Kentucky fair market rents FY 2027
HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, effective October 1, 2026, put a two-bedroom home in Kentucky at $909 to $1,442 a month depending on the county; the median Kentucky county is $925, against $900 in FY 2026 (+2.8%). The highest are Boone County ($1,442), Bracken County ($1,442) and Campbell County ($1,442).
$925
Median county, 2 bedrooms (FY 2027)
$909
Lowest county, 2 bedrooms
$1,442
Highest county, 2 bedrooms
+2.8%
Median change from FY 2026
Fair market rent for every Kentucky county
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,310 | $866 |
| Allen County | $774 | $779 | $1,019 | $1,293 | $1,624 | $996 |
| Anderson County | $801 | $1,020 | $1,121 | $1,377 | $1,566 | $1,042 |
| Ballard County | $822 | $902 | $1,180 | $1,406 | $1,551 | $1,072 |
| Barren County | $696 | $700 | $916 | $1,171 | $1,331 | $868 |
| Bath County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,124 | $1,320 | $866 |
| Bell County | $633 | $787 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,352 | $866 |
| Boone County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | $1,353 |
| Bourbon County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | $1,272 |
| Boyd County | $858 | $864 | $1,006 | $1,287 | $1,393 | $973 |
| Boyle County | $720 | $725 | $925 | $1,183 | $1,216 | $913 |
| Bracken County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | $1,353 |
| Breathitt County | $650 | $703 | $909 | $1,242 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Breckinridge County | $695 | $720 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,329 | $866 |
| Bullitt County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | $1,272 |
| Butler County | $690 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | $866 |
| Caldwell County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Calloway County | $848 | $883 | $1,155 | $1,376 | $1,518 | $1,098 |
| Campbell County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | $1,353 |
| Carlisle County | $649 | $798 | $932 | $1,272 | $1,316 | $915 |
| Carroll County | $766 | $819 | $1,072 | $1,277 | $1,409 | $974 |
| Carter County | $745 | $749 | $909 | $1,246 | $1,285 | $866 |
| Casey County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,195 | $866 |
| Christian County | $1,061 | $1,068 | $1,307 | $1,786 | $2,185 | $1,346 |
| Clark County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | $1,272 |
| Clay County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,254 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Clinton County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Crittenden County | $650 | $759 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Cumberland County | $650 | $819 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Daviess County | $864 | $870 | $1,138 | $1,507 | $1,516 | $1,110 |
| Edmonson County | $920 | $1,020 | $1,199 | $1,438 | $1,959 | $1,153 |
| Elliott County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Estill County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,150 | $1,383 | $866 |
| Fayette County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | $1,272 |
| Fleming County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,130 | $1,195 | $866 |
| Floyd County | $661 | $707 | $925 | $1,230 | $1,246 | $904 |
| Franklin County | $797 | $909 | $1,145 | $1,466 | $1,811 | $1,083 |
| Fulton County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,308 | $866 |
| Gallatin County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | $1,353 |
| Garrard County | $672 | $864 | $941 | $1,232 | $1,237 | $900 |
| Grant County | $840 | $899 | $1,146 | $1,365 | $1,692 | $1,155 |
| Graves County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,219 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Grayson County | $650 | $779 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Green County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | $866 |
| Greenup County | $858 | $864 | $1,006 | $1,287 | $1,393 | $973 |
| Hancock County | $693 | $784 | $962 | $1,276 | $1,344 | $1,016 |
| Hardin County | $860 | $866 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,817 | $1,056 |
| Harlan County | $691 | $749 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | $866 |
| Harrison County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,389 | $866 |
| Hart County | $650 | $796 | $909 | $1,127 | $1,262 | $866 |
| Henderson County | $787 | $792 | $909 | $1,222 | $1,366 | $949 |
| Henry County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | $1,272 |
| Hickman County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | $866 |
| Hopkins County | $701 | $733 | $959 | $1,249 | $1,405 | $900 |
| Jackson County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 | $866 |
| Jefferson County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | $1,272 |
| Jessamine County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | $1,272 |
| Johnson County | $650 | $788 | $909 | $1,186 | $1,308 | $866 |
| Kenton County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | $1,353 |
| Knott County | $702 | $784 | $983 | $1,171 | $1,374 | $866 |
| Knox County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,179 | $1,519 | $866 |
| Larue County | $860 | $866 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,817 | $1,056 |
| Laurel County | $674 | $749 | $943 | $1,124 | $1,315 | $881 |
| Lawrence County | $794 | $799 | $971 | $1,157 | $1,372 | $926 |
| Lee County | $712 | $794 | $996 | $1,187 | $1,392 | $939 |
| Leslie County | $650 | $774 | $909 | $1,183 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Letcher County | $650 | $751 | $909 | $1,094 | $1,328 | $866 |
| Lewis County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,156 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Lincoln County | $650 | $793 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,331 | $866 |
| Livingston County | $850 | $937 | $1,220 | $1,454 | $1,723 | $1,158 |
| Logan County | $652 | $698 | $913 | $1,180 | $1,276 | $866 |
| Lyon County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,308 | $866 |
| Madison County | $691 | $859 | $993 | $1,375 | $1,600 | $904 |
| Magoffin County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Marion County | $650 | $736 | $909 | $1,139 | $1,482 | $866 |
| Marshall County | $656 | $824 | $918 | $1,266 | $1,283 | $884 |
| Martin County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Mason County | $715 | $797 | $1,001 | $1,196 | $1,477 | $913 |
| McCracken County | $788 | $924 | $1,131 | $1,348 | $1,616 | $1,058 |
| McCreary County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,147 | $1,270 | $866 |
| McLean County | $864 | $870 | $1,138 | $1,507 | $1,516 | $1,110 |
| Meade County | $799 | $804 | $1,052 | $1,443 | $1,549 | $1,075 |
| Menifee County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,162 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Mercer County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | $866 |
| Metcalfe County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,191 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Monroe County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,314 | $866 |
| Montgomery County | $717 | $767 | $1,004 | $1,314 | $1,320 | $905 |
| Morgan County | $650 | $739 | $909 | $1,256 | $1,503 | $866 |
| Muhlenberg County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,220 | $866 |
| Nelson County | $777 | $781 | $1,022 | $1,302 | $1,587 | $1,016 |
| Nicholas County | $650 | $819 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Ohio County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,178 | $1,415 | $866 |
| Oldham County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | $1,272 |
| Owen County | $730 | $781 | $1,022 | $1,396 | $1,428 | $995 |
| Owsley County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,099 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Pendleton County | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 | $1,353 |
| Perry County | $722 | $772 | $1,010 | $1,203 | $1,327 | $959 |
| Pike County | $763 | $837 | $1,095 | $1,305 | $1,812 | $977 |
| Powell County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | $866 |
| Pulaski County | $660 | $706 | $924 | $1,101 | $1,308 | $926 |
| Robertson County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Rockcastle County | $650 | $810 | $909 | $1,174 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Rowan County | $701 | $791 | $977 | $1,252 | $1,633 | $911 |
| Russell County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,115 | $1,311 | $866 |
| Scott County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | $1,272 |
| Shelby County | $873 | $998 | $1,149 | $1,369 | $1,692 | $1,143 |
| Simpson County | $802 | $984 | $1,122 | $1,491 | $1,568 | $1,055 |
| Spencer County | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 | $1,272 |
| Taylor County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Todd County | $753 | $806 | $1,054 | $1,256 | $1,466 | $918 |
| Trigg County | $1,061 | $1,068 | $1,307 | $1,786 | $2,185 | $1,346 |
| Trimble County | $840 | $898 | $1,175 | $1,407 | $1,642 | $1,001 |
| Union County | $716 | $742 | $971 | $1,157 | $1,320 | $911 |
| Warren County | $920 | $1,020 | $1,199 | $1,438 | $1,959 | $1,153 |
| Washington County | $671 | $718 | $939 | $1,300 | $1,343 | $929 |
| Wayne County | $650 | $834 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 | $866 |
| Webster County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,241 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Whitley County | $690 | $695 | $909 | $1,129 | $1,298 | $866 |
| Wolfe County | $650 | $774 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,270 | $866 |
| Woodford County | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 | $1,272 |
FY 2027 monthly Fair Market Rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities except telephone).
More for Kentucky
- Fair market rent by ZIP codeHUD Small Area FMRs for any metropolitan ZIP code, with the payment standard range.
- Kentucky loan limitsFHA, VA and conforming loan limits for every Kentucky county.
- Kentucky property tax ratesEffective property tax rate for every Kentucky county.
- Fair market rents by stateEvery state's median and range, and how HUD sets FMRs.
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Questions about Kentucky fair market rents
What is the fair market rent in Kentucky for FY 2027?
It depends on the county: for two bedrooms, from $909 to $1,442 a month, with a county median of $925. The table on this page lists every county from studio to four bedrooms; FY 2027 runs October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027.
What is the HUD fair market rent for a 2 bedroom in Kentucky?
$925 in the median county, $909 in the lowest and $1,442 in the highest (Boone County). Metropolitan counties share their area's FMR; non-metropolitan counties each have their own.
How much did Kentucky fair market rents change from FY 2026?
The median county's two-bedroom FMR moved from $900 in FY 2026 to $925 in FY 2027 (+2.8%). HUD's rule generally keeps an area's FMR at no less than 90 percent of the previous year's (24 CFR 888.113(b)).
What are Section 8 payment standards in Kentucky?
Each housing agency sets its own, normally between 90 and 110 percent of the FMR for the unit size (the basic range in 24 CFR 982.503); in HUD's designated Small Area FMR metros, from the ZIP code's Small Area FMR. County pages show the basic range; the agency's published schedule is the final word.
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Legal references
- 24 CFR 888.113, Fair market rents for existing housing: methodology
- 24 CFR 982.503, Voucher tenancy: payment standard amount and schedule