760 | $211,600 |
| 57 | Bracken County | $748 | $1,083 | $116,400 |
| 58 | Allen County | $750 | $1,474 | $176,300 |
| 59 | Hancock County | $752 | $1,212 | $137,600 |
| 60 | Harrison County | $755 | $1,585 | $188,900 |
| 61 | Lewis County | $757 | $836 | $86,100 |
| 62 | Jackson County | $758 | $986 | $107,000 |
| 63 | Boyle County | $770 | $1,699 | $200,700 |
| 64 | Marshall County | $773 | $1,480 | $173,700 |
| 65 | Ohio County | $774 | $1,030 | $113,400 |
| 66 | Webster County | $774 | $946 | $97,600 |
| 67 | Adair County | $775 | $1,192 | $134,800 |
| 68 | Owen County | $775 | $1,420 | $165,000 |
| 69 | Barren County | $784 | $1,431 | $166,900 |
| 70 | Union County | $787 | $1,014 | $109,000 |
| 71 | Laurel County | $789 | $1,243 | $143,400 |
| 72 | Carlisle County | $792 | $988 | $104,700 |
| 73 | Garrard County | $793 | $1,576 | $186,800 |
| 74 | Henderson County | $794 | $1,444 | $165,700 |
| 75 | Perry County | $795 | $875 | $90,700 |
| 76 | Montgomery County | $796 | $1,412 | $163,800 |
| 77 | Pendleton County | $800 | $1,393 | $160,800 |
| 78 | Mercer County | $802 | $1,613 | $189,700 |
| 79 | Trigg County | $802 | $1,587 | $192,000 |
| 80 | Lyon County | $809 | $1,527 | $183,600 |
| 81 | Rowan County | $815 | $1,329 | $155,900 |
| 82 | Larue County | $816 | $1,495 | $177,500 |
| 83 | Ballard County | $826 | $1,192 | $132,900 |
| 84 | Calloway County | $828 | $1,528 | $181,200 |
| 85 | Pulaski County | $835 | $1,344 | $156,300 |
| 86 | Greenup County | $836 | $1,225 | $135,300 |
| 87 | Pike County | $837 | $974 | $104,200 |
| 88 | Boyd County | $839 | $1,161 | $126,300 |
| 89 | Hopkins County | $841 | $1,163 | $128,800 |
| 90 | Todd County | $841 | $1,339 | $157,400 |
| 91 | Madison County | $851 | $1,827 | $220,700 |
| 92 | Carroll County | $853 | $1,164 | $129,800 |
| 93 | Grant County | $855 | $1,567 | $185,500 |
| 94 | Gallatin County | $858 | $1,461 | $169,400 |
| 95 | McCracken County | $861 | $1,549 | $182,900 |
| 96 | Anderson County | $870 | $1,782 | $213,200 |
| 97 | Henry County | $871 | $1,551 | $181,300 |
| 98 | Clark County | $883 | $1,659 | $197,900 |
| 99 | Daviess County | $906 | $1,590 | $185,800 |
| 100 | Livingston County | $912 | $1,052 | $116,300 |
| 101 | Nelson County | $932 | $1,862 | $224,100 |
| 102 | Trimble County | $935 | $1,467 | $172,700 |
| 103 | Franklin County | $946 | $1,683 | $198,700 |
| 104 | Hardin County | $947 | $1,713 | $205,900 |
| 105 | Spencer County | $954 | $2,382 | $297,600 |
| 106 | Warren County | $963 | $1,967 | $242,600 |
| 107 | Bullitt County | $973 | $1,944 | $233,700 |
| 108 | Meade County | $976 | $1,634 | $195,000 |
| 109 | Jessamine County | $994 | $2,012 | $245,100 |
| 110 | Shelby County | $998 | $2,259 | $277,500 |
| 111 | Christian County | $999 | $1,301 | $149,200 |
| 112 | Woodford County | $1,000 | $2,191 | $270,400 |
| 113 | Simpson County | $1,011 | $1,627 | $195,700 |
| 114 | Kenton County | $1,018 | $1,927 | $227,500 |
| 115 | Campbell County | $1,079 | $1,991 | $234,500 |
| 116 | Jefferson County | $1,097 | $1,970 | $237,200 |
| 117 | Fayette County | $1,101 | $2,237 | $272,100 |
| 118 | Oldham County | $1,142 | $3,012 | $375,000 |
| 119 | Scott County | $1,181 | $2,132 | $264,200 |
| 120 | Boone County | $1,253 | $2,098 | $253,200 |
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.
Nationwide
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Kentucky