Rent Affordability for A Bartender in Kentucky

A typical bartender in Kentucky earns about $30,914 a year, which supports approximately $773 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. 0 of 43 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 43 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Corbin, KY$875/mo34%stretched
Russellville, KY$890/mo34.5%stretched
Morehead, KY$973/mo37.8%stretched
Glasgow, KY$981/mo38.1%stretched
Paris, KY$1,023/mo39.7%stretched
Frankfort, KY$1,035/mo40.2%rent-burdened
Bardstown, KY$1,044/mo40.5%rent-burdened
Radcliff, KY$1,050/mo40.8%rent-burdened
Hopkinsville, KY$1,062/mo41.2%rent-burdened
Murray, KY$1,079/mo41.9%rent-burdened
Paducah, KY$1,118/mo43.4%rent-burdened
Lawrenceburg, KY$1,132/mo43.9%rent-burdened
Owensboro, KY$1,161/mo45.1%rent-burdened
Oak Grove, KY$1,163/mo45.1%rent-burdened
Richmond, KY$1,179/mo45.8%rent-burdened
Winchester, KY$1,226/mo47.6%rent-burdened
Erlanger, KY$1,250/mo48.5%rent-burdened
Bowling Green, KY$1,258/mo48.8%rent-burdened
Elizabethtown, KY$1,278/mo49.6%rent-burdened
Louisville, KY$1,362/mo52.9%severely rent-burdened
Fort Thomas, KY$1,386/mo53.8%severely rent-burdened
Southgate, KY$1,447/mo56.2%severely rent-burdened
Alexandria, KY$1,488/mo57.8%severely rent-burdened
Franklin, KY$1,538/mo59.7%severely rent-burdened
Bellevue, KY$1,540/mo59.8%severely rent-burdened
Nicholasville, KY$1,546/mo60%severely rent-burdened
Lexington, KY$1,552/mo60.2%severely rent-burdened
Georgetown, KY$1,551/mo60.2%severely rent-burdened
Florence, KY$1,556/mo60.4%severely rent-burdened
Fort Wright, KY$1,577/mo61.2%severely rent-burdened
Newport, KY$1,587/mo61.6%severely rent-burdened
Shelbyville, KY$1,608/mo62.4%severely rent-burdened
Covington, KY$1,614/mo62.7%severely rent-burdened
Cold Spring, KY$1,637/mo63.5%severely rent-burdened
Shepherdsville, KY$1,720/mo66.8%severely rent-burdened
Vine Grove, KY$1,775/mo68.9%severely rent-burdened
Versailles, KY$1,783/mo69.2%severely rent-burdened
Hebron, KY$1,787/mo69.4%severely rent-burdened
Dayton, KY$2,037/mo79.1%severely rent-burdened
Independence, KY$2,071/mo80.4%severely rent-burdened
Burlington, KY$2,108/mo81.8%severely rent-burdened
La Grange, KY$2,114/mo82.1%severely rent-burdened
Prospect, KY$2,382/mo92.5%severely rent-burdened
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).