Cities in Kentucky by median gross rent (monthly)

St. Matthews, KY had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 42 cities in 2021, at $1,133. Campbellsville, KY had the lowest, at $642. The median was $810 and the figure for Kentucky was $826. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,133St. Matthews, KY

Lowest642Campbellsville, KY

Median81042 cities

Kentucky826History

All cities, 2021

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

Rank	Cities	2021 USD
1	St. Matthews, KY	1,133
2	Jeffersontown, KY	1,102
3	Lyndon, KY	1,065
4	La Grange, KY	1,059
5	Florence, KY	999
6	Georgetown, KY	998
7	Independence, KY	996
8	Lexington, KY	967
9	Alexandria, KY	948
10	Fort Thomas, KY	939
11	Louisville, KY	931
12	Franklin, KY	891
13	Erlanger, KY	883
14	Shelbyville, KY	871
15	Nicholasville, KY	845
16	Radcliff, KY	843
17	Bowling Green, KY	842
18	Owensboro, KY	828
19	Mount Washington, KY	819
20	Bardstown, KY	815
20	Frankfort, KY	815
22	Elizabethtown, KY	804
23	Lawrenceburg, KY	784
23	Madisonville, KY	784
23	Shepherdsville, KY	784
26	Covington, KY	781
27	Newport, KY	775
28	Hopkinsville, KY	767
29	Glasgow, KY	766
30	Versailles, KY	760
31	Richmond, KY	759
32	Winchester, KY	756
33	Shively, KY	755
34	Berea, KY	744
35	Paducah, KY	738
36	Danville, KY	732
37	Murray, KY	724
38	Paris, KY	722
39	Somerset, KY	711
40	Henderson, KY	697
41	Ashland, KY	693
42	Campbellsville, KY	642

Other periods

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2021

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.

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/kentucky-cities?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/kentucky-cities?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/kentucky-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_cities_in_kentucky_by_2021,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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), 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/kentucky-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

St. Matthews, KY, with $1,133 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Campbellsville, KY, with $642 in 2021.

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