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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Kentucky:
$479 $532 $668 $881 $984
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Kentucky (KY) has the 54th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Kentucky ranges from $631 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, KY to $872 for a 2-bedroom unit in Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2020, the Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area (Bullitt County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $614 per month and $1,331 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Kentucky is $668 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Kentucky is around 2,578,710 people. So, there are around 386,807 people in Kentucky who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Kentucky. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Kentucky Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Kentucky
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Adair County, KY $476 $479 $631 $852 $1,074 19,305
Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $493 $497 $654 $869 $1,104 20,630
Anderson County, KY $517 $630 $728 $983 $986 22,015
Ballard County, KY $484 $517 $681 $849 $923 8,150
Barren County, KY $470 $540 $662 $883 $897 43,420
Bath County, KY $469 $501 $660 $822 $933 12,190
Bell County, KY $448 $527 $631 $852 $855 27,470
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $568 $658 $865 $1,185 $1,362 127,680
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA Metro $597 $678 $858 $1,189 $1,496 20,015
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $553 $669 $808 $1,086 $1,278 48,485
Boyle County, KY $507 $541 $713 $974 $1,165 29,775
Breathitt County, KY $448 $479 $631 $853 $856 13,275
Breckinridge County, KY $498 $501 $631 $786 $937 19,990
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $614 $713 $872 $1,174 $1,331 78,620
Butler County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $476 $479 $631 $875 $926 12,735
Caldwell County, KY $448 $542 $631 $786 $856 12,745
Calloway County, KY $488 $569 $749 $1,011 $1,015 38,615
Carlisle County, KY $463 $526 $651 $812 $884 4,890
Carroll County, KY $458 $527 $644 $871 $874 10,695
Carter County, KY $448 $479 $631 $786 $930 27,385
Casey County, KY $448 $554 $631 $813 $860 15,805
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA Metro $578 $691 $869 $1,239 $1,477 72,440
Clay County, KY $448 $531 $631 $832 $1,090 20,865
Clinton County, KY $448 $495 $631 $822 $855 10,210
Crittenden County, KY $448 $536 $631 $853 $856 9,155
Cumberland County, KY $429 $495 $631 $786 $856 6,745
Owensboro, KY MSA Metro $565 $605 $787 $1,027 $1,107 99,260
Bowling Green, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $625 $629 $807 $1,035 $1,395 12,065
Elliott County, KY $451 $482 $635 $791 $862 7,535
Estill County, KY $448 $479 $631 $786 $921 14,380
Fleming County, KY $448 $479 $631 $786 $856 14,515
Floyd County, KY $454 $488 $631 $810 $1,059 37,445
Franklin County, KY $493 $630 $749 $991 $1,193 49,970
Fulton County, KY $476 $479 $631 $786 $856 6,260
Garrard County, KY $481 $531 $677 $844 $1,019 17,225
Grant County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $629 $649 $776 $1,119 $1,362 24,800
Graves County, KY $448 $479 $631 $845 $855 37,260
Grayson County, KY $526 $531 $631 $873 $984 26,130
Green County, KY $448 $479 $631 $786 $855 11,045
Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $587 $593 $781 $1,127 $1,371 107,700
Harlan County, KY $439 $519 $631 $866 $870 27,550
Harrison County, KY $448 $479 $631 $864 $945 18,630
Hart County, KY $494 $497 $631 $845 $1,024 18,530
Evansville, IN-KY MSA Metro $565 $624 $793 $1,035 $1,097 46,250
Hickman County, KY $448 $495 $631 $852 $855 4,625
Hopkins County, KY $463 $494 $651 $878 $941 45,985
Jackson County, KY $448 $495 $631 $910 $983 13,370
Johnson County, KY $448 $494 $631 $852 $855 23,065
Knott County, KY $448 $495 $631 $848 $855 15,690
Knox County, KY $448 $515 $631 $885 $1,108 31,425
Laurel County, KY $457 $538 $643 $865 $970 59,900
Lawrence County, KY $448 $494 $631 $853 $885 15,845
Lee County, KY $448 $490 $631 $853 $856 6,715
Leslie County, KY $492 $495 $631 $853 $856 10,650
Letcher County, KY $448 $527 $631 $786 $868 23,010
Lewis County, KY $448 $535 $631 $885 $899 13,565
Lincoln County, KY $448 $479 $631 $827 $875 24,415
Livingston County, KY $467 $508 $657 $819 $892 9,290
Logan County, KY $448 $511 $631 $825 $899 26,845
Lyon County, KY $448 $510 $631 $851 $856 8,270
McCracken County, KY $483 $563 $742 $925 $1,012 65,285
McCreary County, KY $448 $495 $631 $786 $856 17,750
Madison County, KY $482 $535 $705 $1,001 $1,004 88,375
Magoffin County, KY $448 $538 $631 $801 $856 12,785
Marion County, KY $453 $560 $638 $795 $915 19,335
Marshall County, KY $600 $618 $703 $876 $954 31,175
Martin County, KY $448 $500 $631 $786 $885 12,175
Mason County, KY $453 $516 $637 $822 $865 17,165
Meade County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $502 $568 $721 $1,040 $1,235 28,450
Menifee County, KY $448 $479 $631 $786 $855 6,380
Mercer County, KY $470 $502 $661 $905 $1,161 21,380
Metcalfe County, KY $448 $554 $631 $786 $855 9,990
Monroe County, KY $448 $479 $631 $797 $855 10,645
Montgomery County, KY $505 $540 $711 $897 $1,201 27,550
Morgan County, KY $448 $554 $631 $816 $855 13,280
Muhlenberg County, KY $448 $507 $631 $786 $856 31,155
Nelson County, KY $500 $535 $704 $995 $998 45,130
Nicholas County, KY $448 $479 $631 $853 $856 7,060
Ohio County, KY $448 $520 $631 $852 $855 24,060
Owen County, KY $455 $486 $640 $823 $983 10,685
Owsley County, KY $448 $495 $631 $800 $856 4,495
Perry County, KY $448 $550 $631 $852 $855 27,330
Pike County, KY $532 $535 $690 $860 $1,054 61,585
Powell County, KY $458 $530 $644 $817 $874 12,350
Pulaski County, KY $422 $494 $648 $845 $878 63,975
Robertson County, KY $448 $479 $631 $786 $856 2,160
Rockcastle County, KY $476 $479 $631 $854 $940 16,815
Rowan County, KY $491 $607 $691 $861 $1,080 24,390
Russell County, KY $522 $526 $631 $840 $1,108 17,730
Shelby County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $591 $636 $837 $1,135 $1,333 45,830
Simpson County, KY $510 $544 $717 $893 $971 17,880
Taylor County, KY $508 $511 $631 $836 $901 25,405
Todd County, KY $461 $493 $649 $820 $879 12,375
Union County, KY $448 $538 $631 $869 $979 14,915
Washington County, KY $465 $497 $654 $815 $1,129 12,000
Wayne County, KY $448 $554 $631 $910 $955 20,690
Webster County, KY $448 $538 $631 $910 $966 13,180
Whitley County, KY $448 $554 $631 $798 $1,093 36,025
Wolfe County, KY $448 $479 $631 $841 $1,068 7,250

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