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Cost of Living in Kentucky Cities

Median rent across 86 Kentucky cities is $1,024 and median household income is $58,834. Most affordable: Francisville, Edgewood, Crestwood.

10 cheapest places to live in KentuckyCampbellsville, Danville, Paris… 10 most expensive places in KentuckyBurlington, Fort Campbell North, Independence…

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CityPopulationMedian rentMedian incomeRent / income
Louisville627,210$1,198$64,73122.2%
Lexington-Fayette321,122$1,174$67,63120.8%
Bowling Green73,638$1,024$48,41925.4%
Owensboro60,112$886$53,29519.9%
Covington40,902$1,183$58,81424.1%
Georgetown38,206$1,326$78,37320.3%
Richmond35,498$858$48,22321.4%
Florence32,334$1,292$68,50822.6%
Elizabethtown31,870$1,097$56,25023.4%
Nicholasville31,625$1,110$67,51419.7%
Hopkinsville31,011$823$47,42820.8%
Independence29,024$1,520$98,65318.5%
Jeffersontown28,988$1,444$78,18522.2%
Frankfort28,452$958$54,43821.1%
Henderson27,994$780$47,17619.8%
Paducah26,894$795$51,24318.6%
Radcliff22,967$875$60,97617.2%
Ashland21,405$916$52,19921.1%
Erlanger19,677$952$78,42014.6%
Madisonville19,442$1,065$56,90222.5%
Winchester19,133$912$57,65319.0%
Mount Washington18,228$1,116$93,85214.3%
Burlington18,090$1,565$101,55018.5%
Murray17,888$834$40,34824.8%
St. Matthews17,491$1,242$80,71618.5%
Shelbyville17,436$1,000$73,73316.3%
Fort Thomas17,242$1,105$100,81913.2%
Danville17,235$698$53,37015.7%
Berea15,557$784$56,48416.7%
Shively15,556$764$46,52219.7%
Glasgow15,141$783$42,41722.2%
Shepherdsville14,351$897$71,25015.1%
Newport14,039$1,426$58,42229.3%
Bardstown13,673$862$49,78120.8%
Somerset12,108$907$32,91033.1%
Lawrenceburg11,838$962$63,69018.1%
Campbellsville11,523$644$49,38915.6%
Fort Campbell North11,483$1,531$58,40331.5%
Lyndon10,956$1,285$65,39223.6%
Alexandria10,430$1,033$103,75011.9%
Versailles10,382$1,270$58,83425.9%
Francisville10,313$1,087$146,2808.9%
Franklin10,254$967$55,55220.9%
La Grange10,188$1,443$86,22220.1%
Paris10,107$741$49,46418.0%
Mayfield9,905$505$41,45814.6%
Middletown9,622$1,477$74,12923.9%
Oakbrook9,459$980$90,14713.0%
Middlesborough9,258$523$34,34918.3%
Elsmere9,151$1,198$61,42723.4%
Harrodsburg9,126$1,214$46,82131.1%
Maysville8,778$773$41,92322.1%
Hillview8,735$1,441$65,73226.3%
Fort Knox8,715$1,559$74,22425.2%
Fort Mitchell8,676$1,158$80,81417.2%
Corbin8,430$883$51,79520.5%
Edgewood8,429$991$121,0459.8%
Oak Grove7,945$1,310$47,88632.8%
London7,576$802$45,85021.0%
Pikeville7,560$1,059$39,21632.4%
Mount Sterling7,549$896$50,84321.1%
Union7,494$1,786$139,01315.4%
Villa Hills7,378$1,263$108,75013.9%
Flatwoods7,281$1,125$60,46722.3%
Russellville7,244$790$47,87519.8%
Morehead6,924$850$35,00029.1%
Taylor Mill6,880$1,078$83,21015.5%
Vine Grove6,721$1,366$74,78621.9%
Hebron6,637$1,478$101,98017.4%
Highland Heights6,531$1,105$52,43725.3%
Leitchfield6,434$484$47,16812.3%
Cynthiana6,412$682$49,81716.4%
Lebanon6,364$608$39,48318.5%
Cold Spring6,298$1,185$80,17217.7%
Crestwood6,275$984$101,08611.7%
Princeton6,242$695$51,87516.1%
Wilmore6,031$1,005$64,24518.8%
Fort Wright5,882$1,191$100,64714.2%
Monticello5,741$772$37,73324.6%
Central City5,736$754$49,02518.5%
Dayton5,703$1,606$62,50030.8%
Bellevue5,598$1,185$67,14321.2%
Walton5,513$1,021$76,37516.0%
Douglass Hills5,437$1,164$92,82615.0%
Williamsburg5,226$1,071$32,43139.6%
Hazard5,105$713$68,58212.5%