Kentucky rental market analysis

Investment scores, home values, rents and gross rent-to-price comparisons for the counties in Kentucky we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.

Counties tracked
120
Median home price
$180K
Median rent
$1,236
Top-scored
Webster
78/100

All counties in Kentucky

CountyScoreHome-value referenceRent referenceAnnual rent/priceYoY pricePopulation
Webster County78$146,303––+8.4%12,951
Gallatin County76$208,051––+6.0%8,720
Bracken County76$208,464––+5.7%8,420
Monroe County75$149,451––+2.7%11,331
Montgomery County74$230,218––+5.0%28,188
Robertson County74$188,886––+6.1%2,207
Green County71$191,858––+2.2%11,198
Pendleton County71$241,093––+3.7%14,638
Hancock County71$203,460––+2.5%9,058
Daviess County70$219,193$1,2526.85%+4.0%102,916
Clark County69$253,267$1,4316.78%+4.8%36,897
Greenup County68$158,959––+1.2%35,853
Marion County67$240,504––+2.2%19,627
Bath County67$183,907––+1.2%12,739
Pulaski County66$180,412$1,2368.22%-1.4%65,145
Spencer County65$379,943––+5.7%19,549
Campbell County64$293,229$1,5046.16%+2.9%93,122
Henderson County64$202,313$9415.58%+2.1%44,770
Graves County64$175,799––+0.4%36,701
Washington County64$257,904––+1.7%12,025
McCracken County63$194,592$1,1737.23%-1.2%67,573
Christian County63$201,897$1,1526.85%+0.2%72,766
Kenton County63$286,827$1,4836.20%+2.1%169,066
Fayette County62$330,784$1,6285.90%+3.4%321,276
Henry County62$253,447––+1.0%15,731
Union County62$141,561––-1.6%13,495
Wolfe County61$130,478––-1.9%6,573
Scott County61$342,459$1,6015.61%+3.8%57,286
Jefferson County61$264,274$1,3366.07%+1.4%779,232
Nelson County60$264,631$1,0494.76%+3.9%46,779
Rowan County60$187,079$1,0166.52%-1.9%24,551
Fleming County60$179,625––-1.1%15,111
Laurel County59$185,139––-1.5%62,442
Bullitt County59$294,862$1,6656.77%-0.1%82,482
Boone County59$350,034$1,6145.53%+2.7%136,150
Boyle County59$241,363$1,1085.51%+0.9%30,613
Grant County59$280,160$1,2005.14%+2.3%25,085
Hart County59$193,263––-1.5%19,345
Edmonson County59$199,070––-1.3%12,179
Harrison County58$239,357––-0.2%18,803
Jessamine County58$328,403$1,4295.22%+2.5%53,381
Boyd County58$137,372––-3.3%48,242
Meade County58$283,395––+0.5%29,964
Casey County58$163,978––-2.9%15,942
Owsley County58$141,654––-3.7%4,054
Nicholas County57$209,378––-1.8%7,613
Trimble County57$238,666––-0.9%8,510
Barren County56$213,505$9995.61%-1.8%44,511
Hardin County56$243,023$1,2776.31%-3.1%111,005
Knox County56$135,312––-4.3%30,207
Lincoln County56$198,780––-2.7%24,320
Anderson County56$266,498$1,1385.13%+0.9%23,839
Mercer County56$243,614––-1.4%22,662
Taylor County55$215,873––-2.5%26,056
Ohio County55$157,633––-4.2%23,782
Breckinridge County55$174,231––-3.7%20,528
Wayne County55$172,774––-3.7%19,666
Garrard County55$254,692––-1.4%17,175
Lawrence County55$144,598––-4.7%16,228
Carroll County55$195,711––-3.1%10,842
Calloway County54$175,394$1,1167.63%-13.3%37,345
Shelby County54$328,888$1,6636.07%-0.5%48,105
Warren County54$285,184$1,2265.16%+0.2%135,307
Logan County54$200,569$8905.32%-2.7%27,498
Simpson County54$257,334––-1.6%19,574
Owen County54$182,020––-4.1%11,229
Metcalfe County54$178,631––-4.1%10,313
Madison County53$283,215$1,0694.53%+1.2%92,955
Franklin County53$248,638$9894.77%+0.0%51,475
Carlisle County51$139,401––-5.2%4,782
Larue County51$225,857––-4.3%14,902
Hickman County51$132,907––-5.2%4,491
Oldham County50$452,219$1,8624.94%+1.9%67,997
Todd County50$221,928––-4.7%12,281
Russell County49$155,053––-6.4%18,021
Lee County49$135,046––-7.0%7,338
Pike County48$96,689––-8.6%58,196
Hopkins County48$142,899––-9.0%45,223
Carter County48$160,550––-6.7%26,671
Woodford County48$355,733$1,5665.28%-2.1%26,886
Mason County48$173,419––-5.8%17,068
Lewis County48$119,427––-8.4%13,063
Livingston County48$147,841––-8.0%8,980
Bourbon County47$258,445$1,0234.75%-4.3%20,228
Johnson County47$139,906––-9.4%22,631
Marshall County47$202,183––-5.2%31,706
Morgan County47$135,098––-9.8%13,840
Caldwell County47$151,846––-9.5%12,635
Fulton County47$97,807––-9.4%6,480
Cumberland County47$153,447––-9.4%5,974
Whitley County46$140,626––-10.7%36,648
Muhlenberg County46$124,702––-10.7%30,735
Harlan County46$76,363––-11.6%26,589
Clay County46$117,130––-11.5%20,322
Butler County46$184,299––-7.7%12,365
Clinton County46$157,159––-10.0%9,295
Ballard County46$135,448––-11.4%7,742
Floyd County45$87,003––-16.9%35,780
Estill County45$124,506––-12.8%14,138
Crittenden County45$124,921––-12.3%8,979
Jackson County45$113,729––-20.8%13,002
Letcher County45$70,749––-21.0%21,490
Perry County45$98,483––-15.8%28,136
Bell County45$94,317––-20.2%24,248
Allen County45$213,372––-6.1%20,773
Adair County45$168,573––-9.8%18,887
McCreary County45$103,487––-12.8%16,892
Elliott County45$160,774––-10.4%7,378
Knott County45$62,249––-24.2%14,282
Trigg County45$138,653––-24.3%14,154
Breathitt County45$76,090––-20.8%13,580
Magoffin County45$134,335––-19.8%11,647
Martin County45$106,957––-14.5%11,298
Leslie County45$80,527––-23.5%10,468
Menifee County45$129,852––-16.4%6,174
Rockcastle County44$148,298––-13.0%16,171
McLean County44$155,223––-14.6%9,173
Grayson County44$160,407––-16.9%26,465
Powell County44$148,679––-14.1%13,089
Lyon County44$179,438––-10.8%8,721
Latest stored snapshot loaded October 19, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score. The snapshot date is not the underlying Zillow observation period.

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