U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 five-year estimates

Kentucky counties: highest median gross rents | ACS 2024

Rank 120 Kentucky counties by available median gross rent estimates, highest to lowest; ACS 2024 five-year data.

Ranked observations

0 counties excluded for unavailable median gross rent; ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.

Highest median gross rents in Kentucky
RankCountyGEOIDMedian gross rent
1Boone County21015$1,373 (±$37 ACS 90% MOE)
2Scott County21209$1,247 (±$60 ACS 90% MOE)
3Oldham County21185$1,219 (±$83 ACS 90% MOE)
4Fayette County21067$1,164 (±$18 ACS 90% MOE)
5Jefferson County21111$1,149 (±$13 ACS 90% MOE)
6Campbell County21037$1,145 (±$29 ACS 90% MOE)
7Woodford County21239$1,138 (±$50 ACS 90% MOE)
8Jessamine County21113$1,124 (±$61 ACS 90% MOE)
9Kenton County21117$1,069 (±$30 ACS 90% MOE)
10Christian County21047$1,040 (±$39 ACS 90% MOE)
11Shelby County21211$1,033 (±$49 ACS 90% MOE)
12Meade County21163$1,026 (±$63 ACS 90% MOE)
13Simpson County21213$1,012 (±$69 ACS 90% MOE)
14Nelson County21179$1,008 (±$73 ACS 90% MOE)
15Warren County21227$1,002 (±$31 ACS 90% MOE)
16Bullitt County21029$987 (±$48 ACS 90% MOE)
17Spencer County21215$987 (±$56 ACS 90% MOE)
18Hardin County21093$971 (±$27 ACS 90% MOE)
19Franklin County21073$967 (±$40 ACS 90% MOE)
20Clark County21049$938 (±$31 ACS 90% MOE)
21Anderson County21005$927 (±$35 ACS 90% MOE)
22Livingston County21139$926 (±$91 ACS 90% MOE)
23Daviess County21059$918 (±$36 ACS 90% MOE)
24Carroll County21041$910 (±$73 ACS 90% MOE)
25McCracken County21145$898 (±$40 ACS 90% MOE)
26Henry County21103$895 (±$57 ACS 90% MOE)
27Madison County21151$889 (±$26 ACS 90% MOE)
28Calloway County21035$870 (±$64 ACS 90% MOE)
29Trimble County21223$863 (±$97 ACS 90% MOE)
30Grant County21081$862 (±$39 ACS 90% MOE)
31Greenup County21089$860 (±$29 ACS 90% MOE)
32Larue County21123$860 (±$99 ACS 90% MOE)
33Pike County21195$858 (±$63 ACS 90% MOE)
34Todd County21219$851 (±$116 ACS 90% MOE)
35Boyd County21019$849 (±$59 ACS 90% MOE)
36Allen County21003$844 (±$76 ACS 90% MOE)
37Hopkins County21107$837 (±$52 ACS 90% MOE)
38Gallatin County21077$832 (±$90 ACS 90% MOE)
39Mercer County21167$831 (±$77 ACS 90% MOE)
40Montgomery County21173$830 (±$41 ACS 90% MOE)
41Owen County21187$830 (±$93 ACS 90% MOE)
42Rowan County21205$825 (±$42 ACS 90% MOE)
43Bourbon County21017$822 (±$48 ACS 90% MOE)
44Ballard County21007$817 (±$147 ACS 90% MOE)
45Laurel County21125$813 (±$32 ACS 90% MOE)
46Pulaski County21199$803 (±$38 ACS 90% MOE)
47Trigg County21221$803 (±$78 ACS 90% MOE)
48Marshall County21157$798 (±$58 ACS 90% MOE)
49Perry County21193$798 (±$64 ACS 90% MOE)
50Whitley County21235$798 (±$45 ACS 90% MOE)
51Barren County21009$796 (±$36 ACS 90% MOE)
52Garrard County21079$794 (±$48 ACS 90% MOE)
53Pendleton County21191$793 (±$46 ACS 90% MOE)
54Carlisle County21039$792 (±$183 ACS 90% MOE)
55Union County21225$790 (±$40 ACS 90% MOE)
56Webster County21233$783 (±$95 ACS 90% MOE)
57Boyle County21021$778 (±$37 ACS 90% MOE)
58Edmonson County21061$778 (±$69 ACS 90% MOE)
59Henderson County21101$777 (±$24 ACS 90% MOE)
60Graves County21083$775 (±$80 ACS 90% MOE)
61Adair County21001$771 (±$49 ACS 90% MOE)
62Caldwell County21033$767 (±$51 ACS 90% MOE)
63Harrison County21097$765 (±$56 ACS 90% MOE)
64Lawrence County21127$760 (±$38 ACS 90% MOE)
65Bracken County21023$756 (±$80 ACS 90% MOE)
66Knott County21119$756 (±$174 ACS 90% MOE)
67Lewis County21135$751 (±$118 ACS 90% MOE)
68Logan County21141$751 (±$76 ACS 90% MOE)
69Lyon County21143$747 (±$113 ACS 90% MOE)
70Powell County21197$747 (±$74 ACS 90% MOE)
71Washington County21229$744 (±$195 ACS 90% MOE)
72Carter County21043$740 (±$65 ACS 90% MOE)
73Hancock County21091$740 (±$145 ACS 90% MOE)
74Ohio County21183$739 (±$71 ACS 90% MOE)
75Breckinridge County21027$733 (±$85 ACS 90% MOE)
76Magoffin County21153$730 (±$44 ACS 90% MOE)
77Nicholas County21181$728 (±$117 ACS 90% MOE)
78Mason County21161$727 (±$51 ACS 90% MOE)
79Wayne County21231$727 (±$65 ACS 90% MOE)
80Marion County21155$726 (±$42 ACS 90% MOE)
81Clay County21051$724 (±$55 ACS 90% MOE)
82Hickman County21105$718 (±$62 ACS 90% MOE)
83Muhlenberg County21177$718 (±$72 ACS 90% MOE)
84Taylor County21217$718 (±$77 ACS 90% MOE)
85Fleming County21069$715 (±$62 ACS 90% MOE)
86Crittenden County21055$714 (±$218 ACS 90% MOE)
87Estill County21065$711 (±$55 ACS 90% MOE)
88Johnson County21115$708 (±$57 ACS 90% MOE)
89Lincoln County21137$698 (±$33 ACS 90% MOE)
90Hart County21099$693 (±$35 ACS 90% MOE)
91Knox County21121$681 (±$39 ACS 90% MOE)
92Russell County21207$681 (±$45 ACS 90% MOE)
93Butler County21031$679 (±$76 ACS 90% MOE)
94Harlan County21095$678 (±$31 ACS 90% MOE)
95Rockcastle County21203$676 (±$57 ACS 90% MOE)
96Menifee County21165$675 (±$48 ACS 90% MOE)
97Floyd County21071$672 (±$59 ACS 90% MOE)
98Casey County21045$670 (±$45 ACS 90% MOE)
99Letcher County21133$669 (±$47 ACS 90% MOE)
100Jackson County21109$665 (±$204 ACS 90% MOE)
101Morgan County21175$663 (±$83 ACS 90% MOE)
102Bath County21011$659 (±$81 ACS 90% MOE)
103Grayson County21085$658 (±$37 ACS 90% MOE)
104Monroe County21171$657 (±$70 ACS 90% MOE)
105McLean County21149$641 (±$45 ACS 90% MOE)
106Clinton County21053$617 (±$73 ACS 90% MOE)
107Green County21087$610 (±$111 ACS 90% MOE)
108Lee County21129$603 (±$64 ACS 90% MOE)
109Bell County21013$592 (±$70 ACS 90% MOE)
110Leslie County21131$585 (±$149 ACS 90% MOE)
111Metcalfe County21169$582 (±$73 ACS 90% MOE)
112McCreary County21147$577 (±$92 ACS 90% MOE)
113Fulton County21075$570 (±$106 ACS 90% MOE)
114Breathitt County21025$548 (±$47 ACS 90% MOE)
115Robertson County21201$548 (±$338 ACS 90% MOE)
116Cumberland County21057$523 (±$58 ACS 90% MOE)
117Wolfe County21237$501 (±$60 ACS 90% MOE)
118Martin County21159$450 (±$139 ACS 90% MOE)
119Owsley County21189$448 (±$268 ACS 90% MOE)
120Elliott County21063$432 (±$64 ACS 90% MOE)

Method and provenance

ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Kentucky bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums. Kentucky county map and full table.