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Counties in Kentucky by median gross rent (monthly)

Boone County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 120 counties in 2023, at $1,253. Elliott County had the lowest, at $427. The median was $756 and the figure for Kentucky was $933. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,253Boone County
Lowest427Elliott County
Median756120 counties
Kentucky933History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Boone CountyBoone County: 1,253 USD1,253Scott CountyScott County: 1,181 USD1,181Oldham CountyOldham County: 1,142 USD1,142Fayette CountyFayette County: 1,101 USD1,101Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,097 USD1,097Campbell CountyCampbell County: 1,079 USD1,079Kenton CountyKenton County: 1,018 USD1,018Simpson CountySimpson County: 1,011 USD1,011Woodford CountyWoodford County: 1,000 USD1,000Christian CountyChristian County: 999 USD999Shelby CountyShelby County: 998 USD998Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 994 USD994Meade CountyMeade County: 976 USD976Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 973 USD973Warren CountyWarren County: 963 USD963Spencer CountySpencer County: 954 USD954Hardin CountyHardin County: 947 USD947Franklin CountyFranklin County: 946 USD946Trimble CountyTrimble County: 935 USD935Nelson CountyNelson County: 932 USD932Livingston CountyLivingston County: 912 USD912Daviess CountyDaviess County: 906 USD906Clark CountyClark County: 883 USD883Henry CountyHenry County: 871 USD871Anderson CountyAnderson County: 870 USD870McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 861 USD861Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 858 USD858Grant CountyGrant County: 855 USD855Carroll CountyCarroll County: 853 USD853Madison CountyMadison County: 851 USD851Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 841 USD841Todd CountyTodd County: 841 USD841Boyd CountyBoyd County: 839 USD839Pike CountyPike County: 837 USD837Greenup CountyGreenup County: 836 USD836Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 835 USD835Calloway CountyCalloway County: 828 USD828Ballard CountyBallard County: 826 USD826Larue CountyLarue County: 816 USD816Rowan CountyRowan County: 815 USD815
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Boone County1,253+6.5%
2Scott County1,181+7.6%
3Oldham County1,142+2.6%
4Fayette County1,101+3.4%
5Jefferson County1,097+5%
6Campbell County1,079+10.2%
7Kenton County1,018+5.9%
8Simpson County1,011+4.4%
9Woodford County1,000+6.8%
10Christian County999+1.5%
11Shelby County998+6.3%
12Jessamine County994+2.3%
13Meade County976+5.1%
14Bullitt County973+2.7%
15Warren County963+2.2%
16Spencer County954+2.9%
17Hardin County947+4.2%
18Franklin County946+4.9%
19Trimble County935+4.6%
20Nelson County932+2.1%
21Livingston County912+7.4%
22Daviess County906+1.8%
23Clark County883+2.9%
24Henry County871+0.9%
25Anderson County870+3.7%
26McCracken County861+1.4%
27Gallatin County858+5.3%
28Grant County855+2.4%
29Carroll County853+5.8%
30Madison County851+3%
31Hopkins County841+3.2%
31Todd County841+6.6%
33Boyd County839+5.4%
34Pike County837+1.3%
35Greenup County836+1.5%
36Pulaski County835+3.1%
37Calloway County828+7.5%
38Ballard County826+9%
39Larue County8160%
40Rowan County815+7.4%
41Lyon County809+17.4%
42Mercer County802+11.4%
42Trigg County802+25.5%
44Pendleton County800-4.5%
45Montgomery County796+2.7%
46Perry County795+8.2%
47Henderson County794+2.5%
48Garrard County793-3.9%
49Carlisle County792+3.7%
50Laurel County789+2.2%
51Union County787+7.1%
52Barren County784+5.2%
53Adair County775+6.9%
53Owen County775-6.3%
55Ohio County774+1.8%
55Webster County774+9%
57Marshall County773+4.2%
58Boyle County770+1%
59Jackson County758+16.3%
60Lewis County757+9.7%
61Harrison County755+6.3%
62Hancock County752-4.2%
63Allen County750-9.7%
64Bracken County748+0.5%
65Bourbon County745-2.1%
66Powell County743+7.2%
67Edmonson County739+10%
68Knott County731+15.1%
68Marion County731+6.4%
70Breckinridge County730+4.7%
70Lincoln County730+7.7%
72Lawrence County729-0.8%
73Caldwell County724+2.5%
73Mason County724+3.9%
75Whitley County720+4%
76Logan County719+5.3%
77Hickman County717-5%
78Floyd County713-3.6%
78Graves County713+7.7%
80Muhlenberg County712+8.2%
81Carter County701-1%
82Clay County698+8.7%
82Johnson County698-2.2%
84Washington County696-11%
85Hart County692+5.2%
86Taylor County691-2.4%
87Estill County689+3.6%
88Butler County688+5.8%
89Rockcastle County678-1%
90Fleming County677-1%
91Morgan County670-1.6%
92Wayne County666-1.5%
93Russell County660+8%
94Nicholas County654-1.1%
95Grayson County653+2.7%
96Harlan County651+4.2%
96Letcher County651+4.2%
98Casey County645+4.4%
99Menifee County634-1.9%
100Magoffin County633+1.6%
101Knox County631+1.3%
102Clinton County629+4%
102Monroe County629-3.8%
104Crittenden County618-7.8%
105Bell County617+1.5%
106Green County612+0.3%
107McLean County602+12.7%
108Bath County600+6%
109Lee County593+4.6%
110McCreary County588+1.4%
111Cumberland County553+7.2%
112Owsley County551n/a
113Metcalfe County549-6.2%
114Breathitt County543+8.4%
114Robertson County543-13.1%
116Fulton County542-12.9%
117Leslie County520-5.5%
118Wolfe County507+15.2%
119Martin County441-36.5%
120Elliott County427-31.7%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Boone County, with $1,253 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Elliott County, with $427 in 2023.

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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