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

Boone County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 120 counties in 2024, at $1,373. Elliott County had the lowest, at $432. The median was $773 and the figure for Kentucky was $967. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,373Boone County
Median773120 counties
Kentucky967History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Boone CountyBoone County: 1,373 USD1,373Scott CountyScott County: 1,247 USD1,247Oldham CountyOldham County: 1,219 USD1,219Fayette CountyFayette County: 1,164 USD1,164Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,149 USD1,149Campbell CountyCampbell County: 1,145 USD1,145Woodford CountyWoodford County: 1,138 USD1,138Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 1,124 USD1,124Kenton CountyKenton County: 1,069 USD1,069Christian CountyChristian County: 1,040 USD1,040Shelby CountyShelby County: 1,033 USD1,033Meade CountyMeade County: 1,026 USD1,026Simpson CountySimpson County: 1,012 USD1,012Nelson CountyNelson County: 1,008 USD1,008Warren CountyWarren County: 1,002 USD1,002Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 987 USD987Spencer CountySpencer County: 987 USD987Hardin CountyHardin County: 971 USD971Franklin CountyFranklin County: 967 USD967Clark CountyClark County: 938 USD938Anderson CountyAnderson County: 927 USD927Livingston CountyLivingston County: 926 USD926Daviess CountyDaviess County: 918 USD918Carroll CountyCarroll County: 910 USD910McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 898 USD898Henry CountyHenry County: 895 USD895Madison CountyMadison County: 889 USD889Calloway CountyCalloway County: 870 USD870Trimble CountyTrimble County: 863 USD863Grant CountyGrant County: 862 USD862Greenup CountyGreenup County: 860 USD860Larue CountyLarue County: 860 USD860Pike CountyPike County: 858 USD858Todd CountyTodd County: 851 USD851Boyd CountyBoyd County: 849 USD849Allen CountyAllen County: 844 USD844Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 837 USD837Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 832 USD832Mercer CountyMercer County: 831 USD831Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 830 USD830
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Boone County1,373+9.6%
2Scott County1,247+5.6%
3Oldham County1,219+6.7%
4Fayette County1,164+5.7%
5Jefferson County1,149+4.7%
6Campbell County1,145+6.1%
7Woodford County1,138+13.8%
8Jessamine County1,124+13.1%
9Kenton County1,069+5%
10Christian County1,040+4.1%
11Shelby County1,033+3.5%
12Meade County1,026+5.1%
13Simpson County1,012+0.1%
14Nelson County1,008+8.2%
15Warren County1,002+4%
16Bullitt County987+1.4%
16Spencer County987+3.5%
18Hardin County971+2.5%
19Franklin County967+2.2%
20Clark County938+6.2%
21Anderson County927+6.6%
22Livingston County926+1.5%
23Daviess County918+1.3%
24Carroll County910+6.7%
25McCracken County898+4.3%
26Henry County895+2.8%
27Madison County889+4.5%
28Calloway County870+5.1%
29Trimble County863-7.7%
30Grant County862+0.8%
31Greenup County860+2.9%
31Larue County860+5.4%
33Pike County858+2.5%
34Todd County851+1.2%
35Boyd County849+1.2%
36Allen County844+12.5%
37Hopkins County837-0.5%
38Gallatin County832-3%
39Mercer County831+3.6%
40Montgomery County830+4.3%
40Owen County830+7.1%
42Rowan County825+1.2%
43Bourbon County822+10.3%
44Ballard County817-1.1%
45Laurel County813+3%
46Pulaski County803-3.8%
46Trigg County803+0.1%
48Marshall County798+3.2%
48Perry County798+0.4%
48Whitley County798+10.8%
51Barren County796+1.5%
52Garrard County794+0.1%
53Pendleton County793-0.9%
54Carlisle County7920%
55Union County790+0.4%
56Webster County783+1.2%
57Boyle County778+1%
57Edmonson County778+5.3%
59Henderson County777-2.1%
60Graves County775+8.7%
61Adair County771-0.5%
62Caldwell County767+5.9%
63Harrison County765+1.3%
64Lawrence County760+4.3%
65Bracken County756+1.1%
65Knott County756+3.4%
67Lewis County751-0.8%
67Logan County751+4.5%
69Lyon County747-7.7%
69Powell County747+0.5%
71Washington County744+6.9%
72Carter County740+5.6%
72Hancock County740-1.6%
74Ohio County739-4.5%
75Breckinridge County733+0.4%
76Magoffin County730+15.3%
77Nicholas County728+11.3%
78Mason County727+0.4%
78Wayne County727+9.2%
80Marion County726-0.7%
81Clay County724+3.7%
82Hickman County718+0.1%
82Muhlenberg County718+0.8%
82Taylor County718+3.9%
85Fleming County715+5.6%
86Crittenden County714+15.5%
87Estill County711+3.2%
88Johnson County708+1.4%
89Lincoln County698-4.4%
90Hart County693+0.1%
91Knox County681+7.9%
91Russell County681+3.2%
93Butler County679-1.3%
94Harlan County678+4.1%
95Rockcastle County676-0.3%
96Menifee County675+6.5%
97Floyd County672-5.8%
98Casey County670+3.9%
99Letcher County669+2.8%
100Jackson County665-12.3%
101Morgan County663-1%
102Bath County659+9.8%
103Grayson County658+0.8%
104Monroe County657+4.5%
105McLean County641+6.5%
106Clinton County617-1.9%
107Green County610-0.3%
108Lee County603+1.7%
109Bell County592-4.1%
110Leslie County585+12.5%
111Metcalfe County582+6%
112McCreary County577-1.9%
113Fulton County570+5.2%
114Breathitt County548+0.9%
114Robertson County548+0.9%
116Cumberland County523-5.4%
117Wolfe County501-1.2%
118Martin County450+2%
119Owsley County448-18.7%
120Elliott County432+1.2%

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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. 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. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Boone County, with $1,373 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Elliott County, with $432 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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