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Section 8 Fair Market Rents in Kentucky (FY2027)
Official FY2027 HUD Fair Market Rents for all 101 FMR areas in Kentucky — 20 metro areas and 81 county-level areas. The median 2-bedroom FMR statewide is $909. Click any area for payment-standard ranges, covered counties, and comparable markets.
| FMR area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,310 |
| Allen County | $774 | $779 | $1,019 | $1,293 | $1,624 |
| Anderson County | $801 | $1,020 | $1,121 | $1,377 | $1,566 |
| Ballard County | $822 | $902 | $1,180 | $1,406 | $1,551 |
| Barren County | $696 | $700 | $916 | $1,171 | $1,331 |
| Bath County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,124 | $1,320 |
| Bell County | $633 | $787 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,352 |
| Bowling Green | $920 | $1,020 | $1,199 | $1,438 | $1,959 |
| Boyle County | $720 | $725 | $925 | $1,183 | $1,216 |
| Breathitt County | $650 | $703 | $909 | $1,242 | $1,270 |
| Breckinridge County | $695 | $720 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,329 |
| Butler County | $690 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 |
| Caldwell County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 |
| Calloway County | $848 | $883 | $1,155 | $1,376 | $1,518 |
| Carlisle County | $649 | $798 | $932 | $1,272 | $1,316 |
| Carroll County | $766 | $819 | $1,072 | $1,277 | $1,409 |
| Carter County | $745 | $749 | $909 | $1,246 | $1,285 |
| Casey County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,195 |
| Cincinnati (OH-IN-KY) | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 |
| Clarksville (TN-KY) | $1,061 | $1,068 | $1,307 | $1,786 | $2,185 |
| Clay County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,254 | $1,270 |
| Clinton County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 |
| Crittenden County | $650 | $759 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 |
| Cumberland County | $650 | $819 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 |
| Elizabethtown | $860 | $866 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,817 |
| Elliott County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 |
| Estill County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,150 | $1,383 |
| Fleming County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,130 | $1,195 |
| Floyd County | $661 | $707 | $925 | $1,230 | $1,246 |
| Franklin County | $797 | $909 | $1,145 | $1,466 | $1,811 |
| Fulton County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,308 |
| Garrard County | $672 | $864 | $941 | $1,232 | $1,237 |
| Grant County | $840 | $899 | $1,146 | $1,365 | $1,692 |
| Graves County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,219 | $1,270 |
| Grayson County | $650 | $779 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 |
| Green County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 |
| Hancock County | $693 | $784 | $962 | $1,276 | $1,344 |
| Harlan County | $691 | $749 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 |
| Harrison County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,389 |
| Hart County | $650 | $796 | $909 | $1,127 | $1,262 |
| Henderson County | $787 | $792 | $909 | $1,222 | $1,366 |
| Hickman County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 |
| Hopkins County | $701 | $733 | $959 | $1,249 | $1,405 |
| Huntington-Ashland (WV-KY-OH) | $858 | $864 | $1,006 | $1,287 | $1,393 |
| Jackson County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,190 | $1,195 |
| Johnson County | $650 | $788 | $909 | $1,186 | $1,308 |
| Knott County | $702 | $784 | $983 | $1,171 | $1,374 |
| Knox County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,179 | $1,519 |
| Laurel County | $674 | $749 | $943 | $1,124 | $1,315 |
| Lawrence County | $794 | $799 | $971 | $1,157 | $1,372 |
| Lee County | $712 | $794 | $996 | $1,187 | $1,392 |
| Leslie County | $650 | $774 | $909 | $1,183 | $1,270 |
| Letcher County | $650 | $751 | $909 | $1,094 | $1,328 |
| Lewis County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,156 | $1,270 |
| Lexington-Fayette | $986 | $1,205 | $1,416 | $1,948 | $2,108 |
| Lincoln County | $650 | $793 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,331 |
| Livingston County | $850 | $937 | $1,220 | $1,454 | $1,723 |
| Logan County | $652 | $698 | $913 | $1,180 | $1,276 |
| Louisville (KY-IN) | $976 | $1,058 | $1,276 | $1,629 | $1,874 |
| Lyon County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,308 |
| Madison County | $691 | $859 | $993 | $1,375 | $1,600 |
| Magoffin County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,270 |
| Marion County | $650 | $736 | $909 | $1,139 | $1,482 |
| Marshall County | $656 | $824 | $918 | $1,266 | $1,283 |
| Martin County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,270 |
| Mason County | $715 | $797 | $1,001 | $1,196 | $1,477 |
| McCracken County | $788 | $924 | $1,131 | $1,348 | $1,616 |
| McCreary County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,147 | $1,270 |
| Meade County | $799 | $804 | $1,052 | $1,443 | $1,549 |
| Menifee County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,162 | $1,270 |
| Mercer County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 |
| Metcalfe County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,191 | $1,270 |
| Monroe County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,314 |
| Montgomery County | $717 | $767 | $1,004 | $1,314 | $1,320 |
| Morgan County | $650 | $739 | $909 | $1,256 | $1,503 |
| Muhlenberg County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,083 | $1,220 |
| Nelson County | $777 | $781 | $1,022 | $1,302 | $1,587 |
| Nicholas County | $650 | $819 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 |
| Ohio County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,178 | $1,415 |
| Owen County | $730 | $781 | $1,022 | $1,396 | $1,428 |
| Owensboro | $864 | $870 | $1,138 | $1,507 | $1,516 |
| Owsley County | $650 | $725 | $909 | $1,099 | $1,270 |
| Perry County | $722 | $772 | $1,010 | $1,203 | $1,327 |
| Pike County | $763 | $837 | $1,095 | $1,305 | $1,812 |
| Powell County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 |
| Pulaski County | $660 | $706 | $924 | $1,101 | $1,308 |
| Robertson County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,270 |
| Rockcastle County | $650 | $810 | $909 | $1,174 | $1,270 |
| Rowan County | $701 | $791 | $977 | $1,252 | $1,633 |
| Russell County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,115 | $1,311 |
| Shelby County | $873 | $998 | $1,149 | $1,369 | $1,692 |
| Simpson County | $802 | $984 | $1,122 | $1,491 | $1,568 |
| Taylor County | $650 | $835 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,270 |
| Todd County | $753 | $806 | $1,054 | $1,256 | $1,466 |
| Trimble County | $840 | $898 | $1,175 | $1,407 | $1,642 |
| Union County | $716 | $742 | $971 | $1,157 | $1,320 |
| Washington County | $671 | $718 | $939 | $1,300 | $1,343 |
| Wayne County | $650 | $834 | $909 | $1,259 | $1,519 |
| Webster County | $650 | $695 | $909 | $1,241 | $1,270 |
| Whitley County | $690 | $695 | $909 | $1,129 | $1,298 |
| Wolfe County | $650 | $774 | $909 | $1,133 | $1,270 |
Source: HUD User — FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. FY2027 FMRs are effective October 1, 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-07.
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