Rent Affordability for A Customer Service Representative in Kentucky
A typical customer service representative in Kentucky earns about $37,321 a year, which supports approximately $933 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. 2 of 43 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 41 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin, KY | $875/mo | 28.1% | affordable |
| Russellville, KY | $890/mo | 28.6% | affordable |
| Morehead, KY | $973/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Glasgow, KY | $981/mo | 31.5% | stretched |
| Paris, KY | $1,023/mo | 32.9% | stretched |
| Frankfort, KY | $1,035/mo | 33.3% | stretched |
| Bardstown, KY | $1,044/mo | 33.6% | stretched |
| Radcliff, KY | $1,050/mo | 33.8% | stretched |
| Hopkinsville, KY | $1,062/mo | 34.1% | stretched |
| Murray, KY | $1,079/mo | 34.7% | stretched |
| Paducah, KY | $1,118/mo | 35.9% | stretched |
| Lawrenceburg, KY | $1,132/mo | 36.4% | stretched |
| Owensboro, KY | $1,161/mo | 37.3% | stretched |
| Oak Grove, KY | $1,163/mo | 37.4% | stretched |
| Richmond, KY | $1,179/mo | 37.9% | stretched |
| Winchester, KY | $1,226/mo | 39.4% | stretched |
| Erlanger, KY | $1,250/mo | 40.2% | rent-burdened |
| Bowling Green, KY | $1,258/mo | 40.4% | rent-burdened |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $1,278/mo | 41.1% | rent-burdened |
| Louisville, KY | $1,362/mo | 43.8% | rent-burdened |
| Fort Thomas, KY | $1,386/mo | 44.6% | rent-burdened |
| Southgate, KY | $1,447/mo | 46.5% | rent-burdened |
| Alexandria, KY | $1,488/mo | 47.8% | rent-burdened |
| Franklin, KY | $1,538/mo | 49.5% | rent-burdened |
| Bellevue, KY | $1,540/mo | 49.5% | rent-burdened |
| Nicholasville, KY | $1,546/mo | 49.7% | rent-burdened |
| Lexington, KY | $1,552/mo | 49.9% | rent-burdened |
| Georgetown, KY | $1,551/mo | 49.9% | rent-burdened |
| Florence, KY | $1,556/mo | 50% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fort Wright, KY | $1,577/mo | 50.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Newport, KY | $1,587/mo | 51% | severely rent-burdened |
| Shelbyville, KY | $1,608/mo | 51.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Covington, KY | $1,614/mo | 51.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cold Spring, KY | $1,637/mo | 52.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Shepherdsville, KY | $1,720/mo | 55.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Vine Grove, KY | $1,775/mo | 57.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Versailles, KY | $1,783/mo | 57.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hebron, KY | $1,787/mo | 57.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dayton, KY | $2,037/mo | 65.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Independence, KY | $2,071/mo | 66.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Burlington, KY | $2,108/mo | 67.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| La Grange, KY | $2,114/mo | 68% | severely rent-burdened |
| Prospect, KY | $2,382/mo | 76.6% | severely rent-burdened |