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Counties in Kentucky by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Bullitt County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 120 counties in 2016, at $817. Wolfe County had the lowest, at $622. The median was $634. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest817Bullitt County
Lowest622Wolfe County
Median634120 counties

Top 40 counties, 2016

Bullitt County: 817 USDBullitt County817Henry County: 817 USDHenry County817Jefferson County: 817 USDJefferson County817Oldham County: 817 USDOldham County817Spencer County: 817 USDSpencer County817Trimble County: 817 USDTrimble County817Shelby County: 816 USDShelby County816Christian County: 797 USDChristian County797Trigg County: 797 USDTrigg County797Bourbon County: 796 USDBourbon County796Clark County: 796 USDClark County796Fayette County: 796 USDFayette County796Jessamine County: 796 USDJessamine County796Scott County: 796 USDScott County796Woodford County: 796 USDWoodford County796Boone County: 787 USDBoone County787Bracken County: 787 USDBracken County787Campbell County: 787 USDCampbell County787Gallatin County: 787 USDGallatin County787Kenton County: 787 USDKenton County787Pendleton County: 787 USDPendleton County787Jackson County: 772 USDJackson County772Franklin County: 762 USDFranklin County762Marshall County: 754 USDMarshall County754Henderson County: 752 USDHenderson County752Anderson County: 751 USDAnderson County751Grant County: 730 USDGrant County730Rowan County: 728 USDRowan County728Edmonson County: 725 USDEdmonson County725Warren County: 725 USDWarren County725Leslie County: 723 USDLeslie County723Pike County: 723 USDPike County723Simpson County: 719 USDSimpson County719Robertson County: 702 USDRobertson County702Boyle County: 696 USDBoyle County696Nelson County: 692 USDNelson County692McCracken County: 690 USDMcCracken County690Madison County: 688 USDMadison County688Calloway County: 683 USDCalloway County683Meade County: 680 USDMeade County680
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Bullitt County817+10.9%
1Henry County817+10.9%
1Jefferson County817+10.9%
1Oldham County817+10.9%
1Spencer County817+10.9%
1Trimble County817+10.9%
7Shelby County816+15.3%
8Christian County797+2%
8Trigg County797+2%
10Bourbon County796+2.6%
10Clark County796+2.6%
10Fayette County796+2.6%
10Jessamine County796+2.6%
10Scott County796+2.6%
10Woodford County796+2.6%
16Boone County787+2.3%
16Bracken County787+2.3%
16Campbell County787+2.3%
16Gallatin County787+2.3%
16Kenton County787+2.3%
16Pendleton County787+2.3%
22Jackson County772+8.6%
23Franklin County762+13.4%
24Marshall County754+13%
25Henderson County752+4.3%
26Anderson County751+12.8%
27Grant County730+3.3%
28Rowan County728+12.3%
29Edmonson County725+10%
29Warren County725+10%
31Leslie County723+29.6%
31Pike County723+3%
33Simpson County719+21.2%
34Robertson County702+12.7%
35Boyle County696+13.5%
36Nelson County692+7.6%
37McCracken County690+11.7%
38Madison County688+11%
39Calloway County683+9.3%
40Meade County680+4.1%
41Montgomery County679+17.1%
42Carroll County678+11%
43Whitley County664+14.9%
44Daviess County663-1.3%
44Hancock County663-1.3%
44McLean County663-1.3%
47Mason County659+16%
48Boyd County658+3.1%
48Greenup County658+3.1%
50Garrard County653+12.2%
51Carlisle County650+15.9%
52Hardin County648-12.9%
52Larue County648-12.9%
52Pulaski County648+13.3%
55Taylor County647+8.4%
56Marion County646+10.4%
57Hopkins County643+15%
58Washington County641+2.1%
59Barren County639+12.9%
60Logan County635+13.8%
61Metcalfe County632+9.7%
62Livingston County628+12.5%
63Mercer County626+11.6%
64Owen County625+7.2%
65Adair County622+11.5%
65Allen County622+11.5%
65Ballard County622+11.5%
65Bath County622+11.5%
65Bell County622+11.5%
65Breathitt County622+11.5%
65Breckinridge County622+11.5%
65Butler County622+11.5%
65Caldwell County622+11.5%
65Carter County622+11.5%
65Casey County622+11.5%
65Clay County622+11.5%
65Clinton County622+11.5%
65Crittenden County622+11.5%
65Cumberland County622+11.5%
65Elliott County622+11.5%
65Estill County622+11.5%
65Fleming County622+11.5%
65Floyd County622+9.7%
65Fulton County622+11.5%
65Graves County622+11.5%
65Grayson County622+11.5%
65Green County622+11.5%
65Harlan County622+11.5%
65Harrison County622+11.5%
65Hart County622+11.5%
65Hickman County622+11.5%
65Johnson County622+11.5%
65Knott County622+11.5%
65Knox County622+11.5%
65Laurel County622+10.3%
65Lawrence County622+11.5%
65Lee County622+11.5%
65Letcher County622+11.5%
65Lewis County622+11.5%
65Lincoln County622+11.5%
65Lyon County622+11.5%
65Magoffin County622+11.5%
65Martin County622+11.5%
65McCreary County622+11.5%
65Menifee County622+11.5%
65Monroe County622+11.5%
65Morgan County622+11.5%
65Muhlenberg County622+11.5%
65Nicholas County622+11.5%
65Ohio County622+11.5%
65Owsley County622+11.5%
65Perry County622+11.5%
65Powell County622+11.5%
65Rockcastle County622+11.5%
65Russell County622+11.5%
65Todd County622+11.5%
65Union County622+11.5%
65Wayne County622+11.5%
65Webster County622-13.7%
65Wolfe County622+10.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a two-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county. Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet. HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile. They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Kentucky by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Kentucky by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/kentucky-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Kentucky by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/kentucky-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Kentucky by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/kentucky-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Bullitt County, with $817 in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Wolfe County, with $622 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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