Rent Affordability for A Waiter or Waitress in Kentucky
A typical waiter or waitress in Kentucky earns about $32,146 a year, which supports approximately $804 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. 0 of 43 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 43 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin, KY | $875/mo | 32.7% | stretched |
| Russellville, KY | $890/mo | 33.2% | stretched |
| Morehead, KY | $969/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Glasgow, KY | $981/mo | 36.6% | stretched |
| Hopkinsville, KY | $997/mo | 37.2% | stretched |
| Paris, KY | $1,023/mo | 38.2% | stretched |
| Radcliff, KY | $1,055/mo | 39.4% | stretched |
| Bardstown, KY | $1,075/mo | 40.1% | rent-burdened |
| Murray, KY | $1,112/mo | 41.5% | rent-burdened |
| Owensboro, KY | $1,121/mo | 41.8% | rent-burdened |
| Lawrenceburg, KY | $1,138/mo | 42.5% | rent-burdened |
| Oak Grove, KY | $1,140/mo | 42.6% | rent-burdened |
| Frankfort, KY | $1,151/mo | 43% | rent-burdened |
| Richmond, KY | $1,188/mo | 44.3% | rent-burdened |
| Winchester, KY | $1,209/mo | 45.1% | rent-burdened |
| Erlanger, KY | $1,242/mo | 46.4% | rent-burdened |
| Bowling Green, KY | $1,284/mo | 47.9% | rent-burdened |
| Paducah, KY | $1,285/mo | 48% | rent-burdened |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $1,327/mo | 49.5% | rent-burdened |
| Franklin, KY | $1,350/mo | 50.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Louisville, KY | $1,394/mo | 52% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fort Thomas, KY | $1,402/mo | 52.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Southgate, KY | $1,447/mo | 54% | severely rent-burdened |
| Shelbyville, KY | $1,448/mo | 54.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Alexandria, KY | $1,488/mo | 55.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Georgetown, KY | $1,524/mo | 56.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Nicholasville, KY | $1,546/mo | 57.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lexington, KY | $1,551/mo | 57.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fort Wright, KY | $1,565/mo | 58.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bellevue, KY | $1,584/mo | 59.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Florence, KY | $1,588/mo | 59.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Covington, KY | $1,615/mo | 60.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Newport, KY | $1,614/mo | 60.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Vine Grove, KY | $1,625/mo | 60.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cold Spring, KY | $1,637/mo | 61.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Versailles, KY | $1,650/mo | 61.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Shepherdsville, KY | $1,652/mo | 61.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| La Grange, KY | $1,795/mo | 67% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dayton, KY | $1,869/mo | 69.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hebron, KY | $1,950/mo | 72.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Burlington, KY | $2,050/mo | 76.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Independence, KY | $2,143/mo | 80% | severely rent-burdened |
| Prospect, KY | $2,343/mo | 87.5% | severely rent-burdened |