2012 Fair Market Rent in Kentucky

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Kentucky:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$399	$438	$529	$678	$753
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Kentucky (17) has the 154th highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Kentucky ranges from $491 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, KY to $723 for a 2-bedroom unit in Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2012, the Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area (Boone County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $471 per month and $1,005 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 $529 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

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County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Adair County, KY	$372	$413	$491	$599	$668	17,244
Allen County, KY	$321	$417	$491	$655	$848	17,800
Anderson County, KY	$455	$487	$643	$930	$1,109	19,111
Ballard County, KY	$405	$448	$552	$707	$797	8,286
Barren County, KY	$345	$403	$523	$652	$718	38,033
Bath County, KY	$367	$398	$491	$613	$634	11,085
Bell County, KY	$323	$440	$491	$586	$719	30,060
Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$471	$558	$723	$968	$1,005	85,991
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA Metro	$447	$537	$662	$890	$918	19,360
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA Metro	$422	$499	$599	$739	$763	49,752
Boyle County, KY	$391	$432	$568	$680	$703	27,697
Breathitt County, KY	$408	$428	$491	$610	$638	16,100
Breckinridge County, KY	$380	$382	$491	$656	$677	18,648
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$509	$588	$698	$975	$1,036	61,236
Butler County, KY	$340	$404	$491	$646	$665	13,010
Caldwell County, KY	$409	$410	$492	$623	$707	13,060
Calloway County, KY	$469	$470	$565	$696	$992	34,177
Carlisle County, KY	$373	$412	$508	$651	$734	5,351
Carroll County, KY	$413	$414	$514	$680	$738	10,155
Carter County, KY	$318	$424	$491	$585	$662	26,889
Casey County, KY	$372	$413	$491	$599	$668	15,447
Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$565	$587	$682	$986	$1,015	72,265
Clay County, KY	$318	$441	$491	$586	$603	24,556
Clinton County, KY	$372	$413	$491	$599	$668	9,634
Crittenden County, KY	$408	$409	$491	$641	$728	9,384
Cumberland County, KY	$372	$413	$491	$599	$668	7,147
Owensboro, KY MSA Metro	$416	$463	$609	$845	$895	91,545
Bowling Green, KY MSA Metro	$449	$536	$652	$869	$1,024	11,644
Elliott County, KY	$407	$408	$491	$624	$737	6,748
Estill County, KY	$441	$442	$531	$679	$894	15,307
Fleming County, KY	$367	$398	$491	$613	$634	13,792
Floyd County, KY	$372	$417	$491	$644	$742	42,441
Franklin County, KY	$437	$463	$609	$826	$849	47,687
Fulton County, KY	$360	$398	$491	$629	$709	7,752
Garrard County, KY	$393	$440	$528	$630	$925	14,792
Grant County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$436	$526	$669	$824	$923	22,384
Graves County, KY	$401	$402	$499	$596	$727	37,028
Grayson County, KY	$409	$409	$491	$640	$751	24,053
Green County, KY	$370	$409	$491	$594	$662	11,518
Elizabethtown, KY MSA Metro	$428	$477	$575	$818	$1,007	94,174
Harlan County, KY	$407	$437	$491	$604	$764	33,202
Harrison County, KY	$398	$400	$523	$686	$708	17,983
Hart County, KY	$365	$399	$491	$627	$730	17,445
Evansville, IN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$460	$537	$668	$824	$896	44,829
Hickman County, KY	$360	$398	$491	$629	$709	5,262
Hopkins County, KY	$410	$411	$495	$621	$868	46,519
Jackson County, KY	$444	$467	$536	$648	$667	13,495
Johnson County, KY	$320	$418	$491	$670	$688	23,445
Knott County, KY	$408	$428	$491	$614	$638	17,649
Knox County, KY	$322	$388	$491	$692	$716	31,795
Laurel County, KY	$416	$450	$501	$615	$841	52,715
Lawrence County, KY	$338	$395	$522	$697	$718	15,569
Lee County, KY	$408	$428	$491	$614	$638	7,916
Leslie County, KY	$486	$511	$586	$733	$761	12,401
Letcher County, KY	$408	$428	$491	$610	$638	25,277
Lewis County, KY	$367	$398	$491	$613	$634	14,092
Lincoln County, KY	$324	$443	$491	$588	$777	23,361
Livingston County, KY	$407	$408	$491	$631	$717	9,804
Logan County, KY	$462	$502	$558	$764	$846	26,573
Lyon County, KY	$434	$441	$523	$678	$703	8,080
McCracken County, KY	$362	$455	$559	$750	$773	65,514
McCreary County, KY	$408	$440	$491	$633	$650	17,080
Madison County, KY	$396	$420	$538	$759	$890	70,872
Magoffin County, KY	$408	$411	$491	$604	$631	13,332
Marion County, KY	$408	$410	$527	$705	$726	18,212
Marshall County, KY	$475	$476	$574	$748	$973	30,125
Martin County, KY	$408	$411	$491	$604	$631	12,578
Mason County, KY	$320	$409	$495	$722	$829	16,800
Meade County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$514	$515	$617	$792	$887	26,349
Menifee County, KY	$367	$398	$491	$613	$634	6,556
Mercer County, KY	$454	$483	$548	$722	$849	20,817
Metcalfe County, KY	$365	$399	$491	$627	$730	10,037
Monroe County, KY	$365	$399	$491	$627	$730	11,756
Montgomery County, KY	$319	$372	$491	$586	$604	22,554
Morgan County, KY	$367	$398	$491	$613	$634	13,948
Muhlenberg County, KY	$405	$406	$491	$624	$640	31,839
Nelson County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$379	$457	$553	$806	$872	37,477
Nicholas County, KY	$375	$375	$491	$601	$663	6,813
Ohio County, KY	$406	$431	$491	$651	$715	22,916
Owen County, KY	$419	$477	$545	$734	$955	10,547
Owsley County, KY	$408	$428	$491	$614	$638	4,858
Perry County, KY	$408	$429	$491	$587	$720	29,390
Pike County, KY	$407	$408	$491	$589	$606	68,736
Powell County, KY	$318	$402	$491	$587	$605	13,237
Pulaski County, KY	$356	$395	$502	$619	$656	56,217
Robertson County, KY	$520	$563	$695	$868	$897	2,266
Rockcastle County, KY	$407	$428	$491	$594	$611	16,582
Rowan County, KY	$398	$441	$491	$616	$636	22,094
Russell County, KY	$372	$413	$491	$599	$668	16,315
Shelby County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro	$572	$573	$692	$911	$938	33,337
Simpson County, KY	$383	$450	$591	$735	$757	16,405
Taylor County, KY	$354	$484	$538	$693	$911	22,927
Todd County, KY	$409	$416	$493	$639	$663	11,971
Union County, KY	$406	$408	$491	$598	$628	15,637
Washington County, KY	$380	$382	$491	$656	$677	10,916
Wayne County, KY	$321	$392	$491	$636	$655	19,923
Whitley County, KY	$359	$378	$498	$595	$613	35,865
Wolfe County, KY	$408	$428	$491	$614	$638	7,065

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