Rent Affordability for An Elementary School Teacher in Kentucky

A typical elementary school teacher in Kentucky earns about $59,030 a year, which supports approximately $1,476 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. 22 of 43 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 21 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Corbin, KY$875/mo17.8%very comfortable
Russellville, KY$890/mo18.1%very comfortable
Morehead, KY$973/mo19.8%very comfortable
Glasgow, KY$981/mo19.9%very comfortable
Paris, KY$1,023/mo20.8%affordable
Frankfort, KY$1,035/mo21%affordable
Bardstown, KY$1,044/mo21.2%affordable
Radcliff, KY$1,050/mo21.3%affordable
Hopkinsville, KY$1,062/mo21.6%affordable
Murray, KY$1,079/mo21.9%affordable
Paducah, KY$1,118/mo22.7%affordable
Lawrenceburg, KY$1,132/mo23%affordable
Owensboro, KY$1,161/mo23.6%affordable
Oak Grove, KY$1,163/mo23.6%affordable
Richmond, KY$1,179/mo24%affordable
Winchester, KY$1,226/mo24.9%affordable
Erlanger, KY$1,250/mo25.4%affordable
Bowling Green, KY$1,258/mo25.6%affordable
Elizabethtown, KY$1,278/mo26%affordable
Louisville, KY$1,362/mo27.7%affordable
Fort Thomas, KY$1,386/mo28.2%affordable
Southgate, KY$1,447/mo29.4%affordable
Alexandria, KY$1,488/mo30.2%stretched
Franklin, KY$1,538/mo31.3%stretched
Bellevue, KY$1,540/mo31.3%stretched
Nicholasville, KY$1,546/mo31.4%stretched
Georgetown, KY$1,551/mo31.5%stretched
Lexington, KY$1,552/mo31.6%stretched
Florence, KY$1,556/mo31.6%stretched
Fort Wright, KY$1,577/mo32.1%stretched
Newport, KY$1,587/mo32.3%stretched
Shelbyville, KY$1,608/mo32.7%stretched
Covington, KY$1,614/mo32.8%stretched
Cold Spring, KY$1,637/mo33.3%stretched
Shepherdsville, KY$1,720/mo35%stretched
Vine Grove, KY$1,775/mo36.1%stretched
Versailles, KY$1,783/mo36.2%stretched
Hebron, KY$1,787/mo36.3%stretched
Dayton, KY$2,037/mo41.4%rent-burdened
Independence, KY$2,071/mo42.1%rent-burdened
Burlington, KY$2,108/mo42.9%rent-burdened
La Grange, KY$2,114/mo43%rent-burdened
Prospect, KY$2,382/mo48.4%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).