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Kentucky Fair Market Rents by county
The population-weighted average FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Kentucky is $1,155, the 44th highest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), and +$51 (+4.6%) from FY 2026. Across 120 counties, 2-bedroom FMRs range from $909 (Wolfe County) to $1,442 (Boone County).
- $1,155Average 2-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,761
- $946Average 1-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,478
- $46,214Income for a 2-bedroomat 30% of income
- +$51 (+4.6%)2BR change vs FY 2026U.S.: +$24 (+1.4%)
Metro FMR areas in Kentucky
| Metro area | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KY | $779 | $1,019 | $1,293 | 6 |
| Ballard County, KY | $902 | $1,180 | $1,406 | 6 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $1,020 | $1,199 | $1,438 | 20 |
| Butler County, KY | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | 14 |
| Carlisle County, KY | $798 | $932 | $1,272 | 5 |
| Carter County, KY | $749 | $909 | $1,246 | 12 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | 184 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $1,068 | $1,307 | $1,786 | 35 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $866 | $1,087 | $1,505 | 27 |
| Grant County, KY | $899 | $1,146 | $1,365 | 8 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $864 | $1,006 | $1,287 | 95 |
| Lawrence County, KY | $799 | $971 | $1,157 | 13 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | 57 |
| Livingston County, KY | $937 | $1,220 | $1,454 | 8 |
| Louisville, KY-IN | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | 130 |
| McCracken County, KY | $924 | $1,131 | $1,348 | 9 |
| Meade County, KY | $804 | $1,052 | $1,443 | 12 |
| Nelson County, KY | $781 | $1,022 | $1,302 | 13 |
| Owensboro, KY | $870 | $1,138 | $1,507 | 18 |
| Shelby County, KY | $998 | $1,149 | $1,369 | 17 |
Every Kentucky county
| Name | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 2BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,310 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Allen County | $774 | $779 | $1,019 | $1,293 | $1,624 | +$23 (+2.3%) |
| Anderson County | $801 | $1,020 | $1,121 | $1,377 | $1,566 | +$79 (+7.6%) |
| Ballard County | $822 | $902 | $1,180 | $1,406 | $1,551 | +$108 (+10.1%) |
| Barren County | $696 | $700 | $916 | $1,171 | $1,331 | +$48 (+5.5%) |
| Bath County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,124 | $1,320 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Bell County | $633 | $787 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,352 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Boone County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | +$89 (+6.6%) |
| Bourbon County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | +$144 (+11.3%) |
| Boyd County | $858 | $864 | $1,006 | $1,287 | $1,393 | +$33 (+3.4%) |
| Boyle County | $720 | $725 | $925 | $1,183 | $1,216 | +$12 (+1.3%) |
| Bracken County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | +$89 (+6.6%) |
| Breathitt County | $650 | $703 | $909 | $1,242 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Breckinridge County | $695 | $720 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,329 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Bullitt County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | +$4 (+0.3%) |
| Butler County | $690 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Caldwell County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Calloway County | $848 | $883 | $1,155 | $1,376 | $1,518 | +$57 (+5.2%) |
| Campbell County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | +$89 (+6.6%) |
| Carlisle County | $649 | $798 | $932 | $1,272 | $1,316 | +$17 (+1.9%) |
| Carroll County | $766 | $819 | $1,072 | $1,277 | $1,409 | +$98 (+10.1%) |
| Carter County | $745 | $749 | $909 | $1,246 | $1,285 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Casey County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,195 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Christian County | $1,061 | $1,068 | $1,307 | $1,786 | $2,185 | −$39 (−2.9%) |
| Clark County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | +$144 (+11.3%) |
| Clay County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,254 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Clinton County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Crittenden County | $650 | $759 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Cumberland County | $650 | $819 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Daviess County | $864 | $870 | $1,138 | $1,507 | $1,516 | +$28 (+2.5%) |
| Edmonson County | $920 | $1,020 | $1,199 | $1,438 | $1,959 | +$46 (+4.0%) |
| Elliott County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Estill County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,150 | $1,383 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Fayette County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | +$144 (+11.3%) |
| Fleming County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,130 | $1,195 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Floyd County | $661 | $707 | $925 | $1,230 | $1,246 | +$21 (+2.3%) |
| Franklin County | $797 | $909 | $1,145 | $1,466 | $1,811 | +$62 (+5.7%) |
| Fulton County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,308 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Gallatin County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | +$89 (+6.6%) |
| Garrard County | $672 | $864 | $941 | $1,232 | $1,237 | +$41 (+4.6%) |
| Grant County | $840 | $899 | $1,146 | $1,365 | $1,692 | −$9 (−0.8%) |
| Graves County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,219 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Grayson County | $650 | $779 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Green County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Greenup County | $858 | $864 | $1,006 | $1,287 | $1,393 | +$33 (+3.4%) |
| Hancock County | $693 | $784 | $962 | $1,276 | $1,344 | −$54 (−5.3%) |
| Hardin County | $860 | $866 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,817 | +$31 (+2.9%) |
| Harlan County | $691 | $749 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Harrison County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,389 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Hart County | $650 | $796 | $909 | $1,127 | $1,262 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Henderson County | $787 | $792 | $909 | $1,222 | $1,366 | −$40 (−4.2%) |
| Henry County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | +$4 (+0.3%) |
| Hickman County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Hopkins County | $701 | $733 | $959 | $1,249 | $1,405 | +$59 (+6.6%) |
| Jackson County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Jefferson County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | +$4 (+0.3%) |
| Jessamine County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | +$144 (+11.3%) |
| Johnson County | $650 | $788 | $909 | $1,186 | $1,308 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Kenton County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | +$89 (+6.6%) |
| Knott County | $702 | $784 | $983 | $1,171 | $1,374 | +$117 (+13.5%) |
| Knox County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,179 | $1,519 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Larue County | $860 | $866 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,817 | +$31 (+2.9%) |
| Laurel County | $674 | $749 | $943 | $1,124 | $1,315 | +$62 (+7.0%) |
| Lawrence County | $794 | $799 | $971 | $1,157 | $1,372 | +$45 (+4.9%) |
| Lee County | $712 | $794 | $996 | $1,187 | $1,392 | +$57 (+6.1%) |
| Leslie County | $650 | $774 | $909 | $1,183 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Letcher County | $650 | $751 | $909 | $1,094 | $1,328 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Lewis County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,156 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Lincoln County | $650 | $793 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,331 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Livingston County | $850 | $937 | $1,220 | $1,454 | $1,723 | +$62 (+5.4%) |
| Logan County | $652 | $698 | $913 | $1,180 | $1,276 | +$47 (+5.4%) |
| Lyon County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,308 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Madison County | $691 | $859 | $993 | $1,375 | $1,600 | +$89 (+9.8%) |
| Magoffin County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Marion County | $650 | $736 | $909 | $1,139 | $1,482 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Marshall County | $656 | $824 | $918 | $1,266 | $1,283 | +$34 (+3.8%) |
| Martin County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Mason County | $715 | $797 | $1,001 | $1,196 | $1,477 | +$88 (+9.6%) |
| McCracken County | $788 | $924 | $1,131 | $1,348 | $1,616 | +$73 (+6.9%) |
| McCreary County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,147 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| McLean County | $864 | $870 | $1,138 | $1,507 | $1,516 | +$28 (+2.5%) |
| Meade County | $799 | $804 | $1,052 | $1,443 | $1,549 | −$23 (−2.1%) |
| Menifee County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,162 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Mercer County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Metcalfe County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,191 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Monroe County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,314 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Montgomery County | $717 | $767 | $1,004 | $1,314 | $1,320 | +$99 (+10.9%) |
| Morgan County | $650 | $739 | $909 | $1,256 | $1,503 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Muhlenberg County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,220 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Nelson County | $777 | $781 | $1,022 | $1,302 | $1,587 | +$6 (+0.6%) |
| Nicholas County | $650 | $819 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Ohio County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,178 | $1,415 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Oldham County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | +$4 (+0.3%) |
| Owen County | $730 | $781 | $1,022 | $1,396 | $1,428 | +$27 (+2.7%) |
| Owsley County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,099 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Pendleton County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | +$89 (+6.6%) |
| Perry County | $722 | $772 | $1,010 | $1,203 | $1,327 | +$51 (+5.3%) |
| Pike County | $763 | $837 | $1,095 | $1,305 | $1,812 | +$118 (+12.1%) |
| Powell County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Pulaski County | $660 | $706 | $924 | $1,101 | $1,308 | −$2 (−0.2%) |
| Robertson County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Rockcastle County | $650 | $810 | $909 | $1,174 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Rowan County | $701 | $791 | $977 | $1,252 | $1,633 | +$66 (+7.2%) |
| Russell County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,115 | $1,311 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Scott County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | +$144 (+11.3%) |
| Shelby County | $873 | $998 | $1,149 | $1,369 | $1,692 | +$6 (+0.5%) |
| Simpson County | $802 | $984 | $1,122 | $1,491 | $1,568 | +$67 (+6.4%) |
| Spencer County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | +$4 (+0.3%) |
| Taylor County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Todd County | $753 | $806 | $1,054 | $1,256 | $1,466 | +$136 (+14.8%) |
| Trigg County | $1,061 | $1,068 | $1,307 | $1,786 | $2,185 | −$39 (−2.9%) |
| Trimble County | $840 | $898 | $1,175 | $1,407 | $1,642 | +$174 (+17.4%) |
| Union County | $716 | $742 | $971 | $1,157 | $1,320 | +$60 (+6.6%) |
| Warren County | $920 | $1,020 | $1,199 | $1,438 | $1,959 | +$46 (+4.0%) |
| Washington County | $671 | $718 | $939 | $1,300 | $1,343 | +$10 (+1.1%) |
| Wayne County | $650 | $834 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Webster County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,241 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Whitley County | $690 | $695 | $909 | $1,129 | $1,298 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Wolfe County | $650 | $774 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,270 | +$43 (+5.0%) |
| Woodford County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | +$144 (+11.3%) |
Sources
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD User Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 FMRs (file dated August 26, 2026) and FY 2026 FMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
- HUD User Small Area Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 SAFMRs (file dated August 31, 2026) and FY 2026 SAFMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
Fair Market Rents are HUD’s estimate of gross rent (rent plus utilities) for a modest unit, set at the 40th percentile of recent-mover rents. FY 2027 is HUD’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. Housing authorities set voucher payment standards from these figures; check yours.