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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 2020, at $872. Wolfe County had the lowest, at $631. The median was $642. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest872Bullitt County
Lowest631Wolfe County
Median642120 counties

Top 40 counties, 2020

Bullitt County: 872 USDBullitt County872Henry County: 872 USDHenry County872Jefferson County: 872 USDJefferson County872Oldham County: 872 USDOldham County872Spencer County: 872 USDSpencer County872Trimble County: 872 USDTrimble County872Christian County: 869 USDChristian County869Trigg County: 869 USDTrigg County869Boone County: 865 USDBoone County865Bracken County: 865 USDBracken County865Campbell County: 865 USDCampbell County865Gallatin County: 865 USDGallatin County865Kenton County: 865 USDKenton County865Pendleton County: 865 USDPendleton County865Bourbon County: 858 USDBourbon County858Clark County: 858 USDClark County858Fayette County: 858 USDFayette County858Jessamine County: 858 USDJessamine County858Scott County: 858 USDScott County858Woodford County: 858 USDWoodford County858Shelby County: 837 USDShelby County837Boyd County: 808 USDBoyd County808Greenup County: 808 USDGreenup County808Edmonson County: 807 USDEdmonson County807Warren County: 807 USDWarren County807Henderson County: 793 USDHenderson County793Daviess County: 787 USDDaviess County787Hancock County: 787 USDHancock County787McLean County: 787 USDMcLean County787Hardin County: 781 USDHardin County781Larue County: 781 USDLarue County781Grant County: 776 USDGrant County776Calloway County: 749 USDCalloway County749Franklin County: 749 USDFranklin County749McCracken County: 742 USDMcCracken County742Anderson County: 728 USDAnderson County728Meade County: 721 USDMeade County721Simpson County: 717 USDSimpson County717Boyle County: 713 USDBoyle County713Montgomery County: 711 USDMontgomery County711
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Bullitt County872+2.2%
1Henry County872+2.2%
1Jefferson County872+2.2%
1Oldham County872+2.2%
1Spencer County872+2.2%
1Trimble County872+2.2%
7Christian County869+0.2%
7Trigg County869+0.2%
9Boone County865-2.1%
9Bracken County865-2.1%
9Campbell County865-2.1%
9Gallatin County865-2.1%
9Kenton County865-2.1%
9Pendleton County865-2.1%
15Bourbon County858-2.8%
15Clark County858-2.8%
15Fayette County858-2.8%
15Jessamine County858-2.8%
15Scott County858-2.8%
15Woodford County858-2.8%
21Shelby County837+2.4%
22Boyd County808+10.1%
22Greenup County808+10.1%
24Edmonson County807+3.3%
24Warren County807+3.3%
26Henderson County793+0.6%
27Daviess County787+5.5%
27Hancock County787+5.5%
27McLean County787+5.5%
30Hardin County781+2%
30Larue County781+2%
32Grant County776-2.9%
33Calloway County749+10.5%
33Franklin County749-1.1%
35McCracken County742+1.8%
36Anderson County7280%
37Meade County721+2.7%
38Simpson County717+3.6%
39Boyle County713+2.7%
40Montgomery County711+1.9%
41Madison County705+2%
42Nelson County704+0.9%
43Marshall County703+2.6%
44Rowan County691-1.3%
45Pike County690+0.9%
46Ballard County681+3%
47Garrard County677+2.3%
48Barren County662+3.6%
49Mercer County661+1.8%
50Bath County660+2.6%
51Livingston County657+6.3%
52Allen County654+1.9%
52Washington County654+1.1%
54Carlisle County651-0.3%
54Hopkins County651+3.7%
56Todd County649+1.2%
57Pulaski County648+4.2%
58Carroll County644-4.6%
58Powell County644+4.2%
60Laurel County643+0.2%
61Owen County640+1.7%
62Marion County638+1.3%
63Mason County637+1.4%
64Elliott County635+0.6%
65Adair County631+2.1%
65Bell County631+2.1%
65Breathitt County631+2.1%
65Breckinridge County631+2.1%
65Butler County631+2.1%
65Caldwell County631+2.1%
65Carter County631+2.1%
65Casey County631+2.1%
65Clay County631+2.1%
65Clinton County631+2.1%
65Crittenden County631+2.1%
65Cumberland County631+2.1%
65Estill County631+2.1%
65Fleming County631+2.1%
65Floyd County631+2.1%
65Fulton County631+2.1%
65Graves County631+2.1%
65Grayson County631+2.1%
65Green County631+2.1%
65Harlan County631+2.1%
65Harrison County631+2.1%
65Hart County631+2.1%
65Hickman County631+2.1%
65Jackson County631+2.1%
65Johnson County631+2.1%
65Knott County631+2.1%
65Knox County631+2.1%
65Lawrence County631+2.1%
65Lee County631+2.1%
65Leslie County631+2.1%
65Letcher County631+1%
65Lewis County631+2.1%
65Lincoln County631+2.1%
65Logan County631+1.1%
65Lyon County631+2.1%
65Magoffin County631+2.1%
65Martin County631+2.1%
65McCreary County631+2.1%
65Menifee County631+2.1%
65Metcalfe County631+2.1%
65Monroe County631+2.1%
65Morgan County631+2.1%
65Muhlenberg County631+2.1%
65Nicholas County631+2.1%
65Ohio County631+2.1%
65Owsley County631+2.1%
65Perry County631+2.1%
65Robertson County631-5.4%
65Rockcastle County631+2.1%
65Russell County631+2.1%
65Taylor County631+2.1%
65Union County631+2.1%
65Wayne County631+2.1%
65Webster County631+2.1%
65Whitley County631+2.1%
65Wolfe County631+2.1%

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.

How to cite

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/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2020). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Kentucky by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/kentucky-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Kentucky by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/kentucky-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Kentucky by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/kentucky-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Bullitt County, with $872 in 2020, 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 $631 in 2020.

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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