Rents are 5% below what Oak Grove's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,239 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in Oak Grove usually run 0.7% below trend in February and 0.7% above it in July, about $17 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Oak Grove is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2021.
Rent in Oak Grove changed +4.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 26 Kentucky cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.2%.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($49,354) is $1,234 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,200); a 3-bedroom is $1,680.
Hopkinsville, 14 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,035/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Oak Grove. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Oak Grove, KY is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 11% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Oak Grove, KY has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Oak Grove, KY paid around $1,085 a month. That figure now sits near $1,239, up 14.2% from the 2022 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in Oak Grove, KY now reports about $49,354, up from $37,297 in 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Oak Grove, KY adding about 263 residents over the five-year window, up 3.4% on net. The renter share has eased from 65.1% to 60.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Oak Grove, KY reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Oak Grove is $1,239/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $890/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,200/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $950/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,680/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($49,354/yr), Oak Grove ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.3% over the past year.
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