Rent Affordability for An Accountant in Kentucky

A typical accountant in Kentucky earns about $79,886 a year, which supports approximately $1,997 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Kentucky city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 40 of 43 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 3 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Corbin, KY$875/mo13.1%very comfortable
Russellville, KY$890/mo13.4%very comfortable
Morehead, KY$969/mo14.6%very comfortable
Glasgow, KY$981/mo14.7%very comfortable
Hopkinsville, KY$997/mo15%very comfortable
Paris, KY$1,023/mo15.4%very comfortable
Radcliff, KY$1,055/mo15.8%very comfortable
Bardstown, KY$1,075/mo16.1%very comfortable
Murray, KY$1,112/mo16.7%very comfortable
Owensboro, KY$1,121/mo16.8%very comfortable
Lawrenceburg, KY$1,138/mo17.1%very comfortable
Oak Grove, KY$1,140/mo17.1%very comfortable
Frankfort, KY$1,151/mo17.3%very comfortable
Richmond, KY$1,188/mo17.8%very comfortable
Winchester, KY$1,209/mo18.2%very comfortable
Erlanger, KY$1,242/mo18.7%very comfortable
Bowling Green, KY$1,284/mo19.3%very comfortable
Paducah, KY$1,285/mo19.3%very comfortable
Elizabethtown, KY$1,327/mo19.9%very comfortable
Franklin, KY$1,350/mo20.3%affordable
Louisville, KY$1,394/mo20.9%affordable
Fort Thomas, KY$1,402/mo21.1%affordable
Southgate, KY$1,447/mo21.7%affordable
Shelbyville, KY$1,448/mo21.8%affordable
Alexandria, KY$1,488/mo22.4%affordable
Georgetown, KY$1,524/mo22.9%affordable
Nicholasville, KY$1,546/mo23.2%affordable
Lexington, KY$1,551/mo23.3%affordable
Fort Wright, KY$1,565/mo23.5%affordable
Bellevue, KY$1,584/mo23.8%affordable
Florence, KY$1,588/mo23.9%affordable
Newport, KY$1,614/mo24.2%affordable
Covington, KY$1,615/mo24.3%affordable
Vine Grove, KY$1,625/mo24.4%affordable
Cold Spring, KY$1,637/mo24.6%affordable
Shepherdsville, KY$1,652/mo24.8%affordable
Versailles, KY$1,650/mo24.8%affordable
La Grange, KY$1,795/mo27%affordable
Dayton, KY$1,869/mo28.1%affordable
Hebron, KY$1,950/mo29.3%affordable
Burlington, KY$2,050/mo30.8%stretched
Independence, KY$2,143/mo32.2%stretched
Prospect, KY$2,343/mo35.2%stretched
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Kentucky. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).