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Cities in Kentucky by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

St. Matthews, KY had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 42 cities in 2024, at $1,369. Campbellsville, KY had the lowest, at $685. The median was $971 and the figure for Kentucky was $967. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,369St. Matthews, KY
Lowest685Campbellsville, KY
Median97142 cities
Kentucky967History

All cities, 2024

St. Matthews, KY: 1,369 USDSt. Matthews, KY1,369Florence, KY: 1,329 USDFlorence, KY1,329Jeffersontown, KY: 1,320 USDJeffersontown, KY1,320Georgetown, KY: 1,255 USDGeorgetown, KY1,255Independence, KY: 1,250 USDIndependence, KY1,250Lyndon, KY: 1,246 USDLyndon, KY1,246Alexandria, KY: 1,195 USDAlexandria, KY1,195Lexington, KY: 1,164 USDLexington, KY1,164Versailles, KY: 1,160 USDVersailles, KY1,160Nicholasville, KY: 1,147 USDNicholasville, KY1,147La Grange, KY: 1,143 USDLa Grange, KY1,143Fort Thomas, KY: 1,126 USDFort Thomas, KY1,126Louisville, KY: 1,120 USDLouisville, KY1,120Newport, KY: 1,087 USDNewport, KY1,087Shelbyville, KY: 1,033 USDShelbyville, KY1,033Franklin, KY: 1,010 USDFranklin, KY1,010Mount Washington, KY: 1,008 USDMount Washington, KY1,008Covington, KY: 1,006 USDCovington, KY1,006Bowling Green, KY: 998 USDBowling Green, KY998Bardstown, KY: 977 USDBardstown, KY977Radcliff, KY: 971 USDRadcliff, KY971Erlanger, KY: 970 USDErlanger, KY970Lawrenceburg, KY: 954 USDLawrenceburg, KY954Frankfort, KY: 944 USDFrankfort, KY944Shepherdsville, KY: 943 USDShepherdsville, KY943Richmond, KY: 917 USDRichmond, KY917Winchester, KY: 916 USDWinchester, KY916Elizabethtown, KY: 909 USDElizabethtown, KY909Owensboro, KY: 905 USDOwensboro, KY905Hopkinsville, KY: 902 USDHopkinsville, KY902Shively, KY: 899 USDShively, KY899Ashland, KY: 872 USDAshland, KY872Murray, KY: 870 USDMurray, KY870Glasgow, KY: 849 USDGlasgow, KY849Madisonville, KY: 838 USDMadisonville, KY838Berea, KY: 835 USDBerea, KY835Paducah, KY: 834 USDPaducah, KY834Paris, KY: 832 USDParis, KY832Somerset, KY: 775 USDSomerset, KY775Henderson, KY: 771 USDHenderson, KY771Danville, KY: 762 USDDanville, KY762Campbellsville, KY: 685 USDCampbellsville, KY685St. Matthews, KY: 1,369 USDSt. Matthews, KY1,369Florence, KY: 1,329 USDFlorence, KY1,329Jeffersontown, KY: 1,320 USDJeffersontown, KY1,320Georgetown, KY: 1,255 USDGeorgetown, KY1,255Independence, KY: 1,250 USDIndependence, KY1,250Lyndon, KY: 1,246 USDLyndon, KY1,246Alexandria, KY: 1,195 USDAlexandria, KY1,195Lexington, KY: 1,164 USDLexington, KY1,164Versailles, KY: 1,160 USDVersailles, KY1,160Nicholasville, KY: 1,147 USDNicholasville, KY1,147La Grange, KY: 1,143 USDLa Grange, KY1,143Fort Thomas, KY: 1,126 USDFort Thomas, KY1,126Louisville, KY: 1,120 USDLouisville, KY1,120Newport, KY: 1,087 USDNewport, KY1,087Shelbyville, KY: 1,033 USDShelbyville, KY1,033Franklin, KY: 1,010 USDFranklin, KY1,010Mount Washington, KY: 1,008 USDMount Washington, KY1,008Covington, KY: 1,006 USDCovington, KY1,006Bowling Green, KY: 998 USDBowling Green, KY998Bardstown, KY: 977 USDBardstown, KY977Radcliff, KY: 971 USDRadcliff, KY971Erlanger, KY: 970 USDErlanger, KY970Lawrenceburg, KY: 954 USDLawrenceburg, KY954Frankfort, KY: 944 USDFrankfort, KY944Shepherdsville, KY: 943 USDShepherdsville, KY943Richmond, KY: 917 USDRichmond, KY917Winchester, KY: 916 USDWinchester, KY916Elizabethtown, KY: 909 USDElizabethtown, KY909Owensboro, KY: 905 USDOwensboro, KY905Hopkinsville, KY: 902 USDHopkinsville, KY902Shively, KY: 899 USDShively, KY899Ashland, KY: 872 USDAshland, KY872Murray, KY: 870 USDMurray, KY870Glasgow, KY: 849 USDGlasgow, KY849Madisonville, KY: 838 USDMadisonville, KY838Berea, KY: 835 USDBerea, KY835Paducah, KY: 834 USDPaducah, KY834Paris, KY: 832 USDParis, KY832Somerset, KY: 775 USDSomerset, KY775Henderson, KY: 771 USDHenderson, KY771Danville, KY: 762 USDDanville, KY762Campbellsville, KY: 685 USDCampbellsville, KY685
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1St. Matthews, KY1,369+9.3%
2Florence, KY1,329+10.8%
3Jeffersontown, KY1,320+5.3%
4Georgetown, KY1,255+4.7%
5Independence, KY1,250+3.8%
6Lyndon, KY1,246+4.2%
7Alexandria, KY1,195+12.5%
8Lexington, KY1,164+5.7%
9Versailles, KY1,160+10.4%
10Nicholasville, KY1,147+15.2%
11La Grange, KY1,143-4.1%
12Fort Thomas, KY1,126+2.8%
13Louisville, KY1,120+4.8%
14Newport, KY1,087+9.4%
15Shelbyville, KY1,033+5.5%
16Franklin, KY1,010-2.3%
17Mount Washington, KY1,008+9.7%
18Covington, KY1,006+6%
19Bowling Green, KY998+5.3%
20Bardstown, KY977+6.5%
21Radcliff, KY971+0.6%
22Erlanger, KY970-1.1%
23Lawrenceburg, KY954+5.9%
24Frankfort, KY944+1%
25Shepherdsville, KY943+5%
26Richmond, KY917+6.6%
27Winchester, KY916+5.7%
28Elizabethtown, KY909+3.8%
29Owensboro, KY905+0.6%
30Hopkinsville, KY902+3.8%
31Shively, KY899+6.1%
32Ashland, KY872+1.5%
33Murray, KY870+4.2%
34Glasgow, KY849+1.6%
35Madisonville, KY838-2.6%
36Berea, KY835+3.6%
37Paducah, KY834+2.1%
38Paris, KY832+14.3%
39Somerset, KY775-6.6%
40Henderson, KY771-2.2%
41Danville, KY762-0.7%
42Campbellsville, KY685+4.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kentucky by median gross rent (monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/kentucky-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Kentucky by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/kentucky-cities.

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

St. Matthews, KY, with $1,369 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Campbellsville, KY, with $685 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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