2008 Fair Market Rent in Kentucky

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Kentucky:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$405	$444	$537	$689	$765
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Kentucky (17) has the 127th highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Kentucky ranges from $490 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, KY to $726 for a 2-bedroom unit in Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2008, the Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area (Boone County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $473 per month and $1,009 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 $537 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Kentucky is around 2,419,618 people. So, there are around 362,943 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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County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Adair County, KY	$371	$412	$490	$597	$666	17,244
Allen County, KY	$320	$417	$490	$654	$847	17,800
Anderson County, KY	$473	$506	$668	$966	$1,152	19,111
Ballard County, KY	$402	$444	$548	$702	$791	8,286
Barren County, KY	$338	$396	$513	$640	$704	38,033
Bath County, KY	$384	$416	$513	$641	$662	11,085
Bell County, KY	$322	$440	$490	$585	$717	30,060
Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$473	$560	$726	$972	$1,009	85,991
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA Metro	$461	$554	$683	$918	$947	19,360
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA Metro	$396	$468	$562	$693	$716	49,752
Boyle County, KY	$412	$456	$599	$718	$741	27,697
Breathitt County, KY	$407	$427	$490	$609	$637	16,100
Breckinridge County, KY	$401	$403	$518	$693	$714	18,648
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$483	$559	$663	$926	$984	61,236
Butler County, KY	$439	$521	$634	$834	$858	13,010
Caldwell County, KY	$407	$408	$490	$620	$705	13,060
Calloway County, KY	$488	$489	$588	$724	$1,033	34,177
Carlisle County, KY	$402	$444	$548	$702	$791	5,351
Carroll County, KY	$482	$483	$600	$793	$862	10,155
Carter County, KY	$321	$427	$495	$590	$667	26,889
Casey County, KY	$371	$412	$490	$597	$666	15,447
Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$518	$539	$626	$905	$931	72,265
Clay County, KY	$318	$440	$490	$585	$602	24,556
Clinton County, KY	$371	$412	$490	$597	$666	9,634
Crittenden County, KY	$407	$408	$490	$640	$727	9,384
Cumberland County, KY	$371	$412	$490	$597	$666	7,147
Owensboro, KY MSA Metro	$402	$447	$588	$816	$864	91,545
Bowling Green, KY MSA Metro	$447	$533	$649	$865	$1,020	11,644
Elliott County, KY	$429	$430	$518	$658	$778	6,748
Estill County, KY	$407	$408	$490	$626	$825	15,307
Fleming County, KY	$384	$416	$513	$641	$662	13,792
Floyd County, KY	$371	$416	$490	$643	$741	42,441
Franklin County, KY	$485	$515	$677	$918	$944	47,687
Fulton County, KY	$402	$444	$548	$702	$791	7,752
Garrard County, KY	$414	$463	$556	$664	$974	14,792
Grant County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$443	$534	$680	$837	$938	22,384
Graves County, KY	$393	$395	$490	$585	$713	37,028
Grayson County, KY	$408	$409	$490	$639	$750	24,053
Green County, KY	$369	$409	$490	$592	$661	11,518
Elizabethtown, KY MSA Metro	$413	$460	$555	$790	$972	94,174
Harlan County, KY	$406	$437	$490	$603	$762	33,202
Harrison County, KY	$422	$425	$555	$728	$751	17,983
Hart County, KY	$365	$398	$490	$625	$728	17,445
Evansville, IN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$415	$484	$602	$743	$807	44,829
Hickman County, KY	$402	$444	$548	$702	$791	5,262
Hopkins County, KY	$406	$407	$490	$614	$859	46,519
Jackson County, KY	$406	$427	$490	$592	$610	13,495
Johnson County, KY	$319	$417	$490	$668	$687	23,445
Knott County, KY	$407	$427	$490	$613	$637	17,649
Knox County, KY	$321	$388	$490	$691	$714	31,795
Laurel County, KY	$407	$441	$490	$602	$823	52,715
Lawrence County, KY	$318	$371	$490	$654	$674	15,569
Lee County, KY	$407	$427	$490	$613	$637	7,916
Leslie County, KY	$407	$427	$490	$613	$637	12,401
Letcher County, KY	$407	$427	$490	$609	$637	25,277
Lewis County, KY	$384	$416	$513	$641	$662	14,092
Lincoln County, KY	$354	$484	$537	$643	$850	23,361
Livingston County, KY	$406	$407	$490	$630	$716	9,804
Logan County, KY	$435	$472	$525	$719	$796	26,573
Lyon County, KY	$478	$486	$577	$748	$775	8,080
McCracken County, KY	$367	$462	$568	$762	$785	65,514
McCreary County, KY	$407	$440	$490	$632	$648	17,080
Madison County, KY	$421	$447	$572	$807	$946	70,872
Magoffin County, KY	$407	$411	$490	$603	$630	13,332
Marion County, KY	$401	$403	$518	$693	$714	18,212
Marshall County, KY	$439	$441	$531	$692	$900	30,125
Martin County, KY	$407	$411	$490	$603	$630	12,578
Mason County, KY	$331	$423	$511	$746	$856	16,800
Meade County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$458	$459	$550	$706	$791	26,349
Menifee County, KY	$384	$416	$513	$641	$662	6,556
Mercer County, KY	$447	$476	$540	$711	$837	20,817
Metcalfe County, KY	$365	$398	$490	$625	$728	10,037
Monroe County, KY	$365	$398	$490	$625	$728	11,756
Montgomery County, KY	$395	$460	$607	$724	$747	22,554
Morgan County, KY	$384	$416	$513	$641	$662	13,948
Muhlenberg County, KY	$404	$405	$490	$622	$639	31,839
Nelson County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$392	$473	$572	$833	$901	37,477
Nicholas County, KY	$503	$503	$659	$807	$890	6,813
Ohio County, KY	$405	$430	$490	$650	$713	22,916
Owen County, KY	$537	$612	$699	$941	$1,225	10,547
Owsley County, KY	$407	$427	$490	$613	$637	4,858
Perry County, KY	$407	$428	$490	$586	$718	29,390
Pike County, KY	$416	$417	$502	$602	$620	68,736
Powell County, KY	$373	$470	$575	$688	$709	13,237
Pulaski County, KY	$348	$385	$490	$605	$640	56,217
Robertson County, KY	$384	$416	$513	$641	$662	2,266
Rockcastle County, KY	$406	$427	$490	$592	$610	16,582
Rowan County, KY	$433	$480	$534	$670	$692	22,094
Russell County, KY	$371	$412	$490	$597	$666	16,315
Shelby County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$549	$551	$665	$875	$901	33,337
Simpson County, KY	$439	$516	$678	$843	$869	16,405
Taylor County, KY	$322	$441	$490	$632	$830	22,927
Todd County, KY	$478	$486	$577	$748	$775	11,971
Union County, KY	$433	$435	$524	$638	$671	15,637
Washington County, KY	$401	$403	$518	$693	$714	10,916
Wayne County, KY	$320	$392	$490	$635	$654	19,923
Whitley County, KY	$375	$395	$520	$621	$640	35,865
Wolfe County, KY	$407	$427	$490	$613	$637	7,065

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