Cities in Kentucky by median gross rent (monthly)

Jeffersontown, KY had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 42 cities in 2023, at $1,253. Campbellsville, KY had the lowest, at $657. The median was $927 and the figure for Kentucky was $933. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,253Jeffersontown, KY
Median92742 cities
Kentucky933History

All cities, 2023

Jeffersontown, KY: 1,253 USDJeffersontown, KY1,253St. Matthews, KY: 1,253 USDSt. Matthews, KY1,253Independence, KY: 1,204 USDIndependence, KY1,204Florence, KY: 1,199 USDFlorence, KY1,199Georgetown, KY: 1,199 USDGeorgetown, KY1,199Lyndon, KY: 1,196 USDLyndon, KY1,196La Grange, KY: 1,192 USDLa Grange, KY1,192Lexington, KY: 1,101 USDLexington, KY1,101Fort Thomas, KY: 1,095 USDFort Thomas, KY1,095Louisville, KY: 1,069 USDLouisville, KY1,069Alexandria, KY: 1,062 USDAlexandria, KY1,062Versailles, KY: 1,051 USDVersailles, KY1,051Franklin, KY: 1,034 USDFranklin, KY1,034Nicholasville, KY: 996 USDNicholasville, KY996Newport, KY: 994 USDNewport, KY994Erlanger, KY: 981 USDErlanger, KY981Shelbyville, KY: 979 USDShelbyville, KY979Radcliff, KY: 965 USDRadcliff, KY965Covington, KY: 949 USDCovington, KY949Bowling Green, KY: 948 USDBowling Green, KY948Frankfort, KY: 935 USDFrankfort, KY935Mount Washington, KY: 919 USDMount Washington, KY919Bardstown, KY: 917 USDBardstown, KY917Lawrenceburg, KY: 901 USDLawrenceburg, KY901Owensboro, KY: 900 USDOwensboro, KY900Shepherdsville, KY: 898 USDShepherdsville, KY898Elizabethtown, KY: 876 USDElizabethtown, KY876Hopkinsville, KY: 869 USDHopkinsville, KY869Winchester, KY: 867 USDWinchester, KY867Madisonville, KY: 860 USDMadisonville, KY860Richmond, KY: 860 USDRichmond, KY860Ashland, KY: 859 USDAshland, KY859Shively, KY: 847 USDShively, KY847Glasgow, KY: 836 USDGlasgow, KY836Murray, KY: 835 USDMurray, KY835Somerset, KY: 830 USDSomerset, KY830Paducah, KY: 817 USDPaducah, KY817Berea, KY: 806 USDBerea, KY806Henderson, KY: 788 USDHenderson, KY788Danville, KY: 767 USDDanville, KY767Paris, KY: 728 USDParis, KY728Campbellsville, KY: 657 USDCampbellsville, KY657Jeffersontown, KY: 1,253 USDJeffersontown, KY1,253St. Matthews, KY: 1,253 USDSt. Matthews, KY1,253Independence, KY: 1,204 USDIndependence, KY1,204Florence, KY: 1,199 USDFlorence, KY1,199Georgetown, KY: 1,199 USDGeorgetown, KY1,199Lyndon, KY: 1,196 USDLyndon, KY1,196La Grange, KY: 1,192 USDLa Grange, KY1,192Lexington, KY: 1,101 USDLexington, KY1,101Fort Thomas, KY: 1,095 USDFort Thomas, KY1,095Louisville, KY: 1,069 USDLouisville, KY1,069Alexandria, KY: 1,062 USDAlexandria, KY1,062Versailles, KY: 1,051 USDVersailles, KY1,051Franklin, KY: 1,034 USDFranklin, KY1,034Nicholasville, KY: 996 USDNicholasville, KY996Newport, KY: 994 USDNewport, KY994Erlanger, KY: 981 USDErlanger, KY981Shelbyville, KY: 979 USDShelbyville, KY979Radcliff, KY: 965 USDRadcliff, KY965Covington, KY: 949 USDCovington, KY949Bowling Green, KY: 948 USDBowling Green, KY948Frankfort, KY: 935 USDFrankfort, KY935Mount Washington, KY: 919 USDMount Washington, KY919Bardstown, KY: 917 USDBardstown, KY917Lawrenceburg, KY: 901 USDLawrenceburg, KY901Owensboro, KY: 900 USDOwensboro, KY900Shepherdsville, KY: 898 USDShepherdsville, KY898Elizabethtown, KY: 876 USDElizabethtown, KY876Hopkinsville, KY: 869 USDHopkinsville, KY869Winchester, KY: 867 USDWinchester, KY867Madisonville, KY: 860 USDMadisonville, KY860Richmond, KY: 860 USDRichmond, KY860Ashland, KY: 859 USDAshland, KY859Shively, KY: 847 USDShively, KY847Glasgow, KY: 836 USDGlasgow, KY836Murray, KY: 835 USDMurray, KY835Somerset, KY: 830 USDSomerset, KY830Paducah, KY: 817 USDPaducah, KY817Berea, KY: 806 USDBerea, KY806Henderson, KY: 788 USDHenderson, KY788Danville, KY: 767 USDDanville, KY767Paris, KY: 728 USDParis, KY728Campbellsville, KY: 657 USDCampbellsville, KY657
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

RankCities2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Jeffersontown, KY1,253+6.6%
1St. Matthews, KY1,253+4.6%
3Independence, KY1,204+1.8%
4Florence, KY1,199+7.2%
4Georgetown, KY1,199+8.4%
6Lyndon, KY1,196+3.2%
7La Grange, KY1,192+4.7%
8Lexington, KY1,101+3.4%
9Fort Thomas, KY1,095+6.8%
10Louisville, KY1,069+5.4%
11Alexandria, KY1,062+2.8%
12Versailles, KY1,051+12.4%
13Franklin, KY1,034+5.1%
14Nicholasville, KY996+1.6%
15Newport, KY994+18.1%
16Erlanger, KY981+2.3%
17Shelbyville, KY979+3.4%
18Radcliff, KY965+7.6%
19Covington, KY949+8.2%
20Bowling Green, KY948+1.8%
21Frankfort, KY935+5.2%
22Mount Washington, KY919+10.2%
23Bardstown, KY917+7.9%
24Lawrenceburg, KY901+6.1%
25Owensboro, KY900+1.4%
26Shepherdsville, KY898+2.3%
27Elizabethtown, KY876+3.4%
28Hopkinsville, KY869+1.4%
29Winchester, KY867+4.2%
30Madisonville, KY860+0.7%
30Richmond, KY860+3.4%
32Ashland, KY859+8.3%
33Shively, KY847+2.8%
34Glasgow, KY836+4.9%
35Murray, KY835+9.6%
36Somerset, KY830+2.2%
37Paducah, KY817+0.2%
38Berea, KY806+3.5%
39Henderson, KY788+3.4%
40Danville, KY767+0.3%
41Paris, KY728-1.5%
42Campbellsville, KY657+0.3%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/kentucky-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/kentucky-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Jeffersontown, KY, with $1,253 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Campbellsville, KY, with $657 in 2023.

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