Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in Kentucky

A typical registered nurse in Kentucky earns about $83,142 a year, which supports approximately $2,079 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. 40 of 43 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 3 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Corbin, KY$875/mo12.6%very comfortable
Russellville, KY$890/mo12.8%very comfortable
Morehead, KY$973/mo14%very comfortable
Glasgow, KY$981/mo14.2%very comfortable
Paris, KY$1,023/mo14.8%very comfortable
Frankfort, KY$1,035/mo14.9%very comfortable
Bardstown, KY$1,044/mo15.1%very comfortable
Radcliff, KY$1,050/mo15.2%very comfortable
Hopkinsville, KY$1,062/mo15.3%very comfortable
Murray, KY$1,079/mo15.6%very comfortable
Paducah, KY$1,118/mo16.1%very comfortable
Lawrenceburg, KY$1,132/mo16.3%very comfortable
Owensboro, KY$1,161/mo16.8%very comfortable
Oak Grove, KY$1,163/mo16.8%very comfortable
Richmond, KY$1,179/mo17%very comfortable
Winchester, KY$1,226/mo17.7%very comfortable
Erlanger, KY$1,250/mo18%very comfortable
Bowling Green, KY$1,258/mo18.2%very comfortable
Elizabethtown, KY$1,278/mo18.4%very comfortable
Louisville, KY$1,362/mo19.7%very comfortable
Fort Thomas, KY$1,386/mo20%affordable
Southgate, KY$1,447/mo20.9%affordable
Alexandria, KY$1,488/mo21.5%affordable
Franklin, KY$1,538/mo22.2%affordable
Bellevue, KY$1,540/mo22.2%affordable
Nicholasville, KY$1,546/mo22.3%affordable
Lexington, KY$1,552/mo22.4%affordable
Georgetown, KY$1,551/mo22.4%affordable
Florence, KY$1,556/mo22.5%affordable
Fort Wright, KY$1,577/mo22.8%affordable
Newport, KY$1,587/mo22.9%affordable
Shelbyville, KY$1,608/mo23.2%affordable
Covington, KY$1,614/mo23.3%affordable
Cold Spring, KY$1,637/mo23.6%affordable
Shepherdsville, KY$1,720/mo24.8%affordable
Vine Grove, KY$1,775/mo25.6%affordable
Versailles, KY$1,783/mo25.7%affordable
Hebron, KY$1,787/mo25.8%affordable
Dayton, KY$2,037/mo29.4%affordable
Independence, KY$2,071/mo29.9%affordable
Burlington, KY$2,108/mo30.4%stretched
La Grange, KY$2,114/mo30.5%stretched
Prospect, KY$2,382/mo34.4%stretched
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).