Kentucky places ranked by rent burden
173 places in Kentucky have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Murray Hill (92.0%), Anchorage (81.7%), Inez (81.4%).
Lowest figure: Hillview (22.5%).
The figure for Kentucky as a whole is 45.4% (±0.6 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Kentucky as a whole
- 45.4% (±0.6 points)
- Places ranked
- 173
Kentucky places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray Hill | Jefferson County | 92.0% (±11.8 points) |
| 2 | Anchorage | Jefferson County | 81.7% (±25.7 points) |
| 3 | Inez | Martin County | 81.4% (±22.0 points) |
| 4 | Ledbetter | Livingston County | 79.6% (±37.8 points) |
| 5 | Benton | Marshall County | 76.5% (±27.6 points) |
| 6 | Beechwood Village | Jefferson County | 76.0% (±26.4 points) |
| 7 | Worthington Hills | Jefferson County | 75.1% (±30.6 points) |
| 8 | Stanton | Powell County | 73.3% (±19.4 points) |
| 9 | Eminence | Henry County | 72.7% (±16.3 points) |
| 10 | Calvert City | Marshall County | 69.8% (±33.4 points) |
| 11 | Northfield | Jefferson County | 69.4% (±22.9 points) |
| 12 | Butler | Pendleton County | 68.7% (±28.3 points) |
| 13 | Dawson Springs | Hopkins County | 68.5% (±25.2 points) |
| 14 | Hindman | Knott County | 68.0% (±33.0 points) |
| 15 | Midway | Woodford County | 67.4% (±23.7 points) |
| 16 | Manchester | Clay County | 66.9% (±22.6 points) |
| 17 | Pleasureville | Henry County | 66.2% (±32.6 points) |
| 18 | Poplar Hills | Jefferson County | 64.6% (±31.5 points) |
| 19 | Cold Spring | Campbell County | 64.3% (±27.9 points) |
| 20 | Earlington | Hopkins County | 64.2% (±30.3 points) |
| 21 | Raceland | Greenup County | 63.8% (±26.4 points) |
| 22 | Guthrie | Todd County | 63.7% (±20.3 points) |
| 23 (tie) | Flemingsburg | Fleming County | 62.6% (±14.9 points) |
| 23 (tie) | Jamestown | Russell County | 62.6% (±20.9 points) |
| 25 | Frenchburg | Menifee County | 62.1% (±25.9 points) |
| 26 (tie) | Barlow | Ballard County | 61.8% (±22.7 points) |
| 26 (tie) | Falmouth | Pendleton County | 61.8% (±18.8 points) |
| 28 | Whitesburg | Letcher County | 61.7% (±20.2 points) |
| 29 | Highland Heights | Campbell County | 61.6% (±14.6 points) |
| 30 | Shepherdsville | Bullitt County | 61.3% (±13.2 points) |
| 31 | Bellevue | Campbell County | 61.2% (±20.7 points) |
| 32 | Hazard | Perry County | 61.1% (±19.2 points) |
| 33 (tie) | Middlesborough | Bell County | 61.0% (±10.6 points) |
| 33 (tie) | New Castle | Henry County | 61.0% (±20.5 points) |
| 35 | Elsmere | Kenton County | 60.7% (±20.3 points) |
| 36 | Beattyville | Lee County | 60.6% (±26.0 points) |
| 37 | South Shore | Greenup County | 59.8% (±28.6 points) |
| 38 | Salyersville | Magoffin County | 59.3% (±20.3 points) |
| 39 | Hodgenville | Larue County | 58.7% (±22.5 points) |
| 40 | Lancaster | Garrard County | 58.5% (±16.4 points) |
| 41 | Morehead | Rowan County | 58.3% (±11.6 points) |
| 42 | Sturgis | Union County | 58.2% (±16.5 points) |
| 43 (tie) | Brooksville | Bracken County | 58.1% (±25.8 points) |
| 43 (tie) | Crab Orchard | Lincoln County | 58.1% (±26.3 points) |
| 45 (tie) | Dayton | Campbell County | 57.4% (±16.1 points) |
| 45 (tie) | Irvington | Breckinridge County | 57.4% (±24.6 points) |
| 47 | West Point | Hardin County | 56.9% (±22.8 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Grayson | Carter County | 56.6% (±16.6 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Junction City | Boyle County | 56.6% (±19.5 points) |
| 50 (tie) | Hickman | Fulton County | 56.4% (±24.4 points) |
| 50 (tie) | Liberty | Casey County | 56.4% (±22.0 points) |
| 52 | Fulton | Fulton County | 56.1% (±15.3 points) |
| 53 | Hebron | Boone County | 56.0% (±18.4 points) |
| 54 | Farley | McCracken County | 55.4% (±22.1 points) |
| 55 | Glasgow | Barren County | 55.1% (±8.6 points) |
| 56 | Winchester | Clark County | 54.6% (±11.1 points) |
| 57 | Somerset | Pulaski County | 54.3% (±11.7 points) |
| 58 (tie) | Greenville | Muhlenberg County | 54.1% (±16.0 points) |
| 58 (tie) | Mayfield | Graves County | 54.1% (±13.2 points) |
| 60 | Brandenburg | Meade County | 53.3% (±14.6 points) |
| 61 | Pikeville | Pike County | 52.7% (±12.2 points) |
| 62 | Bardstown | Nelson County | 52.6% (±11.5 points) |
| 63 (tie) | Lyndon | Jefferson County | 52.2% (±8.9 points) |
| 63 (tie) | Park Hills | Kenton County | 52.2% (±21.5 points) |
| 65 | Hawesville | Hancock County | 51.8% (±21.6 points) |
| 66 | Madisonville | Hopkins County | 51.3% (±9.8 points) |
| 67 | Southgate | Campbell County | 51.1% (±17.5 points) |
| 68 (tie) | Louisa | Lawrence County | 51.0% (±21.8 points) |
| 68 (tie) | Oak Grove | Christian County | 51.0% (±14.7 points) |
| 70 | Augusta | Bracken County | 50.5% (±17.4 points) |
| 71 | Bowling Green | Warren County | 50.3% (±3.8 points) |
| 72 | Jackson | Breathitt County | 49.9% (±18.7 points) |
| 73 | Lexington | Fayette County | 49.7% (±2.2 points) |
| 74 (tie) | Fort Campbell North | Christian County | 49.6% (±9.8 points) |
| 74 (tie) | Shively | Jefferson County | 49.6% (±10.9 points) |
| 76 | Covington | Kenton County | 49.2% (±5.1 points) |
| 77 | Clay City | Powell County | 49.1% (±24.1 points) |
| 78 | Paintsville | Johnson County | 49.0% (±16.4 points) |
| 79 | Elkton | Todd County | 48.8% (±22.4 points) |
| 80 (tie) | Danville | Boyle County | 48.7% (±8.9 points) |
| 80 (tie) | Harlan | Harlan County | 48.7% (±15.7 points) |
| 82 | Barbourville | Knox County | 48.5% (±18.6 points) |
| 83 | Middletown | Jefferson County | 48.4% (±13.2 points) |
| 84 | Horse Cave | Hart County | 48.0% (±20.5 points) |
| 85 | Crestwood | Oldham County | 47.9% (±23.6 points) |
| 86 (tie) | Ashland | Boyd County | 47.8% (±7.6 points) |
| 86 (tie) | Louisville | Jefferson County | 47.8% (±1.7 points) |
| 88 | Clarkson | Grayson County | 47.5% (±22.9 points) |
| 89 | Munfordville | Hart County | 47.4% (±16.5 points) |
| 90 | Flatwoods | Greenup County | 47.2% (±15.9 points) |
| 91 | Brodhead | Rockcastle County | 46.7% (±18.0 points) |
| 92 | Versailles | Woodford County | 46.6% (±10.1 points) |
| 93 (tie) | Frankfort | Franklin County | 46.5% (±5.8 points) |
| 93 (tie) | Lawrenceburg | Anderson County | 46.5% (±14.4 points) |
| 95 | Prestonsburg | Floyd County | 46.4% (±14.3 points) |
| 96 | Paducah | McCracken County | 45.7% (±6.8 points) |
| 97 | Newport | Campbell County | 45.4% (±9.2 points) |
| 98 | Cynthiana | Harrison County | 45.2% (±13.2 points) |
| 99 (tie) | Auburn | Logan County | 45.1% (±15.3 points) |
| 99 (tie) | Cadiz | Trigg County | 45.1% (±17.7 points) |
| 99 (tie) | Lebanon | Marion County | 45.1% (±12.9 points) |
| 99 (tie) | Murray | Calloway County | 45.1% (±7.2 points) |
| 103 (tie) | Berea | Madison County | 45.0% (±8.0 points) |
| 103 (tie) | Cave City | Barren County | 45.0% (±15.5 points) |
| 105 | Williamsburg | Whitley County | 44.8% (±15.7 points) |
| 106 (tie) | Hopkinsville | Christian County | 44.7% (±6.8 points) |
| 106 (tie) | Mount Vernon | Rockcastle County | 44.7% (±13.3 points) |
| 108 | Henderson | Henderson County | 44.5% (±6.5 points) |
| 109 | La Grange | Oldham County | 44.3% (±15.8 points) |
| 110 (tie) | Richmond | Madison County | 44.2% (±6.0 points) |
| 110 (tie) | Taylorsville | Spencer County | 44.2% (±17.9 points) |
| 112 | Lebanon Junction | Bullitt County | 44.0% (±19.7 points) |
| 113 (tie) | Catlettsburg | Boyd County | 43.9% (±19.5 points) |
| 113 (tie) | Nicholasville | Jessamine County | 43.9% (±7.4 points) |
| 115 (tie) | Walton | Boone County | 43.8% (±19.3 points) |
| 115 (tie) | West Buechel | Jefferson County | 43.8% (±13.3 points) |
| 117 (tie) | Franklin | Simpson County | 43.7% (±10.6 points) |
| 117 (tie) | Owensboro | Daviess County | 43.7% (±5.5 points) |
| 119 | Princeton | Caldwell County | 43.5% (±15.8 points) |
| 120 | Muldraugh | Meade County | 43.4% (±18.1 points) |
| 121 (tie) | Massac | McCracken County | 43.3% (±21.3 points) |
| 121 (tie) | Maysville | Mason County | 43.3% (±9.3 points) |
| 121 (tie) | Watterson Park | Jefferson County | 43.3% (±19.6 points) |
| 124 | Fort Thomas | Campbell County | 43.0% (±11.3 points) |
| 125 | Crescent Springs | Kenton County | 42.6% (±16.6 points) |
| 126 | Russell Springs | Russell County | 42.4% (±18.2 points) |
| 127 | Lewisburg | Logan County | 42.3% (±18.4 points) |
| 128 | Hurstbourne Acres | Jefferson County | 42.2% (±15.2 points) |
| 129 (tie) | Dry Ridge | Grant County | 42.1% (±18.7 points) |
| 129 (tie) | Olive Hill | Carter County | 42.1% (±19.9 points) |
| 131 | New Haven | Nelson County | 41.7% (±19.2 points) |
| 132 | Campbellsville | Taylor County | 41.4% (±9.5 points) |
| 133 (tie) | Georgetown | Scott County | 40.9% (±6.4 points) |
| 133 (tie) | Morgantown | Butler County | 40.9% (±12.9 points) |
| 135 (tie) | Corbin | Whitley County | 40.7% (±12.3 points) |
| 135 (tie) | Florence | Boone County | 40.7% (±6.4 points) |
| 137 | Elizabethtown | Hardin County | 40.6% (±6.4 points) |
| 138 | Erlanger | Kenton County | 39.9% (±10.6 points) |
| 139 | Lewisport | Hancock County | 39.7% (±15.7 points) |
| 140 | Shelbyville | Shelby County | 39.5% (±10.0 points) |
| 141 | Burlington | Boone County | 39.3% (±15.0 points) |
| 142 | St. Matthews | Jefferson County | 38.9% (±6.4 points) |
| 143 | Albany | Clinton County | 38.7% (±15.0 points) |
| 144 | Monticello | Wayne County | 38.6% (±13.3 points) |
| 145 | Fort Mitchell | Kenton County | 38.5% (±12.3 points) |
| 146 (tie) | Independence | Kenton County | 38.2% (±11.7 points) |
| 146 (tie) | West Liberty | Morgan County | 38.2% (±15.2 points) |
| 148 | Burkesville | Cumberland County | 37.6% (±14.6 points) |
| 149 | Paris | Bourbon County | 37.5% (±9.0 points) |
| 150 | Harrodsburg | Mercer County | 37.4% (±13.2 points) |
| 151 | Vanceburg | Lewis County | 37.0% (±15.1 points) |
| 152 | Tompkinsville | Monroe County | 36.9% (±16.6 points) |
| 153 | Jenkins | Letcher County | 36.6% (±17.1 points) |
| 154 | London | Laurel County | 36.5% (±13.6 points) |
| 155 | Owenton | Owen County | 35.9% (±15.8 points) |
| 156 | Jeffersontown | Jefferson County | 35.7% (±7.2 points) |
| 157 | Irvine | Estill County | 35.6% (±11.7 points) |
| 158 | Russellville | Logan County | 34.7% (±14.5 points) |
| 159 | Radcliff | Hardin County | 34.2% (±7.5 points) |
| 160 | Leitchfield | Grayson County | 33.9% (±13.3 points) |
| 161 | Hartford | Ohio County | 32.8% (±13.7 points) |
| 162 | Pineville | Bell County | 32.2% (±13.9 points) |
| 163 | Eddyville | Lyon County | 31.9% (±12.9 points) |
| 164 | Hardinsburg | Breckinridge County | 30.9% (±13.6 points) |
| 165 | Central City | Muhlenberg County | 30.8% (±13.5 points) |
| 166 | Warsaw | Gallatin County | 30.2% (±14.8 points) |
| 167 (tie) | Mount Washington | Bullitt County | 29.5% (±13.6 points) |
| 167 (tie) | Wilmore | Jessamine County | 29.5% (±9.9 points) |
| 169 | Greensburg | Green County | 28.6% (±13.9 points) |
| 170 | Mount Sterling | Montgomery County | 25.7% (±11.3 points) |
| 171 | Edmonton | Metcalfe County | 24.3% (±11.6 points) |
| 172 | Fort Knox | Hardin County | 22.7% (±6.2 points) |
| 173 | Hillview | Bullitt County | 22.5% (±10.4 points) |
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
173 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Kentucky
Which place in Kentucky has the highest rent burden?
Murray Hill has the highest, 92.0% (±11.8 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Kentucky has the lowest rent burden?
Hillview has the lowest, 22.5% (±10.4 points).
What is the rent burden in Kentucky?
The figure for Kentucky as a whole is 45.4% (±0.6 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Kentucky
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