Kentucky rental market analysis

Investment scores, median prices, and cap rates for every county in Kentucky we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.

Counties tracked
120
Median home price
$180K
Median rent
$1,226
Top-scored
Webster
78/100

All counties in Kentucky

CountyScoreMedian priceMedian rentRent/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
Pulaski County67$180,103$1,3028.67%-1.7%65,145
Daviess County67$220,446$1,1616.32%+2.4%102,916
Marion County67$240,504+2.2%19,627
Bath County67$183,907+1.2%12,739
Clark County66$256,927$1,2265.73%+5.2%36,897
Spencer County65$379,943+5.7%19,549
Campbell County64$298,114$1,5266.14%+2.9%93,122
Henderson County64$208,278+0.8%44,770
Washington County64$257,904+1.7%12,025
McCracken County62$191,342$1,1187.01%-1.7%67,573
Christian County62$204,594$1,1356.66%+0.0%72,766
Kenton County62$291,225$1,4996.18%+2.0%169,066
Graves County62$171,214-0.5%36,701
Henry County62$253,447+1.0%15,731
Union County62$141,561-1.6%13,495
Wolfe County61$130,478-1.9%6,573
Greenup County61$162,036-1.5%35,853
Jessamine County60$328,895$1,5425.63%+2.6%53,381
Scott County60$344,917$1,5735.47%+4.1%57,286
Jefferson County60$268,324$1,3696.12%+1.0%779,232
Nelson County60$268,186$1,0444.67%+4.2%46,779
Fayette County60$334,562$1,5515.56%+3.2%321,276
Rowan County60$187,079$1,0166.52%-1.9%24,551
Fleming County60$179,625-1.1%15,111
Bullitt County59$298,368$1,5476.22%+0.7%82,482
Boone County59$350,807$1,6515.65%+2.5%136,150
Boyle County59$246,553$1,1485.59%+0.8%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
Casey County58$163,978-2.9%15,942
Owsley County58$141,654-3.7%4,054
Nicholas County57$209,378-1.8%7,613
Barren County57$218,668-1.4%44,511
Trimble County57$238,666-0.9%8,510
Laurel County56$184,267-2.9%62,442
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
Boyd County55$138,845-4.9%48,242
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
Madison County54$287,618$1,1594.84%+1.2%92,955
Shelby County54$329,483$1,6245.92%-0.6%48,105
Warren County54$292,575$1,2595.16%+0.4%135,307
Hardin County54$246,588$1,2586.12%-3.6%111,005
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
Franklin County53$247,227$1,0355.03%-0.8%51,475
Calloway County52$180,311$1,0797.18%-21.1%37,345
Oldham County51$452,819$1,9735.23%+1.7%67,997
Carlisle County51$139,401-5.2%4,782
Meade County51$273,807$8653.79%+1.3%29,964
Larue County51$225,857-4.3%14,902
Hickman County51$132,907-5.2%4,491
Marshall County50$199,177$9755.87%-7.4%31,706
Knox County50$140,268-6.8%30,207
Todd County50$221,928-4.7%12,281
Russell County49$155,053-6.4%18,021
Lee County49$135,046-7.0%7,338
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
Hopkins County47$144,960-9.6%45,223
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
Pike County46$100,440-11.6%58,196
Whitley County46$145,275-10.7%36,648
Muhlenberg County46$129,529-11.4%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$86,666-21.7%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
Data current through August 31, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score.

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