Fair Market Rent
Fair Market Rents in Kentucky
FY2027 HUD figures for 120 counties, effective October 1, 2026.
Across 120 counties and equivalents in Kentucky, FY2027 2-bedroom Fair Market Rents range from $909 (Henderson County) to $1,442 (Kenton County). The middle county is $925.
Figures are area-wide FMRs for the HUD area each county belongs to. In metro areas, HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs; open a county for its ZIP codes.
Fair Market Rents by county, FY2027
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,310 | +5% |
| Allen County | $774 | $779 | $1,019 | $1,293 | $1,624 | +2.3% |
| Anderson County | $801 | $1,020 | $1,121 | $1,377 | $1,566 | +7.6% |
| Ballard County | $822 | $902 | $1,180 | $1,406 | $1,551 | +10.1% |
| Barren County | $696 | $700 | $916 | $1,171 | $1,331 | +5.5% |
| Bath County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,124 | $1,320 | +5% |
| Bell County | $633 | $787 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,352 | +5% |
| Boone County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | +6.6% |
| Bourbon County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | +11.3% |
| Boyd County | $858 | $864 | $1,006 | $1,287 | $1,393 | +3.4% |
| Boyle County | $720 | $725 | $925 | $1,183 | $1,216 | +1.3% |
| Bracken County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | +6.6% |
| Breathitt County | $650 | $703 | $909 | $1,242 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Breckinridge County | $695 | $720 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,329 | +5% |
| Bullitt County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | +0.3% |
| Butler County | $690 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | +5% |
| Caldwell County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Calloway County | $848 | $883 | $1,155 | $1,376 | $1,518 | +5.2% |
| Campbell County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | +6.6% |
| Carlisle County | $649 | $798 | $932 | $1,272 | $1,316 | +1.9% |
| Carroll County | $766 | $819 | $1,072 | $1,277 | $1,409 | +10.1% |
| Carter County | $745 | $749 | $909 | $1,246 | $1,285 | +5% |
| Casey County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,195 | +5% |
| Christian County | $1,061 | $1,068 | $1,307 | $1,786 | $2,185 | -2.9% |
| Clark County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | +11.3% |
| Clay County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,254 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Clinton County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Crittenden County | $650 | $759 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Cumberland County | $650 | $819 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Daviess County | $864 | $870 | $1,138 | $1,507 | $1,516 | +2.5% |
| Edmonson County | $920 | $1,020 | $1,199 | $1,438 | $1,959 | +4% |
| Elliott County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Estill County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,150 | $1,383 | +5% |
| Fayette County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | +11.3% |
| Fleming County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,130 | $1,195 | +5% |
| Floyd County | $661 | $707 | $925 | $1,230 | $1,246 | +2.3% |
| Franklin County | $797 | $909 | $1,145 | $1,466 | $1,811 | +5.7% |
| Fulton County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,308 | +5% |
| Gallatin County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | +6.6% |
| Garrard County | $672 | $864 | $941 | $1,232 | $1,237 | +4.6% |
| Grant County | $840 | $899 | $1,146 | $1,365 | $1,692 | -0.8% |
| Graves County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,219 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Grayson County | $650 | $779 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Green County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | +5% |
| Greenup County | $858 | $864 | $1,006 | $1,287 | $1,393 | +3.4% |
| Hancock County | $693 | $784 | $962 | $1,276 | $1,344 | -5.3% |
| Hardin County | $860 | $866 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,817 | +2.9% |
| Harlan County | $691 | $749 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | +5% |
| Harrison County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,389 | +5% |
| Hart County | $650 | $796 | $909 | $1,127 | $1,262 | +5% |
| Henderson County | $787 | $792 | $909 | $1,222 | $1,366 | -4.2% |
| Henry County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | +0.3% |
| Hickman County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | +5% |
| Hopkins County | $701 | $733 | $959 | $1,249 | $1,405 | +6.6% |
| Jackson County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | +5% |
| Jefferson County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | +0.3% |
| Jessamine County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | +11.3% |
| Johnson County | $650 | $788 | $909 | $1,186 | $1,308 | +5% |
| Kenton County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | +6.6% |
| Knott County | $702 | $784 | $983 | $1,171 | $1,374 | +13.5% |
| Knox County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,179 | $1,519 | +5% |
| Larue County | $860 | $866 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,817 | +2.9% |
| Laurel County | $674 | $749 | $943 | $1,124 | $1,315 | +7% |
| Lawrence County | $794 | $799 | $971 | $1,157 | $1,372 | +4.9% |
| Lee County | $712 | $794 | $996 | $1,187 | $1,392 | +6.1% |
| Leslie County | $650 | $774 | $909 | $1,183 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Letcher County | $650 | $751 | $909 | $1,094 | $1,328 | +5% |
| Lewis County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,156 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Lincoln County | $650 | $793 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,331 | +5% |
| Livingston County | $850 | $937 | $1,220 | $1,454 | $1,723 | +5.4% |
| Logan County | $652 | $698 | $913 | $1,180 | $1,276 | +5.4% |
| Lyon County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,308 | +5% |
| Madison County | $691 | $859 | $993 | $1,375 | $1,600 | +9.8% |
| Magoffin County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Marion County | $650 | $736 | $909 | $1,139 | $1,482 | +5% |
| Marshall County | $656 | $824 | $918 | $1,266 | $1,283 | +3.8% |
| Martin County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Mason County | $715 | $797 | $1,001 | $1,196 | $1,477 | +9.6% |
| McCracken County | $788 | $924 | $1,131 | $1,348 | $1,616 | +6.9% |
| McCreary County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,147 | $1,270 | +5% |
| McLean County | $864 | $870 | $1,138 | $1,507 | $1,516 | +2.5% |
| Meade County | $799 | $804 | $1,052 | $1,443 | $1,549 | -2.1% |
| Menifee County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,162 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Mercer County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | +5% |
| Metcalfe County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,191 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Monroe County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,314 | +5% |
| Montgomery County | $717 | $767 | $1,004 | $1,314 | $1,320 | +10.9% |
| Morgan County | $650 | $739 | $909 | $1,256 | $1,503 | +5% |
| Muhlenberg County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,220 | +5% |
| Nelson County | $777 | $781 | $1,022 | $1,302 | $1,587 | +0.6% |
| Nicholas County | $650 | $819 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Ohio County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,178 | $1,415 | +5% |
| Oldham County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | +0.3% |
| Owen County | $730 | $781 | $1,022 | $1,396 | $1,428 | +2.7% |
| Owsley County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,099 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Pendleton County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | +6.6% |
| Perry County | $722 | $772 | $1,010 | $1,203 | $1,327 | +5.3% |
| Pike County | $763 | $837 | $1,095 | $1,305 | $1,812 | +12.1% |
| Powell County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | +5% |
| Pulaski County | $660 | $706 | $924 | $1,101 | $1,308 | -0.2% |
| Robertson County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Rockcastle County | $650 | $810 | $909 | $1,174 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Rowan County | $701 | $791 | $977 | $1,252 | $1,633 | +7.2% |
| Russell County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,115 | $1,311 | +5% |
| Scott County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | +11.3% |
| Shelby County | $873 | $998 | $1,149 | $1,369 | $1,692 | +0.5% |
| Simpson County | $802 | $984 | $1,122 | $1,491 | $1,568 | +6.4% |
| Spencer County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | +0.3% |
| Taylor County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Todd County | $753 | $806 | $1,054 | $1,256 | $1,466 | +14.8% |
| Trigg County | $1,061 | $1,068 | $1,307 | $1,786 | $2,185 | -2.9% |
| Trimble County | $840 | $898 | $1,175 | $1,407 | $1,642 | +17.4% |
| Union County | $716 | $742 | $971 | $1,157 | $1,320 | +6.6% |
| Warren County | $920 | $1,020 | $1,199 | $1,438 | $1,959 | +4% |
| Washington County | $671 | $718 | $939 | $1,300 | $1,343 | +1.1% |
| Wayne County | $650 | $834 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | +5% |
| Webster County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,241 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Whitley County | $690 | $695 | $909 | $1,129 | $1,298 | +5% |
| Wolfe County | $650 | $774 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,270 | +5% |
| Woodford County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | +11.3% |
Sources: HUD Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) and FY2026; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (median gross rent by ZIP code). Fair Market Rents and Census figures include utilities. Not affiliated with HUD or the Census Bureau. About the data.