Kentucky Fair Market Rents
HUD FMR areas, Section 8 income limits, and housing authorities in Kentucky.
Median 2BR FMR
$913
across 138 Kentucky areas (FY2026)
Range
$866–$1,353
low to high 2BR FMR statewide
PHAs
119
60,085 units managed
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FMR Areas in Kentucky (FY2026)
| Area Name | Type | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $759 | $759 | $996 | $1,224 | $1,520 |
| Ballard County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $800 | $817 | $1,072 | $1,285 | $1,640 |
| Bowling Green, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $889 | $985 | $1,153 | $1,384 | $1,806 |
| Butler County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $660 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,232 |
| Carlisle County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $683 | $717 | $915 | $1,173 | $1,399 |
| Carter County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $698 | $703 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,254 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY MSA | Metro | $1,090 | $1,094 | $1,346 | $1,871 | $2,258 |
| Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $841 | $846 | $1,056 | $1,469 | $1,771 |
| Grant County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $823 | $899 | $1,155 | $1,385 | $1,678 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $848 | $853 | $973 | $1,249 | $1,410 |
| Lawrence County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $715 | $720 | $926 | $1,110 | $1,341 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA | Metro | $883 | $1,079 | $1,272 | $1,743 | $1,940 |
| Livingston County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $865 | $960 | $1,158 | $1,388 | $1,771 |
| McCracken County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $729 | $851 | $1,058 | $1,269 | $1,775 |
| Meade County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | — | ||||
| Meade County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $814 | $819 | $1,075 | $1,463 | $1,680 |
| Nelson County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $770 | $781 | $1,016 | $1,360 | $1,704 |
| Owensboro, KY MSA | Metro | $840 | $846 | $1,110 | $1,466 | $1,470 |
| Shelby County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $954 | $1,027 | $1,143 | $1,417 | $1,697 |
| Adair County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,246 |
| Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $759 | $759 | $996 | $1,224 | $1,520 |
| Anderson County, KY | Non-Metro | $745 | $951 | $1,042 | $1,323 | $1,454 |
| Ballard County, KY | Non-Metro | $800 | $817 | $1,072 | $1,285 | $1,640 |
| Barren County, KY | Non-Metro | $657 | $662 | $868 | $1,102 | $1,280 |
| Bath County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $668 | $866 | $1,124 | $1,360 |
| Bell County, KY | Non-Metro | $597 | $790 | $866 | $1,133 | $1,294 |
| Bowling Green, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $889 | $985 | $1,153 | $1,384 | $1,806 |
| Bowling Green, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $889 | $985 | $1,153 | $1,384 | $1,806 |
| Boyle County, KY | Non-Metro | $693 | $698 | $913 | $1,200 | $1,351 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $714 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,259 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Non-Metro | $686 | $690 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,209 |
| Butler County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $660 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,232 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $714 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,209 |
| Calloway County, KY | Non-Metro | $785 | $837 | $1,098 | $1,317 | $1,454 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Non-Metro | $683 | $717 | $915 | $1,173 | $1,399 |
| Carroll County, KY | Non-Metro | $696 | $746 | $974 | $1,168 | $1,290 |
| Carter County, KY | Non-Metro | $698 | $703 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,254 |
| Casey County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,169 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY MSA | Non-Metro | $1,090 | $1,094 | $1,346 | $1,871 | $2,258 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY MSA | Non-Metro | $1,090 | $1,094 | $1,346 | $1,871 | $2,258 |
| Clay County, KY | Non-Metro | $662 | $759 | $866 | $1,176 | $1,308 |
| Clinton County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,041 | $1,209 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,209 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $701 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,209 |
| Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $841 | $846 | $1,056 | $1,469 | $1,771 |
| Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $841 | $846 | $1,056 | $1,469 | $1,771 |
| Elliott County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,081 | $1,209 |
| Estill County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,120 | $1,259 |
| Evansville, IN-KY MSA | Non-Metro | $711 | $764 | $949 | $1,220 | $1,414 |
| Fleming County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $703 | $866 | $1,142 | $1,147 |
| Floyd County, KY | Non-Metro | $646 | $689 | $904 | $1,109 | $1,212 |
| Franklin County, KY | Non-Metro | $747 | $859 | $1,083 | $1,410 | $1,680 |
| Fulton County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,453 |
| Garrard County, KY | Non-Metro | $643 | $821 | $900 | $1,156 | $1,285 |
| Grant County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $823 | $899 | $1,155 | $1,385 | $1,678 |
| Graves County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,311 |
| Grayson County, KY | Non-Metro | $708 | $712 | $866 | $1,200 | $1,209 |
| Green County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,142 | $1,147 |
| Harlan County, KY | Non-Metro | $694 | $699 | $866 | $1,142 | $1,147 |
| Harrison County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,214 |
| Hart County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $747 | $866 | $1,077 | $1,198 |
| Hickman County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,142 | $1,147 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Non-Metro | $662 | $686 | $900 | $1,163 | $1,330 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $848 | $853 | $973 | $1,249 | $1,410 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $848 | $853 | $973 | $1,249 | $1,410 |
| Jackson County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,209 |
| Johnson County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $696 | $866 | $1,154 | $1,280 |
| Knott County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,209 |
| Knox County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $745 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,453 |
| Laurel County, KY | Non-Metro | $607 | $676 | $881 | $1,068 | $1,213 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Non-Metro | $715 | $720 | $926 | $1,110 | $1,341 |
| Lee County, KY | Non-Metro | $671 | $740 | $939 | $1,126 | $1,311 |
| Leslie County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,209 |
| Letcher County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $759 | $866 | $1,166 | $1,316 |
| Lewis County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,136 | $1,209 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA | Non-Metro | $883 | $1,079 | $1,272 | $1,743 | $1,940 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA | Non-Metro | $883 | $1,079 | $1,272 | $1,743 | $1,940 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA | Non-Metro | $883 | $1,079 | $1,272 | $1,743 | $1,940 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA | Non-Metro | $883 | $1,079 | $1,272 | $1,743 | $1,940 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA | Non-Metro | $883 | $1,079 | $1,272 | $1,743 | $1,940 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA | Non-Metro | $883 | $1,079 | $1,272 | $1,743 | $1,940 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $753 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,147 |
| Livingston County, KY | Non-Metro | $865 | $960 | $1,158 | $1,388 | $1,771 |
| Logan County, KY | Non-Metro | $632 | $660 | $866 | $1,178 | $1,311 |
| Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $966 | $1,047 | $1,272 | $1,625 | $1,891 |
| Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $966 | $1,047 | $1,272 | $1,625 | $1,891 |
| Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $966 | $1,047 | $1,272 | $1,625 | $1,891 |
| Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $966 | $1,047 | $1,272 | $1,625 | $1,891 |
| Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $715 | $780 | $1,001 | $1,320 | $1,325 |
| Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $966 | $1,047 | $1,272 | $1,625 | $1,891 |
| Lyon County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,453 |
| Madison County, KY | Non-Metro | $666 | $785 | $904 | $1,257 | $1,416 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,209 |
| Marion County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,093 | $1,300 |
| Marshall County, KY | Non-Metro | $632 | $772 | $884 | $1,191 | $1,269 |
| Martin County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,081 | $1,209 |
| Mason County, KY | Non-Metro | $629 | $764 | $913 | $1,111 | $1,274 |
| McCracken County, KY | Non-Metro | $729 | $851 | $1,058 | $1,269 | $1,775 |
| McCreary County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,069 | $1,209 |
| Meade County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $814 | $819 | $1,075 | $1,463 | $1,680 |
| Menifee County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,110 | $1,209 |
| Mercer County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,453 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $755 | $866 | $1,081 | $1,209 |
| Monroe County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,209 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Non-Metro | $647 | $690 | $905 | $1,194 | $1,198 |
| Morgan County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,272 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,224 |
| Nelson County, KY | Non-Metro | $770 | $781 | $1,016 | $1,360 | $1,704 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $696 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,311 |
| Ohio County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,043 | $1,218 |
| Owen County, KY | Non-Metro | $711 | $758 | $995 | $1,329 | $1,389 |
| Owensboro, KY MSA | Non-Metro | $840 | $846 | $1,110 | $1,466 | $1,470 |
| Owensboro, KY MSA | Non-Metro | $769 | $774 | $1,016 | $1,345 | $1,347 |
| Owensboro, KY MSA | Non-Metro | $840 | $846 | $1,110 | $1,466 | $1,470 |
| Owsley County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,115 | $1,209 |
| Perry County, KY | Non-Metro | $685 | $731 | $959 | $1,150 | $1,270 |
| Pike County, KY | Non-Metro | $698 | $745 | $977 | $1,171 | $1,552 |
| Powell County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,453 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Non-Metro | $662 | $706 | $926 | $1,110 | $1,355 |
| Robertson County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,081 | $1,209 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $741 | $866 | $1,126 | $1,209 |
| Rowan County, KY | Non-Metro | $628 | $735 | $911 | $1,156 | $1,528 |
| Russell County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,147 |
| Shelby County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $954 | $1,027 | $1,143 | $1,417 | $1,697 |
| Simpson County, KY | Non-Metro | $754 | $872 | $1,055 | $1,405 | $1,473 |
| Taylor County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,209 |
| Todd County, KY | Non-Metro | $656 | $700 | $918 | $1,151 | $1,351 |
| Union County, KY | Non-Metro | $651 | $694 | $911 | $1,092 | $1,206 |
| Washington County, KY | Non-Metro | $664 | $708 | $929 | $1,226 | $1,323 |
| Wayne County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $677 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,453 |
| Webster County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,115 | $1,209 |
| Whitley County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,157 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Non-Metro | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,081 | $1,209 |
Public Housing Authorities in Kentucky
Louisville Metro Housing Authority
Louisville · 15,658 units
Kentucky Housing Corporation-State Agency
Frankfort · 6,213 units
Housing Authority of Lexington
Lexington · 4,382 units
Housing Authority of Covington
Covington · 1,693 units
Cumberland Valley Regional Housing Authority
Barbourville · 1,578 units
Housing Authority of Paducah
Paducah · 1,454 units
Housing Authority of Henderson
Henderson · 1,185 units
Housing Authority of Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville · 1,061 units
Boone County Fiscal Court
Burlington · 1,013 units
Housing Authority of Newport
Newport · 977 units
Housing Authority of Owensboro
Owensboro · 874 units
Appalachian Foothills Housing Agency Inc
Wurtland · 795 units
City of Richmond Section 8 Housing Program
Richmond · 774 units
Campbell County Department of Housing
Newport · 773 units
City of Bowling Green Housing Division
Bowling Green · 750 units
Housing Authority of Georgetown
Georgetown · 746 units
Housing Authority of Frankfort
Frankfort · 723 units
Housing Authority of Glasgow
Glasgow · 708 units
Housing Authority of Pikeville
Pikeville · 699 units
Ashland Planning and Cda
Ashland · 643 units
Pike County Housing Authority
Pikeville · 620 units
Housing Authority of Bowling Green
Bowling Green · 595 units
Campbellsville Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Campbellsville · 578 units
Housing Authority of Somerset
Somerset · 537 units
Housing Authority of Mayfield
Mayfield · 529 units
Lake Cumberland Housing Agency Inc
Jamestown · 520 units
Housing Authority of Floyd County
Langley · 496 units
Paris-Bourbon County Community Dev. Agency
Paris · 472 units
Housing Authority of Cynthiana
Cynthiana · 467 units
Housing Authority of Middlesborough
Middlesboro · 463 units
Housing Authority of Madisonville
Madisonville · 444 units
Pineville/Bell County Community Dev Agency
Pineville · 405 units
Housing Authority of Winchester
Winchester · 400 units
Housing Authority of Danville
Danville · 394 units
Housing Authority of Maysville
Maysville · 371 units
Housing Authority of Ashland
Ashland · 365 units
Housing Authority of Paintsville
Paintsville · 364 units
Housing Authority of Bardstown
Bardstown · 360 units
Laurel County Section 8 Housing
London · 335 units
Housing Authority of Prestonsburg
Prestonsburg · 304 units
Danville Community Development Agency
Danville · 301 units
Housing Authority of Richmond
Richmond · 291 units
Housing Authority of Lebanon
Lebanon · 285 units
Housing Authority of Hazard
Hazard · 269 units
Housing Authority of Williamsburg
Williamsburg · 237 units
Housing Authority of Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling · 225 units
Housing Authority of Morehead
Morehead · 222 units
Ha of Lawrence County
Louisa · 218 units
Housing Authority of Murray
Murray · 205 units
Housing Authority of Fulton
Fulton · 204 units
Housing Authority of Pineville
Pineville · 200 units
Housing Authority of Carrollton
Carrollton · 180 units
Housing Authority of Morgantown
Morgantown · 180 units
Housing Authority of Harlan
Harlan · 178 units
Housing Authority of Russellville
Russellville · 170 units
Housing Authority of Springfield
Springfield · 164 units
Housing Authority of Harrodsburg
Harrodsburg · 162 units
Housing Authority of Versailles
Versailles · 155 units
Housing Authority of Corbin
Corbin · 154 units
Housing Authority of Catlettsburg
Catlettsburg · 149 units
Housing Authority of Burkesville
Burkesville · 143 units
Housing Authority of Cumberland
Cumberland · 140 units
Housing Authority of Barbourville
Barbourville · 140 units
Housing Authority of London
London · 134 units
Housing Authority of Paris
Paris · 131 units
Housing Authority of Martin
Martin · 124 units
Housing Authority of Greensburg
Greensburg · 121 units
Housing Authority of Irvine
Irvine · 118 units
Housing Authority of Hickman
Hickman · 117 units
Housing Authority of Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown · 111 units
Housing Authority of Franklin
Franklin · 110 units
Housing Authority of Princeton
Princeton · 105 units
Housing Authority of Whitesburg
Whitesburg · 104 units
Housing Authority of Monticello
Monticello · 102 units
Housing Authority of Shelbyville
Shelbyville · 102 units
Housing Authority of Dawson Springs
Dawson Springs · 100 units
Housing Authority of Todd County
Guthrie · 100 units
Housing Authority of Hodgenville
Hodgenville · 98 units
Housing Authority of Lyon County
Eddyville · 93 units
Housing Authority of Eminence
Eminence · 85 units
Housing Authority of Columbia
Columbia · 82 units
Housing Authority of Knott County
Hindman · 81 units
Housing Authority of Horse Cave
Horse Cave · 76 units
Housing Authority of Cadiz
Cadiz · 75 units
Housing Authority of Liberty
Liberty · 73 units
Housing Authority of Mccreary County
Pine Knot · 71 units
Housing Authority of Central City
Central City · 70 units
Housing Authority of Benton
Benton · 69 units
Housing Authority of Mckee
Mc Kee · 66 units
Housing Authority of Dry Ridge
Dry Ridge · 66 units
Housing Authority of Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam · 64 units
Housing Authority of Lancaster
Lancaster · 62 units
Housing Authority of Berea
Berea · 60 units
Housing Authority of Salyersville/Magoffin Co.
Salyersville · 59 units
Housing Authority of Providence
Providence · 59 units
Housing Authority of Scottsville
Scottsville · 57 units
Housing Authority of Nicholasville
Nicholasville · 54 units
Housing Authority Vanceburg
Vanceburg · 52 units
Housing Authority of Greenville
Greenville · 50 units
Stanford Housing Authority
Stanford · 50 units
Housing Authority of Martin County
Warfield · 48 units
Housing Authority of Owingsville
Owingsville · 48 units
Housing Authority of Morganfield
Morganfield · 45 units
Sturgis Housing Authority
Sturgis · 45 units
Housing Authority of Dayton
Dayton · 45 units
Housing Authority of Olive Hill
Olive Hill · 42 units
Housing Authority of Flemingsburg
Flemingsburg · 40 units
Housing Authority of Radcliff
Radcliff · 40 units
Housing Authority of Stanton
Stanton · 40 units
Housing Authority of Irvington
Irvington · 36 units
Housing Authority of Jackson
Jackson · 32 units
Housing Authority of Manchester
Manchester · 32 units
Housing Authority of Falmouth
Falmouth · 31 units
Housing Authority of Beattyville
Beattyville · 30 units
Housing Authority of Williamstown
Williamstown · 30 units
Housing Authority of Albany
Albany · 30 units
Housing Authority of Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon · 30 units
City of Paducah Section 8 Housing Program
Paducah · 0 units
Covington Cda
Covington · 0 units
Section 8 in Kentucky
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers are administered by local Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) across Kentucky. Each PHA sets its payment standard — the maximum subsidy amount — as a percentage of the local FMR, typically between 90% and 110%. Income eligibility is determined separately using HUD's income limits, which define the 30%, 50%, and 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) thresholds for each household size.