Rents are right about where Prospect's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,382 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
Rent in Prospect is 0.7% below its high of $2,400 in August 2026, at $2,382 as of September 2026.
Rent in Prospect changed +4.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 26 Kentucky cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.2%.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($163,462) is $4,087 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,990).
Jeffersonville, IN, 6 miles away, rents for 43% less ($1,366/mo), about $12,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Prospect. 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
Prospect, KY is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 74.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Prospect, KY has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2023, rent in Prospect, KY has climbed by $289 per month, settling near $2,382 after starting the period at $2,093. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $160,960 in 2021 to $163,462 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 12.2 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 4,653 to 4,542 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.4% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 71.7% to 74.4%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Prospect, KY market of 2023.
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Prospect rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Prospect is $2,382/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,510/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,000/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,640/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,580/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($163,462/yr), Prospect ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.4% over the past year.
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At $2,382/mo, rent takes ~17% of Prospect's median household income ($163,462/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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