Kentucky places ranked by rental vacancy rate
65 places in Kentucky have a reliable estimate of rental vacancy rate (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Barbourville (13.8%), London (13.5%), Highland Heights (13.3%).
Lowest figure: Independence (0.0%).
The figure for Kentucky as a whole is 4.6% (±0.3 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Kentucky as a whole
- 4.6% (±0.3 points)
- Places ranked
- 65
Kentucky places ranked by rental vacancy rate
| Rank | Place | County | Rental vacancy rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbourville | Knox County | 13.8% (±12.2 points) |
| 2 | London | Laurel County | 13.5% (±6.7 points) |
| 3 | Highland Heights | Campbell County | 13.3% (±10.1 points) |
| 4 | Shepherdsville | Bullitt County | 12.2% (±5.6 points) |
| 5 | Bellevue | Campbell County | 10.9% (±8.5 points) |
| 6 | Vine Grove | Hardin County | 10.4% (±9.3 points) |
| 7 (tie) | La Grange | Oldham County | 9.6% (±9.1 points) |
| 7 (tie) | Mount Washington | Bullitt County | 9.6% (±7.1 points) |
| 9 | Paris | Bourbon County | 8.6% (±6.6 points) |
| 10 | Elsmere | Kenton County | 8.4% (±7.5 points) |
| 11 | Newport | Campbell County | 8.2% (±3.4 points) |
| 12 | Fort Knox | Hardin County | 8.1% (±4.3 points) |
| 13 | Hurstbourne Acres | Jefferson County | 8.0% (±6.4 points) |
| 14 | Lyndon | Jefferson County | 7.8% (±4.4 points) |
| 15 (tie) | Russellville | Logan County | 7.7% (±6.2 points) |
| 15 (tie) | Versailles | Woodford County | 7.7% (±5.1 points) |
| 17 | Oak Grove | Christian County | 7.6% (±5.5 points) |
| 18 | Glasgow | Barren County | 7.5% (±3.9 points) |
| 19 | Southgate | Campbell County | 7.4% (±6.9 points) |
| 20 | Madisonville | Hopkins County | 7.0% (±4.5 points) |
| 21 | Louisville | Jefferson County | 6.6% (±0.8 points) |
| 22 (tie) | Berea | Madison County | 6.3% (±4.8 points) |
| 22 (tie) | Erlanger | Kenton County | 6.3% (±4.2 points) |
| 24 | Somerset | Pulaski County | 5.9% (±5.4 points) |
| 25 | Murray | Calloway County | 5.7% (±2.9 points) |
| 26 | Bowling Green | Warren County | 5.6% (±2.0 points) |
| 27 | St. Matthews | Jefferson County | 5.5% (±3.7 points) |
| 28 | Dayton | Campbell County | 5.4% (±4.0 points) |
| 29 (tie) | Covington | Kenton County | 4.9% (±2.0 points) |
| 29 (tie) | Maysville | Mason County | 4.9% (±3.7 points) |
| 29 (tie) | Middlesborough | Bell County | 4.9% (±4.6 points) |
| 32 (tie) | Leitchfield | Grayson County | 4.8% (±4.5 points) |
| 32 (tie) | Owensboro | Daviess County | 4.8% (±2.2 points) |
| 34 (tie) | Ashland | Boyd County | 4.7% (±2.9 points) |
| 34 (tie) | Brandenburg | Meade County | 4.7% (±4.6 points) |
| 36 (tie) | Richmond | Madison County | 4.6% (±1.8 points) |
| 36 (tie) | Shively | Jefferson County | 4.6% (±3.6 points) |
| 38 | Williamsburg | Whitley County | 4.5% (±4.5 points) |
| 39 | Danville | Boyle County | 4.4% (±2.7 points) |
| 40 | Lexington | Fayette County | 3.8% (±0.7 points) |
| 41 | Henderson | Henderson County | 3.7% (±2.2 points) |
| 42 | Hopkinsville | Christian County | 3.6% (±2.0 points) |
| 43 (tie) | Paducah | McCracken County | 3.5% (±2.5 points) |
| 43 (tie) | Shelbyville | Shelby County | 3.5% (±3.4 points) |
| 45 (tie) | Elizabethtown | Hardin County | 3.3% (±2.3 points) |
| 45 (tie) | Florence | Boone County | 3.3% (±2.2 points) |
| 47 | Radcliff | Hardin County | 3.1% (±2.2 points) |
| 48 | Pikeville | Pike County | 3.0% (±2.4 points) |
| 49 (tie) | Frankfort | Franklin County | 2.5% (±2.0 points) |
| 49 (tie) | Winchester | Clark County | 2.5% (±2.9 points) |
| 51 | Nicholasville | Jessamine County | 2.3% (±1.9 points) |
| 52 | Georgetown | Scott County | 2.2% (±1.5 points) |
| 53 | Bardstown | Nelson County | 2.0% (±2.9 points) |
| 54 | Mayfield | Graves County | 1.8% (±2.6 points) |
| 55 | Jeffersontown | Jefferson County | 1.7% (±2.1 points) |
| 56 | Lawrenceburg | Anderson County | 1.6% (±2.9 points) |
| 57 (tie) | Fort Campbell North | Christian County | 1.5% (±1.8 points) |
| 57 (tie) | Oakbrook | Boone County | 1.5% (±2.5 points) |
| 59 (tie) | Campbellsville | Taylor County | 1.2% (±2.0 points) |
| 59 (tie) | Franklin | Simpson County | 1.2% (±1.8 points) |
| 61 | Corbin | Whitley County | 0.7% (±1.1 points) |
| 62 (tie) | Fort Mitchell | Kenton County | 0.0% (±2.3 points) |
| 62 (tie) | Fort Thomas | Campbell County | 0.0% (±2.0 points) |
| 62 (tie) | Harrodsburg | Mercer County | 0.0% (±2.2 points) |
| 62 (tie) | Independence | Kenton County | 0.0% (±2.3 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.
65 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 rental vacancy rate?
Barbourville has the highest, 13.8% (±12.2 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Kentucky has the lowest rental vacancy rate?
Independence has the lowest, 0.0% (±2.3 points).
What is the rental vacancy rate in Kentucky?
The figure for Kentucky as a whole is 4.6% (±0.3 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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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.
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