2024 FMRs in Kentucky by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.
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FMRs vary across Kentucky based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Kentucky is $946.
The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $2,095 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $574 in Puerto Rico.
FMRs in Kentucky are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.
View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.
How does Kentucky compare?
The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Kentucky is $1,301 in Bullitt County, Henry County, and 3 others. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $850 in Adair County, Bath County, and 56 others.
Kentucky ($946) has a 21.7% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,208) and therefore has a lower gross rent.
Kentucky is rank 47th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 46 other States and territories. Kentucky is the 10th cheapest State or territory in terms of FMRs.
Average FMRs for Kentucky
47th
Rank
$687
Studio
$756
1-person
$946
2-person
$1,236
3-person
$1,389
4-person
| County | Rank | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullitt County | 1st | $976 | $1,077 | $1,301 | $1,701 | $1,955 |
| Henry County | 1st | $976 | $1,077 | $1,301 | $1,701 | $1,955 |
| Jefferson County | 1st | $976 | $1,077 | $1,301 | $1,701 | $1,955 |
| Oldham County | 1st | $976 | $1,077 | $1,301 | $1,701 | $1,955 |
| Spencer County | 1st | $976 | $1,077 | $1,301 | $1,701 | $1,955 |
| Christian County | 6th | $887 | $970 | $1,246 | $1,750 | $2,114 |
| Trigg County | 6th | $887 | $970 | $1,246 | $1,750 | $2,114 |
| Boone County | 8th | $810 | $919 | $1,195 | $1,588 | $1,766 |
| Bracken County | 8th | $810 | $919 | $1,195 | $1,588 | $1,766 |
| Campbell County | 8th | $810 | $919 | $1,195 | $1,588 | $1,766 |
| Gallatin County | 8th | $810 | $919 | $1,195 | $1,588 | $1,766 |
| Kenton County | 8th | $810 | $919 | $1,195 | $1,588 | $1,766 |
| Pendleton County | 8th | $810 | $919 | $1,195 | $1,588 | $1,766 |
| Bourbon County | 14th | $802 | $983 | $1,177 | $1,599 | $1,807 |
| Clark County | 14th | $802 | $983 | $1,177 | $1,599 | $1,807 |
| Fayette County | 14th | $802 | $983 | $1,177 | $1,599 | $1,807 |
| Jessamine County | 14th | $802 | $983 | $1,177 | $1,599 | $1,807 |
| Scott County | 14th | $802 | $983 | $1,177 | $1,599 | $1,807 |
| Woodford County | 14th | $802 | $983 | $1,177 | $1,599 | $1,807 |
| Shelby County | 20th | $862 | $965 | $1,130 | $1,458 | $1,589 |
| Edmonson County | 21st | $831 | $944 | $1,104 | $1,354 | $1,640 |
| Warren County | 21st | $831 | $944 | $1,104 | $1,354 | $1,640 |
| Daviess County | 23rd | $825 | $830 | $1,091 | $1,440 | $1,453 |
| Hancock County | 23rd | $825 | $830 | $1,091 | $1,440 | $1,453 |
| McLean County | 23rd | $825 | $830 | $1,091 | $1,440 | $1,453 |
| Henderson County | 26th | $766 | $850 | $1,070 | $1,360 | $1,558 |
| Calloway County | 27th | $778 | $810 | $1,064 | $1,287 | $1,417 |
| Franklin County | 28th | $731 | $831 | $1,042 | $1,373 | $1,687 |
| Meade County | 29th | $783 | $788 | $1,035 | $1,443 | $1,756 |
| Hardin County | 30th | $785 | $790 | $1,003 | $1,385 | $1,702 |
| Larue County | 30th | $785 | $790 | $1,003 | $1,385 | $1,702 |
| Simpson County | 32nd | $725 | $761 | $1,000 | $1,336 | $1,359 |
| McCracken County | 33rd | $672 | $755 | $992 | $1,214 | $1,569 |
| Grant County | 34th | $661 | $742 | $975 | $1,179 | $1,552 |
| Anderson County | 35th | $695 | $854 | $959 | $1,299 | $1,304 |
| Allen County | 36th | $716 | $726 | $954 | $1,153 | $1,385 |
| Boyd County | 37th | $793 | $815 | $938 | $1,236 | $1,431 |
| Elliott County | 37th | $680 | $731 | $938 | $1,134 | $1,275 |
| Greenup County | 37th | $793 | $815 | $938 | $1,236 | $1,431 |
| Marshall County | 40th | $679 | $780 | $937 | $1,133 | $1,565 |
| Perry County | 41st | $676 | $710 | $933 | $1,128 | $1,245 |
| Boyle County | 42nd | $702 | $706 | $928 | $1,225 | $1,461 |
| Madison County | 43rd | $750 | $794 | $914 | $1,288 | $1,301 |
| Hopkins County | 44th | $628 | $695 | $913 | $1,176 | $1,319 |
| Pulaski County | 45th | $618 | $699 | $912 | $1,107 | $1,351 |
| Mason County | 46th | $617 | $752 | $911 | $1,102 | $1,238 |
| Pike County | 46th | $660 | $784 | $911 | $1,102 | $1,324 |
| Washington County | 48th | $657 | $690 | $907 | $1,097 | $1,295 |
| Owen County | 49th | $649 | $681 | $895 | $1,135 | $1,217 |
| Nelson County | 50th | $605 | $680 | $893 | $1,258 | $1,515 |
| Garrard County | 51st | $640 | $787 | $883 | $1,084 | $1,303 |
| Ballard County | 52nd | $636 | $668 | $878 | $1,072 | $1,378 |
| Floyd County | 52nd | $636 | $668 | $878 | $1,062 | $1,169 |
| Laurel County | 54th | $595 | $665 | $874 | $1,123 | $1,207 |
| Barren County | 55th | $631 | $662 | $870 | $1,117 | $1,167 |
| Union County | 56th | $629 | $694 | $868 | $1,050 | $1,156 |
| Marion County | 57th | $656 | $660 | $867 | $1,052 | $1,155 |
| Rowan County | 57th | $588 | $704 | $867 | $1,104 | $1,471 |
| Webster County | 59th | $628 | $659 | $866 | $1,047 | $1,177 |
| Lyon County | 60th | $627 | $658 | $865 | $1,086 | $1,468 |
| Powell County | 61st | $625 | $656 | $862 | $1,201 | $1,215 |
| Trimble County | 61st | $625 | $656 | $862 | $1,144 | $1,148 |
| Adair County | 63rd | $616 | $663 | $850 | $1,198 | $1,335 |
| Bath County | 63rd | $616 | $720 | $850 | $1,144 | $1,416 |
| Bell County | 63rd | $707 | $757 | $850 | $1,198 | $1,359 |
| Breathitt County | 63rd | $616 | $743 | $850 | $1,141 | $1,156 |
| Breckinridge County | 63rd | $616 | $729 | $850 | $1,128 | $1,132 |
| Butler County | 63rd | $638 | $647 | $850 | $1,198 | $1,442 |
| Caldwell County | 63rd | $616 | $746 | $850 | $1,053 | $1,156 |
| Carlisle County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,028 | $1,156 |
| Carroll County | 63rd | $616 | $757 | $850 | $1,198 | $1,329 |
| Carter County | 63rd | $643 | $647 | $850 | $1,128 | $1,132 |
| Casey County | 63rd | $616 | $757 | $850 | $1,098 | $1,442 |
| Clay County | 63rd | $671 | $675 | $850 | $1,198 | $1,442 |
| Clinton County | 63rd | $616 | $669 | $850 | $1,028 | $1,156 |
| Crittenden County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,028 | $1,156 |
| Cumberland County | 63rd | $576 | $647 | $850 | $1,095 | $1,156 |
| Estill County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,030 | $1,159 |
| Fleming County | 63rd | $616 | $729 | $850 | $1,100 | $1,229 |
| Fulton County | 63rd | $616 | $672 | $850 | $1,198 | $1,442 |
| Graves County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,198 | $1,442 |
| Grayson County | 63rd | $677 | $682 | $850 | $1,128 | $1,132 |
| Green County | 63rd | $616 | $757 | $850 | $1,151 | $1,156 |
| Harlan County | 63rd | $616 | $673 | $850 | $1,130 | $1,185 |
| Harrison County | 63rd | $616 | $724 | $850 | $1,128 | $1,132 |
| Hart County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,093 | $1,132 |
| Hickman County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,151 | $1,156 |
| Jackson County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,151 | $1,156 |
| Johnson County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,120 | $1,156 |
| Knott County | 63rd | $659 | $663 | $850 | $1,105 | $1,174 |
| Knox County | 63rd | $616 | $664 | $850 | $1,067 | $1,442 |
| Lawrence County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,154 | $1,258 |
| Lee County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,151 | $1,156 |
| Leslie County | 63rd | $616 | $757 | $850 | $1,151 | $1,156 |
| Letcher County | 63rd | $616 | $733 | $850 | $1,198 | $1,318 |
| Lewis County | 63rd | $616 | $705 | $850 | $1,151 | $1,156 |
| Lincoln County | 63rd | $616 | $686 | $850 | $1,028 | $1,132 |
| Livingston County | 63rd | $616 | $663 | $850 | $1,042 | $1,156 |
| Logan County | 63rd | $616 | $660 | $850 | $1,184 | $1,442 |
| McCreary County | 63rd | $616 | $757 | $850 | $1,073 | $1,156 |
| Magoffin County | 63rd | $616 | $757 | $850 | $1,126 | $1,156 |
| Martin County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,028 | $1,156 |
| Menifee County | 63rd | $616 | $663 | $850 | $1,133 | $1,156 |
| Mercer County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,198 | $1,322 |
| Metcalfe County | 63rd | $616 | $655 | $850 | $1,028 | $1,132 |
| Monroe County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,128 | $1,132 |
| Montgomery County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,167 | $1,171 |
| Morgan County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,151 | $1,156 |
| Muhlenberg County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,068 | $1,188 |
| Nicholas County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,085 | $1,442 |
| Ohio County | 63rd | $616 | $656 | $850 | $1,028 | $1,208 |
| Owsley County | 63rd | $616 | $663 | $850 | $1,151 | $1,156 |
| Robertson County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,028 | $1,156 |
| Rockcastle County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,130 | $1,156 |
| Russell County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,043 | $1,132 |
| Taylor County | 63rd | $616 | $744 | $850 | $1,142 | $1,147 |
| Todd County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,165 | $1,331 |
| Wayne County | 63rd | $616 | $699 | $850 | $1,198 | $1,442 |
| Whitley County | 63rd | $616 | $647 | $850 | $1,028 | $1,132 |
| Wolfe County | 63rd | $616 | $757 | $850 | $1,028 | $1,156 |
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Fair Market Rents are estimated by the HUD.