Counties in Kentucky by median gross rent (monthly)

Boone County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 119 counties in 2022, at $1,177. Wolfe County had the lowest, at $440. The median was $735 and the figure for Kentucky was $902. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,177Boone County
Lowest440Wolfe County
Median735119 counties
Kentucky902History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Boone CountyBoone County: 1,177 USD1,177Oldham CountyOldham County: 1,113 USD1,113Scott CountyScott County: 1,098 USD1,098Fayette CountyFayette County: 1,065 USD1,065Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,045 USD1,045Christian CountyChristian County: 984 USD984Campbell CountyCampbell County: 979 USD979Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 972 USD972Simpson CountySimpson County: 968 USD968Kenton CountyKenton County: 961 USD961Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 947 USD947Warren CountyWarren County: 942 USD942Shelby CountyShelby County: 939 USD939Woodford CountyWoodford County: 936 USD936Meade CountyMeade County: 929 USD929Spencer CountySpencer County: 927 USD927Nelson CountyNelson County: 913 USD913Hardin CountyHardin County: 909 USD909Franklin CountyFranklin County: 902 USD902Trimble CountyTrimble County: 894 USD894Daviess CountyDaviess County: 890 USD890Henry CountyHenry County: 863 USD863Clark CountyClark County: 858 USD858Livingston CountyLivingston County: 849 USD849McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 849 USD849Anderson CountyAnderson County: 839 USD839Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 838 USD838Grant CountyGrant County: 835 USD835Allen CountyAllen County: 831 USD831Owen CountyOwen County: 827 USD827Madison CountyMadison County: 826 USD826Pike CountyPike County: 826 USD826Garrard CountyGarrard County: 825 USD825Greenup CountyGreenup County: 824 USD824Larue CountyLarue County: 816 USD816Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 815 USD815Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 815 USD815Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 810 USD810Carroll CountyCarroll County: 806 USD806Boyd CountyBoyd County: 796 USD796
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Boone County1,177+11.2%
2Oldham County1,113+7.8%
3Scott County1,098+10.2%
4Fayette County1,065+10.1%
5Jefferson County1,045+9.5%
6Christian County984+11.8%
7Campbell County979+9%
8Jessamine County972+14.6%
9Simpson County968+11.3%
10Kenton County961+11.1%
11Bullitt County947+7.7%
12Warren County942+10.7%
13Shelby County939+8.3%
14Woodford County936+13.7%
15Meade County929+8.1%
16Spencer County927+9.4%
17Nelson County913+8.2%
18Hardin County909+6.4%
19Franklin County902+8%
20Trimble County894+16.3%
21Daviess County890+7.1%
22Henry County863+6.5%
23Clark County858+11.1%
24Livingston County849+19.7%
24McCracken County849+9.3%
26Anderson County839+8.1%
27Pendleton County838+6.5%
28Grant County835+10.2%
29Allen County831+11.1%
30Owen County827+8.4%
31Madison County826+8.5%
31Pike County826+12.5%
33Garrard County825+13.3%
34Greenup County824+8.4%
35Larue County816+13.5%
36Gallatin County815+12.7%
36Hopkins County815+6.5%
38Pulaski County810+9.8%
39Carroll County806+16.1%
40Boyd County796+8.6%
41Todd County789+14.2%
42Hancock County785+12.6%
43Washington County782+17.4%
44Henderson County775+10.9%
44Montgomery County775+7.2%
46Laurel County772+6.6%
47Calloway County770+7.2%
48Carlisle County764+10.9%
49Boyle County762+3.8%
50Bourbon County761+4.5%
51Ohio County760+5.1%
52Rowan County759+5.3%
53Ballard County758+6.9%
54Hickman County755+22.2%
55Barren County745+4.6%
56Bracken County744+5.7%
57Marshall County742+3.1%
58Floyd County740+8.7%
59Lawrence County735+5.6%
59Perry County735+5.9%
59Union County735+12.6%
62Adair County725+9%
63Mercer County720+10.4%
64Johnson County714+9.2%
65Harrison County710+7.7%
65Webster County710+8.4%
67Carter County708+18.2%
67Taylor County708+3.8%
69Caldwell County706+11.2%
70Breckinridge County697+6.6%
70Mason County697+7.4%
72Martin County695+10.5%
73Powell County693-2.5%
74Whitley County692+6.8%
75Lewis County690+11.5%
76Lyon County689+5.5%
77Marion County687+8.2%
78Rockcastle County685+7.9%
79Fleming County684+7.2%
80Logan County683+7.4%
81Morgan County681+14.5%
82Lincoln County678+5.4%
83Wayne County676+13.8%
84Edmonson County672+6.2%
85Crittenden County670+2.6%
86Estill County665+5.1%
87Graves County662+2.2%
88Nicholas County661+2.8%
89Hart County658+7.7%
89Muhlenberg County658+3.9%
91Monroe County654+13.1%
92Jackson County652+7.2%
93Butler County650+14.8%
94Menifee County646+4.5%
95Clay County642+11.3%
96Trigg County639+8.1%
97Grayson County636+4.4%
98Knott County635+18.2%
99Elliott County625-24.2%
99Harlan County625+6.1%
99Letcher County625+10.2%
99Robertson County625+20.7%
103Knox County623+12.5%
103Magoffin County623+2.3%
105Fulton County622+10.5%
106Casey County618+9.6%
107Russell County611+7%
108Green County610+14.2%
109Bell County608+9.4%
110Clinton County605+14.8%
111Metcalfe County585-0.8%
112McCreary County580+2.8%
113Lee County567-0.9%
114Bath County566+9.3%
115Leslie County550-16.8%
116McLean County534+1.5%
117Cumberland County516+6.4%
118Breathitt County501+5.3%
119Wolfe County440+14%

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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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Boone County, with $1,177 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wolfe County, with $440 in 2022.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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