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Cost of Living · Kentucky

Most Affordable Counties in Kentucky 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Kentucky

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Owsley County, KY
99.8
2Wolfe County, KY
99.3
3Martin County, KY
98.8
4Breathitt County, KY
98.6
5Bell County, KY
98.3
6Cumberland County, KY
98
7Leslie County, KY
97.3
8Lee County, KY
97
9McCreary County, KY
96
10Clinton County, KY
94.5

All Kentucky Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

120 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Owsley County, KY
99.8
68.4
2Wolfe County, KY
99.3
71.5
3Martin County, KY
98.8
65.9
4Breathitt County, KY
98.6
60.9
5Bell County, KY
98.3
51.9
6Cumberland County, KY
98
72.7
7Leslie County, KY
97.3
67.9
8Lee County, KY
97
61.5
9McCreary County, KY
96
69.8
10Clinton County, KY
94.5
70.8
11Menifee County, KY
94.5
68.3
12Letcher County, KY
94.3
61.6
13Harlan County, KY
94.2
57.6
14Casey County, KY
93.9
67.1
15Metcalfe County, KY
93.8
64.4
16Rockcastle County, KY
93.8
72.4
17Green County, KY
93.7
68
18Knox County, KY
93.6
57.2
19Floyd County, KY
91.9
62.1
20Jackson County, KY
91.1
64.3
21Russell County, KY
90.6
65.1
22Clay County, KY
90.5
55.4
23Magoffin County, KY
90.2
63.2
24Crittenden County, KY
89.7
61.9
25Fulton County, KY
89.7
49.2
26Butler County, KY
89.1
67.4
27Wayne County, KY
88.8
62.5
28Knott County, KY
88.2
66.8
29Johnson County, KY
87.8
67.3
30Monroe County, KY
87.3
66.7
31Morgan County, KY
87.3
63.6
32Elliott County, KY
87.2
72.7
33Grayson County, KY
86.3
61.9
34Hickman County, KY
86.3
69.4
35Lewis County, KY
86.3
65.1
36Fleming County, KY
85.9
65.2
37Estill County, KY
84.9
58.7
38McLean County, KY
84.7
69.3
39Muhlenberg County, KY
84.7
60.4
40Nicholas County, KY
83.4
64.7
41Edmonson County, KY
83.3
65.3
42Lawrence County, KY
83.3
59.8
43Lincoln County, KY
83.3
64
44Carter County, KY
83
65.1
45Hart County, KY
82.8
65.6
46Adair County, KY
81.7
66.6
47Robertson County, KY
81.5
69.3
48Ohio County, KY
81.1
57.6
49Breckinridge County, KY
80
65.1
50Perry County, KY
79.6
61
51Whitley County, KY
79
62.8
52Webster County, KY
78.2
52.3
53Caldwell County, KY
76.3
62.7
54Mason County, KY
76.3
51.4
55Powell County, KY
76.1
59.1
56Carlisle County, KY
75
63.9
57Taylor County, KY
75
58.9
58Bath County, KY
74.8
57
59Union County, KY
73.6
58.5
60Hancock County, KY
73.5
69.3
61Pike County, KY
72.4
57.1
62Pulaski County, KY
71.3
58.6
63Laurel County, KY
70.7
50.8
64Washington County, KY
69.9
67
65Marion County, KY
69.7
62.4
66Graves County, KY
67.3
55.4
67Rowan County, KY
66.5
59
68Logan County, KY
66.3
54.9
69Hopkins County, KY
65.6
51.6
70Allen County, KY
64.4
62.1
71Bracken County, KY
64.3
62.3
72Trimble County, KY
64.3
65.6
73Pendleton County, KY
63.3
59.7
74Owen County, KY
63.1
61.3
75Harrison County, KY
62.8
60.4
76Lyon County, KY
62.8
62.3
77Barren County, KY
62.1
53.8
78Ballard County, KY
61.2
57.6
79Marshall County, KY
61.2
56.1
80Livingston County, KY
60.5
58.2
81Greenup County, KY
60.4
58.6
82Gallatin County, KY
60.1
58.5
83Calloway County, KY
59.6
55
84Boyle County, KY
59.5
55.4
85Carroll County, KY
59.3
58.6
86Henderson County, KY
59.2
46.5
87Trigg County, KY
59.1
60.9
88Todd County, KY
57.1
56.5
89Garrard County, KY
56.6
54.6
90Montgomery County, KY
55.1
43.4
91Boyd County, KY
54.8
46.5
92Grant County, KY
53.7
59.1
93Larue County, KY
51.2
62
94Bourbon County, KY
50.2
51
95Mercer County, KY
50.1
58.6
96McCracken County, KY
48.3
45.5
97Henry County, KY
42
52.8
98Christian County, KY
38.9
39.8
99Daviess County, KY
38.8
42.7
100Madison County, KY
37.8
47.1
101Anderson County, KY
37.3
59
102Meade County, KY
35.5
58.3
103Franklin County, KY
35
46
104Hardin County, KY
34.6
48.6
105Nelson County, KY
34.6
53.8
106Clark County, KY
34.1
46.4
107Simpson County, KY
34
49.2
108Warren County, KY
28.3
41.2
109Bullitt County, KY
27.2
49.8
110Woodford County, KY
23.6
55.8
111Shelby County, KY
23.1
48.7
112Spencer County, KY
21.6
59.6
113Jessamine County, KY
21.3
47.1
114Kenton County, KY
20.9
49.7
115Jefferson County, KY
19.8
33.9
116Campbell County, KY
18.9
50.2
117Fayette County, KY
17.8
37.4
118Scott County, KY
14.4
49.4
119Boone County, KY
12.6
47.3
120Oldham County, KY
11.3
56.9

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