Cities in Kentucky by median gross rent (monthly)

St. Matthews, KY had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 42 cities in 2022, at $1,198. Campbellsville, KY had the lowest, at $655. The median was $878 and the figure for Kentucky was $902. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,198St. Matthews, KY
Median87842 cities
Kentucky902History

All cities, 2022

St. Matthews, KY: 1,198 USDSt. Matthews, KY1,198Independence, KY: 1,183 USDIndependence, KY1,183Jeffersontown, KY: 1,175 USDJeffersontown, KY1,175Lyndon, KY: 1,159 USDLyndon, KY1,159La Grange, KY: 1,138 USDLa Grange, KY1,138Florence, KY: 1,118 USDFlorence, KY1,118Georgetown, KY: 1,106 USDGeorgetown, KY1,106Lexington, KY: 1,065 USDLexington, KY1,065Alexandria, KY: 1,033 USDAlexandria, KY1,033Fort Thomas, KY: 1,025 USDFort Thomas, KY1,025Louisville, KY: 1,014 USDLouisville, KY1,014Franklin, KY: 984 USDFranklin, KY984Nicholasville, KY: 980 USDNicholasville, KY980Erlanger, KY: 959 USDErlanger, KY959Shelbyville, KY: 947 USDShelbyville, KY947Versailles, KY: 935 USDVersailles, KY935Bowling Green, KY: 931 USDBowling Green, KY931Radcliff, KY: 897 USDRadcliff, KY897Frankfort, KY: 889 USDFrankfort, KY889Owensboro, KY: 888 USDOwensboro, KY888Shepherdsville, KY: 878 USDShepherdsville, KY878Covington, KY: 877 USDCovington, KY877Hopkinsville, KY: 857 USDHopkinsville, KY857Madisonville, KY: 854 USDMadisonville, KY854Bardstown, KY: 850 USDBardstown, KY850Lawrenceburg, KY: 849 USDLawrenceburg, KY849Elizabethtown, KY: 847 USDElizabethtown, KY847Newport, KY: 842 USDNewport, KY842Mount Washington, KY: 834 USDMount Washington, KY834Richmond, KY: 832 USDRichmond, KY832Winchester, KY: 832 USDWinchester, KY832Shively, KY: 824 USDShively, KY824Paducah, KY: 815 USDPaducah, KY815Somerset, KY: 812 USDSomerset, KY812Glasgow, KY: 797 USDGlasgow, KY797Ashland, KY: 793 USDAshland, KY793Berea, KY: 779 USDBerea, KY779Danville, KY: 765 USDDanville, KY765Henderson, KY: 762 USDHenderson, KY762Murray, KY: 762 USDMurray, KY762Paris, KY: 739 USDParis, KY739Campbellsville, KY: 655 USDCampbellsville, KY655St. Matthews, KY: 1,198 USDSt. Matthews, KY1,198Independence, KY: 1,183 USDIndependence, KY1,183Jeffersontown, KY: 1,175 USDJeffersontown, KY1,175Lyndon, KY: 1,159 USDLyndon, KY1,159La Grange, KY: 1,138 USDLa Grange, KY1,138Florence, KY: 1,118 USDFlorence, KY1,118Georgetown, KY: 1,106 USDGeorgetown, KY1,106Lexington, KY: 1,065 USDLexington, KY1,065Alexandria, KY: 1,033 USDAlexandria, KY1,033Fort Thomas, KY: 1,025 USDFort Thomas, KY1,025Louisville, KY: 1,014 USDLouisville, KY1,014Franklin, KY: 984 USDFranklin, KY984Nicholasville, KY: 980 USDNicholasville, KY980Erlanger, KY: 959 USDErlanger, KY959Shelbyville, KY: 947 USDShelbyville, KY947Versailles, KY: 935 USDVersailles, KY935Bowling Green, KY: 931 USDBowling Green, KY931Radcliff, KY: 897 USDRadcliff, KY897Frankfort, KY: 889 USDFrankfort, KY889Owensboro, KY: 888 USDOwensboro, KY888Shepherdsville, KY: 878 USDShepherdsville, KY878Covington, KY: 877 USDCovington, KY877Hopkinsville, KY: 857 USDHopkinsville, KY857Madisonville, KY: 854 USDMadisonville, KY854Bardstown, KY: 850 USDBardstown, KY850Lawrenceburg, KY: 849 USDLawrenceburg, KY849Elizabethtown, KY: 847 USDElizabethtown, KY847Newport, KY: 842 USDNewport, KY842Mount Washington, KY: 834 USDMount Washington, KY834Richmond, KY: 832 USDRichmond, KY832Winchester, KY: 832 USDWinchester, KY832Shively, KY: 824 USDShively, KY824Paducah, KY: 815 USDPaducah, KY815Somerset, KY: 812 USDSomerset, KY812Glasgow, KY: 797 USDGlasgow, KY797Ashland, KY: 793 USDAshland, KY793Berea, KY: 779 USDBerea, KY779Danville, KY: 765 USDDanville, KY765Henderson, KY: 762 USDHenderson, KY762Murray, KY: 762 USDMurray, KY762Paris, KY: 739 USDParis, KY739Campbellsville, KY: 655 USDCampbellsville, KY655
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

RankCities2022
USD
Change on 2021
1St. Matthews, KY1,198+5.7%
2Independence, KY1,183+18.8%
3Jeffersontown, KY1,175+6.6%
4Lyndon, KY1,159+8.8%
5La Grange, KY1,138+7.5%
6Florence, KY1,118+11.9%
7Georgetown, KY1,106+10.8%
8Lexington, KY1,065+10.1%
9Alexandria, KY1,033+9%
10Fort Thomas, KY1,025+9.2%
11Louisville, KY1,014+8.9%
12Franklin, KY984+10.4%
13Nicholasville, KY980+16%
14Erlanger, KY959+8.6%
15Shelbyville, KY947+8.7%
16Versailles, KY935+23%
17Bowling Green, KY931+10.6%
18Radcliff, KY897+6.4%
19Frankfort, KY889+9.1%
20Owensboro, KY888+7.2%
21Shepherdsville, KY878+12%
22Covington, KY877+12.3%
23Hopkinsville, KY857+11.7%
24Madisonville, KY854+8.9%
25Bardstown, KY850+4.3%
26Lawrenceburg, KY849+8.3%
27Elizabethtown, KY847+5.3%
28Newport, KY842+8.6%
29Mount Washington, KY834+1.8%
30Richmond, KY832+9.6%
30Winchester, KY832+10.1%
32Shively, KY824+9.1%
33Paducah, KY815+10.4%
34Somerset, KY812+14.2%
35Glasgow, KY797+4%
36Ashland, KY793+14.4%
37Berea, KY779+4.7%
38Danville, KY765+4.5%
39Henderson, KY762+9.3%
39Murray, KY762+5.2%
41Paris, KY739+2.4%
42Campbellsville, KY655+2%

Other periods

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/kentucky-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

St. Matthews, KY, with $1,198 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Campbellsville, KY, with $655 in 2022.

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