Kentucky Cost of Living
Housing costs and affordability data for 120 counties.
Average Monthly Rent
$771/mo
Average Home Value
$150,167
Average Owner Cost
$734/mo
▼34% below national average rent
At a Glance
Average Monthly Rent
$771/mo
34% below national median
Average Home Value
$150,167
47% below national median
Avg. Monthly Owner Cost
$734/mo
56% below national median
Affordability Rating
Affordable
Avg. rent under 30% of income
Most Expensive Counties
All Kentucky Counties
| County | Median Rent | Home Value | Owner Cost | Rent/Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County | Moderate$1,253/mo | $253,200 | $1,313/mo | 26.0% |
| Scott County | Moderate$1,181/mo | $264,200 | $1,314/mo | 26.0% |
| Oldham County | Moderate$1,142/mo | $375,000 | $1,665/mo | 25.0% |
| Fayette County | Moderate$1,101/mo | $272,100 | $1,255/mo | 29.0% |
| Jefferson County | Moderate$1,097/mo | $237,200 | $1,192/mo | 28.0% |
| Campbell County | Moderate$1,079/mo | $234,500 | $1,217/mo | 29.0% |
| Kenton County | Moderate$1,018/mo | $227,500 | $1,262/mo | 27.0% |
| Simpson County | Moderate$1,011/mo | $195,700 | $943/mo | 28.0% |
| Woodford County | Moderate$1,000/mo | $270,400 | $1,058/mo | 28.0% |
| Christian County | Affordable$999/mo | $149,200 | $853/mo | 29.0% |
| Shelby County | Affordable$998/mo | $277,500 | $1,272/mo | 24.0% |
| Jessamine County | Affordable$994/mo | $245,100 | $1,147/mo | 25.0% |
| Meade County | Affordable$976/mo | $195,000 | $893/mo | 24.0% |
| Bullitt County | Affordable$973/mo | $233,700 | $1,161/mo | 27.0% |
| Warren County | Affordable$963/mo | $242,600 | $1,094/mo | 28.0% |
| Spencer County | Affordable$954/mo | $297,600 | $1,410/mo | 27.0% |
| Hardin County | Affordable$947/mo | $205,900 | $988/mo | 23.0% |
| Franklin County | Affordable$946/mo | $198,700 | $982/mo | 26.0% |
| Trimble County | Affordable$935/mo | $172,700 | $712/mo | 20.0% |
| Nelson County | Affordable$932/mo | $224,100 | $944/mo | 26.0% |
| Livingston County | Affordable$912/mo | $116,300 | $591/mo | 28.0% |
| Daviess County | Affordable$906/mo | $185,800 | $964/mo | 26.0% |
| Clark County | Affordable$883/mo | $197,900 | $1,049/mo | 28.0% |
| Henry County | Affordable$871/mo | $181,300 | $1,001/mo | 32.0% |
| Anderson County | Affordable$870/mo | $213,200 | $954/mo | 32.0% |
| McCracken County | Affordable$861/mo | $182,900 | $851/mo | 27.0% |
| Gallatin County | Affordable$858/mo | $169,400 | $699/mo | 26.0% |
| Grant County | Affordable$855/mo | $185,500 | $750/mo | 24.0% |
| Carroll County | Affordable$853/mo | $129,800 | $690/mo | 23.0% |
| Madison County | Affordable$851/mo | $220,700 | $1,075/mo | 27.0% |
| Hopkins County | Affordable$841/mo | $128,800 | $693/mo | 25.0% |
| Todd County | Affordable$841/mo | $157,400 | $741/mo | 23.0% |
| Boyd County | Affordable$839/mo | $126,300 | $854/mo | 28.0% |
| Pike County | Affordable$837/mo | $104,200 | $540/mo | 34.0% |
| Greenup County | Affordable$836/mo | $135,300 | $690/mo | 25.0% |
| Pulaski County | Affordable$835/mo | $156,300 | $687/mo | 29.0% |
| Calloway County | Affordable$828/mo | $181,200 | $750/mo | 28.0% |
| Ballard County | Affordable$826/mo | $132,900 | $784/mo | 21.0% |
| Larue County | Affordable$816/mo | $177,500 | $918/mo | 23.0% |
| Rowan County | Affordable$815/mo | $155,900 | $707/mo | 28.0% |
| Lyon County | Affordable$809/mo | $183,600 | $762/mo | 22.0% |
| Mercer County | Affordable$802/mo | $189,700 | $848/mo | 23.0% |
| Trigg County | Affordable$802/mo | $192,000 | $777/mo | 26.0% |
| Pendleton County | Affordable$800/mo | $160,800 | $827/mo | 22.0% |
| Montgomery County | Affordable$796/mo | $163,800 | $846/mo | 22.0% |
| Perry County | Affordable$795/mo | $90,700 | $548/mo | 30.0% |
| Henderson County | Affordable$794/mo | $165,700 | $876/mo | 28.0% |
| Garrard County | Affordable$793/mo | $186,800 | $891/mo | 30.0% |
| Carlisle County | Affordable$792/mo | $104,700 | $678/mo | 26.0% |
| Laurel County | Affordable$789/mo | $143,400 | $647/mo | 27.0% |
| Union County | Affordable$787/mo | $109,000 | $644/mo | 23.0% |
| Barren County | Affordable$784/mo | $166,900 | $798/mo | 28.0% |
| Adair County | Affordable$775/mo | $134,800 | $550/mo | 28.0% |
| Owen County | Affordable$775/mo | $165,000 | $736/mo | 23.0% |
| Ohio County | Affordable$774/mo | $113,400 | $620/mo | 20.0% |
| Webster County | Affordable$774/mo | $97,600 | $577/mo | 17.0% |
| Marshall County | Affordable$773/mo | $173,700 | $804/mo | 31.0% |
| Boyle County | Affordable$770/mo | $200,700 | $880/mo | 27.0% |
| Jackson County | Affordable$758/mo | $107,000 | $514/mo | 25.0% |
| Lewis County | Affordable$757/mo | $86,100 | $493/mo | 25.0% |
| Harrison County | Affordable$755/mo | $188,900 | $807/mo | 26.0% |
| Hancock County | Affordable$752/mo | $137,600 | $726/mo | 26.0% |
| Allen County | Affordable$750/mo | $176,300 | $665/mo | 28.0% |
| Bracken County | Affordable$748/mo | $116,400 | $844/mo | 25.0% |
| Bourbon County | Affordable$745/mo | $211,600 | $985/mo | 27.0% |
| Powell County | Affordable$743/mo | $142,400 | $666/mo | 34.0% |
| Edmonson County | Affordable$739/mo | $136,600 | $516/mo | 23.0% |
| Knott County | Affordable$731/mo | $74,600 | $425/mo | 32.0% |
| Marion County | Affordable$731/mo | $158,700 | $741/mo | 28.0% |
| Breckinridge County | Affordable$730/mo | $141,400 | $623/mo | 24.0% |
| Lincoln County | Affordable$730/mo | $139,300 | $597/mo | 27.0% |
| Lawrence County | Affordable$729/mo | $108,100 | $526/mo | 30.0% |
| Caldwell County | Affordable$724/mo | $113,500 | $646/mo | 26.0% |
| Mason County | Affordable$724/mo | $157,500 | $712/mo | 24.0% |
| Whitley County | Affordable$720/mo | $120,600 | $539/mo | 26.0% |
| Logan County | Affordable$719/mo | $151,500 | $778/mo | 25.0% |
| Hickman County | Affordable$717/mo | $92,300 | $585/mo | 20.0% |
| Floyd County | Affordable$713/mo | $93,300 | $539/mo | 28.0% |
| Graves County | Affordable$713/mo | $139,000 | $741/mo | 29.0% |
| Muhlenberg County | Affordable$712/mo | $121,300 | $650/mo | 28.0% |
| Carter County | Affordable$701/mo | $126,100 | $559/mo | 27.0% |
| Clay County | Affordable$698/mo | $87,300 | $456/mo | 34.0% |
| Johnson County | Affordable$698/mo | $125,300 | $594/mo | 29.0% |
| Washington County | Affordable$696/mo | $168,300 | $803/mo | 30.0% |
| Hart County | Affordable$692/mo | $124,600 | $691/mo | 21.0% |
| Taylor County | Affordable$691/mo | $163,700 | $697/mo | 24.0% |
| Estill County | Affordable$689/mo | $111,900 | $607/mo | 25.0% |
| Butler County | Affordable$688/mo | $105,500 | $549/mo | 27.0% |
| Rockcastle County | Affordable$678/mo | $119,300 | $457/mo | 23.0% |
| Fleming County | Affordable$677/mo | $115,200 | $560/mo | 29.0% |
| Morgan County | Affordable$670/mo | $106,000 | $596/mo | 26.0% |
| Wayne County | Affordable$666/mo | $121,700 | $514/mo | 26.0% |
| Russell County | Affordable$660/mo | $148,200 | $562/mo | 29.0% |
| Nicholas County | Affordable$654/mo | $119,600 | $633/mo | 21.0% |
| Grayson County | Affordable$653/mo | $160,100 | $648/mo | 23.0% |
| Harlan County | Affordable$651/mo | $73,100 | $439/mo | 29.0% |
| Letcher County | Affordable$651/mo | $70,500 | $473/mo | 28.0% |
| Casey County | Affordable$645/mo | $135,700 | $468/mo | 32.0% |
| Menifee County | Affordable$634/mo | $111,500 | $464/mo | 28.0% |
| Magoffin County | Affordable$633/mo | $88,300 | $473/mo | 30.0% |
| Knox County | Affordable$631/mo | $109,200 | $492/mo | 28.0% |
| Clinton County | Affordable$629/mo | $114,000 | $508/mo | 24.0% |
| Monroe County | Affordable$629/mo | $116,300 | $623/mo | 26.0% |
| Crittenden County | Affordable$618/mo | $115,700 | $495/mo | 18.0% |
| Bell County | Affordable$617/mo | $83,000 | $391/mo | 32.0% |
| Green County | Affordable$612/mo | $118,900 | $559/mo | 26.0% |
| McLean County | Affordable$602/mo | $145,600 | $697/mo | 23.0% |
| Bath County | Affordable$600/mo | $111,800 | $804/mo | 21.0% |
| Lee County | Affordable$593/mo | $82,100 | $471/mo | 32.0% |
| McCreary County | Affordable$588/mo | $77,000 | $472/mo | 28.0% |
| Cumberland County | Affordable$553/mo | $128,600 | $485/mo | 23.0% |
| Owsley County | Affordable$551/mo | $79,900 | $409/mo | 27.0% |
| Metcalfe County | Affordable$549/mo | $103,100 | $558/mo | 23.0% |
| Breathitt County | Affordable$543/mo | $61,800 | $450/mo | 28.0% |
| Robertson County | Affordable$543/mo | $123,400 | $742/mo | 13.0% |
| Fulton County | Affordable$542/mo | $78,100 | $560/mo | 32.0% |
| Leslie County | Affordable$520/mo | $74,100 | $452/mo | 31.0% |
| Wolfe County | Affordable$507/mo | $66,400 | $391/mo | 39.0% |
| Martin County | Affordable$441/mo | $84,900 | $438/mo | 49.0% |
| Elliott County | Affordable$427/mo | $97,400 | $589/mo | 35.0% |
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