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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Kentucky:
$469 $521 $654 $867 $973
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Kentucky (17) has the 105th highest rent in the country out of 112 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Kentucky ranges from $620 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, KY to $845 for a 2-bedroom unit in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2018, the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area (Boone County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $556 per month and $1,370 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 $654 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Kentucky is around 2,565,215 people. So, there are around 384,782 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 $443 $466 $620 $814 $851 18,656
Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $502 $529 $666 $898 $1,106 19,956
Anderson County, KY $554 $645 $741 $1,006 $1,009 21,421
Ballard County, KY $456 $480 $638 $823 $908 8,249
Barren County, KY $412 $526 $646 $851 $924 42,173
Bath County, KY $449 $472 $628 $787 $868 11,591
Bell County, KY $480 $506 $620 $838 $844 28,691
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $556 $643 $845 $1,178 $1,370 118,811
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA Metro $568 $639 $820 $1,159 $1,444 19,985
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $469 $575 $696 $937 $1,134 49,542
Boyle County, KY $494 $528 $691 $927 $1,080 28,432
Breathitt County, KY $443 $466 $620 $854 $983 13,878
Breckinridge County, KY $443 $474 $620 $777 $1,066 20,059
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $578 $656 $821 $1,119 $1,259 74,319
Butler County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $467 $479 $620 $857 $981 12,690
Caldwell County, KY $443 $540 $620 $814 $857 12,984
Calloway County, KY $448 $532 $702 $953 $956 37,191
Carlisle County, KY $468 $492 $655 $821 $906 5,104
Carroll County, KY $493 $520 $689 $928 $1,028 10,811
Carter County, KY $445 $468 $622 $780 $960 27,720
Casey County, KY $443 $540 $620 $834 $844 15,955
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA Metro $544 $660 $838 $1,169 $1,314 73,955
Clay County, KY $443 $526 $620 $777 $879 21,730
Clinton County, KY $443 $487 $620 $777 $844 10,272
Crittenden County, KY $443 $483 $620 $854 $857 9,315
Cumberland County, KY $443 $493 $620 $777 $857 6,856
Owensboro, KY MSA Metro $534 $537 $713 $902 $1,112 96,656
Bowling Green, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $581 $612 $777 $1,054 $1,327 12,161
Elliott County, KY $443 $493 $620 $824 $857 7,852
Estill County, KY $443 $484 $620 $829 $913 14,672
Fleming County, KY $443 $466 $620 $805 $857 14,348
Floyd County, KY $525 $527 $620 $840 $857 39,451
Franklin County, KY $526 $608 $736 $989 $1,064 49,285
Fulton County, KY $443 $466 $620 $812 $844 6,813
Garrard County, KY $470 $523 $657 $824 $993 16,912
Grant County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $514 $587 $781 $1,136 $1,259 24,662
Graves County, KY $443 $474 $620 $804 $954 37,121
Grayson County, KY $443 $540 $620 $854 $857 25,746
Green County, KY $443 $466 $620 $777 $844 11,258
Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $531 $563 $749 $1,089 $1,319 105,543
Harlan County, KY $482 $485 $620 $836 $844 29,278
Harrison County, KY $395 $540 $620 $842 $921 18,846
Hart County, KY $460 $529 $620 $883 $886 18,199
Evansville, IN-KY MSA Metro $555 $595 $769 $968 $1,047 46,250
Hickman County, KY $443 $540 $620 $841 $844 4,902
Hopkins County, KY $450 $473 $629 $812 $958 46,920
Jackson County, KY $443 $493 $620 $838 $844 13,494
Johnson County, KY $443 $471 $620 $841 $844 23,356
Knott County, KY $443 $466 $620 $809 $852 16,346
Knox County, KY $443 $524 $620 $841 $1,008 31,883
Laurel County, KY $443 $537 $620 $871 $936 58,849
Lawrence County, KY $443 $540 $620 $822 $1,092 15,860
Lee County, KY $443 $483 $620 $797 $857 7,887
Leslie County, KY $465 $493 $620 $854 $857 11,310
Letcher County, KY $443 $487 $620 $777 $857 24,519
Lewis County, KY $443 $540 $620 $792 $942 13,870
Lincoln County, KY $443 $477 $620 $799 $999 24,742
Livingston County, KY $443 $515 $620 $841 $844 9,519
Logan County, KY $456 $532 $630 $815 $858 26,835
Lyon County, KY $443 $471 $620 $839 $857 8,314
McCracken County, KY $475 $540 $684 $878 $1,060 65,565
McCreary County, KY $443 $466 $620 $841 $844 18,306
Madison County, KY $496 $525 $698 $997 $1,058 82,916
Magoffin County, KY $443 $532 $620 $824 $844 13,333
Marion County, KY $453 $552 $634 $795 $1,117 19,820
Marshall County, KY $509 $620 $712 $893 $1,029 31,448
Martin County, KY $443 $540 $620 $902 $1,092 12,929
Mason County, KY $460 $505 $643 $843 $889 17,490
Meade County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $492 $551 $724 $1,053 $1,275 28,602
Menifee County, KY $443 $466 $620 $777 $844 6,306
Mercer County, KY $459 $483 $642 $866 $1,131 21,331
Metcalfe County, KY $443 $540 $620 $777 $844 10,099
Monroe County, KY $443 $466 $620 $809 $844 10,963
Montgomery County, KY $495 $520 $692 $894 $1,118 26,499
Morgan County, KY $525 $540 $620 $782 $962 13,923
Muhlenberg County, KY $443 $512 $620 $777 $963 31,499
Nelson County, KY $501 $527 $701 $966 $1,017 43,437
Nicholas County, KY $443 $466 $620 $854 $857 7,135
Ohio County, KY $443 $479 $620 $804 $983 23,842
Owen County, KY $451 $480 $631 $846 $872 10,841
Owsley County, KY $443 $493 $620 $854 $857 4,755
Perry County, KY $443 $493 $620 $841 $844 28,712
Pike County, KY $482 $507 $674 $845 $918 65,024
Powell County, KY $443 $502 $620 $821 $844 12,613
Pulaski County, KY $425 $490 $627 $797 $854 63,063
Robertson County, KY $480 $556 $672 $843 $929 2,282
Rockcastle County, KY $468 $471 $620 $857 $1,002 17,056
Rowan County, KY $510 $598 $714 $895 $1,052 23,333
Russell County, KY $503 $506 $620 $813 $1,092 17,565
Shelby County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $564 $601 $800 $1,129 $1,366 42,074
Simpson County, KY $500 $592 $699 $877 $952 17,327
Taylor County, KY $447 $489 $626 $788 $929 24,512
Todd County, KY $457 $541 $639 $801 $870 12,460
Union County, KY $525 $540 $620 $849 $1,092 15,007
Washington County, KY $461 $529 $645 $809 $1,105 11,717
Wayne County, KY $443 $535 $620 $841 $844 20,813
Webster County, KY $443 $490 $620 $857 $860 13,621
Whitley County, KY $457 $481 $639 $801 $1,078 35,637
Wolfe County, KY $443 $466 $620 $777 $857 7,355

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