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.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Corbin, KY$875/mo28.1%affordable
Russellville, KY$890/mo28.6%affordable
Morehead, KY$969/mo31.2%stretched
Glasgow, KY$981/mo31.5%stretched
Hopkinsville, KY$997/mo32.1%stretched
Paris, KY$1,023/mo32.9%stretched
Radcliff, KY$1,055/mo33.9%stretched
Bardstown, KY$1,075/mo34.6%stretched
Murray, KY$1,112/mo35.8%stretched
Owensboro, KY$1,121/mo36%stretched
Lawrenceburg, KY$1,138/mo36.6%stretched
Oak Grove, KY$1,140/mo36.7%stretched
Frankfort, KY$1,151/mo37%stretched
Richmond, KY$1,188/mo38.2%stretched
Winchester, KY$1,209/mo38.9%stretched
Erlanger, KY$1,242/mo39.9%stretched
Bowling Green, KY$1,284/mo41.3%rent-burdened
Paducah, KY$1,285/mo41.3%rent-burdened
Elizabethtown, KY$1,327/mo42.7%rent-burdened
Franklin, KY$1,350/mo43.4%rent-burdened
Louisville, KY$1,394/mo44.8%rent-burdened
Fort Thomas, KY$1,402/mo45.1%rent-burdened
Southgate, KY$1,447/mo46.5%rent-burdened
Shelbyville, KY$1,448/mo46.6%rent-burdened
Alexandria, KY$1,488/mo47.8%rent-burdened
Georgetown, KY$1,524/mo49%rent-burdened
Nicholasville, KY$1,546/mo49.7%rent-burdened
Lexington, KY$1,551/mo49.9%rent-burdened
Fort Wright, KY$1,565/mo50.3%severely rent-burdened
Bellevue, KY$1,584/mo50.9%severely rent-burdened
Florence, KY$1,588/mo51.1%severely rent-burdened
Covington, KY$1,615/mo51.9%severely rent-burdened
Newport, KY$1,614/mo51.9%severely rent-burdened
Vine Grove, KY$1,625/mo52.2%severely rent-burdened
Cold Spring, KY$1,637/mo52.6%severely rent-burdened
Shepherdsville, KY$1,652/mo53.1%severely rent-burdened
Versailles, KY$1,650/mo53.1%severely rent-burdened
La Grange, KY$1,795/mo57.7%severely rent-burdened
Dayton, KY$1,869/mo60.1%severely rent-burdened
Hebron, KY$1,950/mo62.7%severely rent-burdened
Burlington, KY$2,050/mo65.9%severely rent-burdened
Independence, KY$2,143/mo68.9%severely rent-burdened
Prospect, KY$2,343/mo75.3%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).