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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Kentucky:
$507 $556 $700 $922 $1,033
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Kentucky (17) has the 99th highest rent in the country out of 112 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Kentucky ranges from $663 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, KY to $918 for a 2-bedroom unit in Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2021, the Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area (Bullitt County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $649 per month and $1,408 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 $700 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 $500 $503 $663 $925 $1,142 19,305
Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $520 $524 $690 $910 $1,147 20,630
Anderson County, KY $536 $635 $748 $1,018 $1,022 22,015
Ballard County, KY $498 $527 $695 $864 $999 8,150
Barren County, KY $494 $551 $689 $925 $934 43,420
Bath County, KY $485 $530 $677 $842 $963 12,190
Bell County, KY $475 $575 $663 $896 $899 27,470
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $604 $698 $916 $1,244 $1,425 127,680
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA Metro $630 $728 $910 $1,256 $1,531 20,015
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $553 $652 $791 $1,063 $1,213 48,485
Boyle County, KY $531 $562 $740 $1,015 $1,281 29,775
Breathitt County, KY $475 $503 $663 $844 $901 13,275
Breckinridge County, KY $554 $557 $663 $825 $899 19,990
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $649 $760 $918 $1,229 $1,408 78,620
Butler County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $500 $503 $663 $940 $1,083 12,735
Caldwell County, KY $475 $582 $663 $825 $899 12,745
Calloway County, KY $538 $619 $816 $1,042 $1,107 38,615
Carlisle County, KY $475 $556 $663 $833 $901 4,890
Carroll County, KY $475 $582 $663 $898 $901 10,695
Carter County, KY $475 $503 $663 $825 $939 27,385
Casey County, KY $475 $578 $663 $855 $948 15,805
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA Metro $576 $689 $872 $1,248 $1,510 72,440
Clay County, KY $568 $574 $663 $949 $1,148 20,865
Clinton County, KY $475 $542 $663 $878 $899 10,210
Crittenden County, KY $475 $503 $663 $898 $901 9,155
Cumberland County, KY $437 $515 $663 $825 $901 6,745
Owensboro, KY MSA Metro $598 $623 $821 $1,075 $1,113 99,260
Bowling Green, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $656 $660 $841 $1,065 $1,418 12,065
Elliott County, KY $475 $503 $663 $841 $901 7,535
Estill County, KY $475 $503 $663 $825 $955 14,380
Fleming County, KY $475 $503 $663 $825 $1,137 14,515
Floyd County, KY $475 $503 $663 $825 $1,046 37,445
Franklin County, KY $530 $654 $783 $1,047 $1,300 49,970
Fulton County, KY $475 $520 $663 $851 $901 6,260
Garrard County, KY $511 $556 $712 $886 $1,054 17,225
Grant County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $639 $690 $786 $1,125 $1,361 24,800
Graves County, KY $475 $503 $663 $896 $899 37,260
Grayson County, KY $544 $551 $663 $913 $1,003 26,130
Green County, KY $475 $503 $663 $825 $899 11,045
Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $638 $642 $846 $1,211 $1,465 107,700
Harlan County, KY $437 $548 $663 $943 $947 27,550
Harrison County, KY $475 $503 $663 $893 $932 18,630
Hart County, KY $500 $503 $663 $858 $1,080 18,530
Evansville, IN-KY MSA Metro $597 $670 $845 $1,107 $1,222 46,250
Hickman County, KY $475 $515 $663 $881 $901 4,625
Hopkins County, KY $523 $531 $700 $943 $996 45,985
Jackson County, KY $475 $515 $663 $941 $995 13,370
Johnson County, KY $475 $503 $663 $896 $899 23,065
Knott County, KY $475 $515 $663 $896 $899 15,690
Knox County, KY $475 $507 $663 $925 $1,148 31,425
Laurel County, KY $545 $552 $671 $880 $965 59,900
Lawrence County, KY $475 $503 $663 $898 $901 15,845
Lee County, KY $475 $518 $663 $898 $901 6,715
Leslie County, KY $475 $515 $663 $898 $901 10,650
Letcher County, KY $475 $566 $663 $839 $930 23,010
Lewis County, KY $475 $555 $663 $898 $901 13,565
Lincoln County, KY $475 $503 $663 $870 $899 24,415
Livingston County, KY $486 $527 $678 $843 $922 9,290
Logan County, KY $480 $532 $670 $892 $1,131 26,845
Lyon County, KY $475 $524 $663 $825 $901 8,270
McCracken County, KY $577 $611 $805 $1,001 $1,092 65,285
McCreary County, KY $475 $515 $663 $825 $901 17,750
Madison County, KY $531 $554 $730 $1,002 $1,005 88,375
Magoffin County, KY $475 $548 $663 $835 $901 12,785
Marion County, KY $491 $571 $685 $852 $929 19,335
Marshall County, KY $635 $650 $741 $922 $1,007 31,175
Martin County, KY $488 $516 $680 $846 $924 12,175
Mason County, KY $494 $550 $689 $857 $936 17,165
Meade County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $561 $603 $775 $1,109 $1,342 28,450
Menifee County, KY $475 $515 $663 $861 $901 6,380
Mercer County, KY $488 $516 $680 $959 $1,055 21,380
Metcalfe County, KY $475 $577 $663 $825 $904 9,990
Monroe County, KY $475 $503 $663 $843 $899 10,645
Montgomery County, KY $519 $567 $724 $947 $1,185 27,550
Morgan County, KY $475 $582 $663 $870 $899 13,280
Muhlenberg County, KY $475 $520 $663 $825 $899 31,155
Nelson County, KY $520 $550 $725 $1,038 $1,052 45,130
Nicholas County, KY $475 $503 $663 $828 $1,148 7,060
Ohio County, KY $475 $534 $663 $944 $974 24,060
Owen County, KY $475 $503 $663 $833 $1,028 10,685
Owsley County, KY $475 $515 $663 $838 $901 4,495
Perry County, KY $475 $575 $663 $922 $967 27,330
Pike County, KY $566 $566 $711 $884 $1,081 61,585
Powell County, KY $571 $575 $693 $891 $942 12,350
Pulaski County, KY $460 $529 $697 $908 $945 63,975
Robertson County, KY $475 $503 $663 $825 $901 2,160
Rockcastle County, KY $500 $503 $663 $913 $954 16,815
Rowan County, KY $511 $612 $713 $887 $1,137 24,390
Russell County, KY $530 $534 $663 $886 $1,148 17,730
Shelby County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $612 $658 $867 $1,135 $1,337 45,830
Simpson County, KY $544 $576 $759 $979 $1,029 17,880
Taylor County, KY $521 $524 $663 $866 $903 25,405
Todd County, KY $475 $503 $663 $886 $899 12,375
Union County, KY $475 $553 $663 $887 $926 14,915
Washington County, KY $483 $514 $674 $838 $1,167 12,000
Wayne County, KY $441 $582 $663 $949 $1,016 20,690
Webster County, KY $475 $564 $663 $949 $1,033 13,180
Whitley County, KY $475 $582 $663 $841 $1,148 36,025
Wolfe County, KY $475 $503 $663 $886 $1,148 7,250

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