What is the median rent in Hurstbourne, KY?

The median gross rent in Hurstbourne, KY is $1,644 (±$130) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 753 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Hurstbourne, the median gross rent went from $1,288 in 2015–2019 to $1,644 in 2020–2024 (+27.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,644 (±$130)
Rented homes
753 (±190)
$2,000 or more
13.4%
Since 2015–2019
+27.6%

How much rent costs in Hurstbourne

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentHurstbourneJefferson CountyKentuckyUnited States
Less than $50013.4% (±7.4 points)8.6%11.4%6.3%
$500 to $9999.2% (±13.2 points)27.4%42.1%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49912.6% (±11.2 points)42.0%32.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99951.4% (±14.0 points)15.8%10.1%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49913.4% (±10.2 points)4.1%2.6%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±4.9 points)1.1%0.7%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±4.9 points)1.1%0.7%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 51.4% of renting households.

13.4% of rented homes in Hurstbourne cost $2,000 or more a month.

Hurstbourne against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
HurstbourneJefferson CountyKentuckyUnited States
Median gross rent$1,644 (±$130)$1,149 (±$13)$967 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent753 (±190)120,777 (±2,505)525,744 (±5,281)42,849,984

In Hurstbourne, median gross rent is higher than in Jefferson County ($1,149).

It is also higher than in Kentucky ($967).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Jefferson County, Hurstbourne ranks 22 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 28 of 376.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Hurstbourne has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,288 (±$108)$1,644 (±$130)+27.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent31.8% (±5.9 points)42.7% (±6.7 points)+10.9 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±5.2 points)0.0% (±4.8 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Hurstbourne

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hurstbourne
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Hurstbourne—$1,644 (±$130)—
Bellemeade0.8 mi$1,938 (±$1,025)Not measurably different
Wildwood1.1 mi$1,200 (±$944)Not measurably different
Hurstbourne Acres1.3 mi$1,218 (±$73)Lower
Norwood1.4 mi$1,771 (±$59)Not measurably different
Blue Ridge Manor1.5 mi$1,765 (±$577)Not measurably different
St. Regis Park1.6 mi$1,700 (±$380)Not measurably different
Forest Hills1.6 mi$2,017 (±$436)Not measurably different
Lyndon1.6 mi$1,246 (±$50)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hurstbourne Acres, KY ($1,218), Lyndon, KY ($1,246).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Jefferson County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
16Blue Ridge Manor$1,765 (±$577)
17Meadow Vale$1,708 (±$444)
18Woodland Hills$1,705 (±$88)
19St. Regis Park$1,700 (±$380)
20 (tie)Brownsboro Village$1,659 (±$223)
20 (tie)Northfield$1,659 (±$250)
22Hurstbourne$1,644 (±$130)
23Briarwood$1,630 (±$177)
24Seneca Gardens$1,579 (±$182)
25Anchorage$1,578 (±$295)
26Graymoor-Devondale$1,558 (±$210)
27Parkway Village$1,522 (±$198)
28Moorland$1,508 (±$1,212)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Jefferson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hurstbourne

What is the average rent in Hurstbourne, KY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Hurstbourne is $1,644 (±$130) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Hurstbourne?

In Hurstbourne, the median gross rent went from $1,288 in 2015–2019 to $1,644 in 2020–2024 (+27.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Hurstbourne cost more than $2,000 a month?

13.4% of rented homes in Hurstbourne have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 13.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Hurstbourne higher than in Jefferson County?

In Hurstbourne, median gross rent is higher than in Jefferson County ($1,149).

It is also higher than in Kentucky ($967).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Hurstbourne city, Kentucky (place:38814, in state:21).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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