Rent Affordability for A Firefighter in Kentucky
A typical firefighter in Kentucky earns about $55,273 a year, which supports approximately $1,382 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. 20 of 43 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 23 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin, KY | $875/mo | 19% | very comfortable |
| Russellville, KY | $890/mo | 19.3% | very comfortable |
| Morehead, KY | $969/mo | 21% | affordable |
| Glasgow, KY | $981/mo | 21.3% | affordable |
| Hopkinsville, KY | $997/mo | 21.6% | affordable |
| Paris, KY | $1,023/mo | 22.2% | affordable |
| Radcliff, KY | $1,055/mo | 22.9% | affordable |
| Bardstown, KY | $1,075/mo | 23.3% | affordable |
| Murray, KY | $1,112/mo | 24.1% | affordable |
| Owensboro, KY | $1,121/mo | 24.3% | affordable |
| Lawrenceburg, KY | $1,138/mo | 24.7% | affordable |
| Oak Grove, KY | $1,140/mo | 24.7% | affordable |
| Frankfort, KY | $1,151/mo | 25% | affordable |
| Richmond, KY | $1,188/mo | 25.8% | affordable |
| Winchester, KY | $1,209/mo | 26.2% | affordable |
| Erlanger, KY | $1,242/mo | 27% | affordable |
| Bowling Green, KY | $1,284/mo | 27.9% | affordable |
| Paducah, KY | $1,285/mo | 27.9% | affordable |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $1,327/mo | 28.8% | affordable |
| Franklin, KY | $1,350/mo | 29.3% | affordable |
| Louisville, KY | $1,394/mo | 30.3% | stretched |
| Fort Thomas, KY | $1,402/mo | 30.4% | stretched |
| Shelbyville, KY | $1,448/mo | 31.4% | stretched |
| Southgate, KY | $1,447/mo | 31.4% | stretched |
| Alexandria, KY | $1,488/mo | 32.3% | stretched |
| Georgetown, KY | $1,524/mo | 33.1% | stretched |
| Nicholasville, KY | $1,546/mo | 33.6% | stretched |
| Lexington, KY | $1,551/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| Fort Wright, KY | $1,565/mo | 34% | stretched |
| Bellevue, KY | $1,584/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| Florence, KY | $1,588/mo | 34.5% | stretched |
| Newport, KY | $1,614/mo | 35% | stretched |
| Covington, KY | $1,615/mo | 35.1% | stretched |
| Vine Grove, KY | $1,625/mo | 35.3% | stretched |
| Cold Spring, KY | $1,637/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Versailles, KY | $1,650/mo | 35.8% | stretched |
| Shepherdsville, KY | $1,652/mo | 35.9% | stretched |
| La Grange, KY | $1,795/mo | 39% | stretched |
| Dayton, KY | $1,869/mo | 40.6% | rent-burdened |
| Hebron, KY | $1,950/mo | 42.3% | rent-burdened |
| Burlington, KY | $2,050/mo | 44.5% | rent-burdened |
| Independence, KY | $2,143/mo | 46.5% | rent-burdened |
| Prospect, KY | $2,343/mo | 50.9% | severely rent-burdened |