Rent prices in Kentucky, city by city
As of October 17, 2026, 11,406 rentals are listed across 32 Kentucky cities we track. Statewide median asking rent: studio about $812, 1-bedroom about $900, 2-bedroom about $1,150, 3+ bedroom about $1,600.
The most expensive 5 cities for a 1-bedroom: Lexington ($995), Covington ($995), Louisville ($900), Frankfort ($850), Bowling Green ($800). The least expensive: Radcliff ($700), Owensboro ($728), Richmond ($752). Cheapest and most expensive places to rent in Kentucky
11,406 listings across 32 cities with at least 50 rentals listed. Medians use listings with a single price and bedroom count; fewer than 20 and the figure is left out. Statewide figures are estimated from city medians weighted by listing count. Updated . How we calculate
| City | Listings | 1 bed | 2 beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 4,910 | $900 | $1,150 |
| Lexington | 2,135 | $995 | $1,388 |
| Bowling Green | 710 | $800 | $995 |
| Covington | 426 | $995 | $1,475 |
| Richmond | 397 | $752 | $950 |
| Elizabethtown | 230 | — | $1,150 |
| Radcliff | 171 | $700 | $875 |
| Frankfort | 170 | $850 | $992 |
| Owensboro | 166 | $728 | $950 |
| Florence | 159 | — | — |
| Nicholasville | 142 | — | $1,200 |
| Paducah | 137 | — | $1,000 |
| Hopkinsville | 134 | — | $950 |
| Oak Grove | 130 | — | $995 |
| Georgetown | 114 | — | $1,350 |
| Somerset | 106 | — | $1,050 |
| Newport | 101 | — | — |
| Erlanger | 100 | — | $1,475 |
| Winchester | 90 | — | $1,262 |
| Fort Mitchell | 88 | — | — |
| Murray | 84 | — | $1,198 |
| Shelbyville | 81 | — | — |
| Franklin | 78 | — | $1,095 |
| Glasgow | 78 | — | — |
| Berea | 70 | — | $975 |
| Shepherdsville | 66 | — | $985 |
| Henderson | 62 | — | — |
| Bardstown | 59 | — | $1,375 |
| Ashland | 55 | — | — |
| London | 54 | — | — |
| Danville | 52 | — | — |
| La Grange | 51 | — | — |