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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.

1Wolfe County, KY
99.3
2Martin County, KY
99.2
3Owsley County, KY
98.7
4Leslie County, KY
98.4
5Breathitt County, KY
98.3
6Bell County, KY
97.3
7Cumberland County, KY
97
8McCreary County, KY
96.9
9Lee County, KY
96.8
10Menifee County, KY
95.5

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
1Wolfe County, KY
99.3
71
2Martin County, KY
99.2
67.3
3Owsley County, KY
98.7
68.8
4Leslie County, KY
98.4
70.1
5Breathitt County, KY
98.3
59.8
6Bell County, KY
97.3
53
7Cumberland County, KY
97
70.5
8McCreary County, KY
96.9
69
9Lee County, KY
96.8
61.7
10Menifee County, KY
95.5
68.8
11Harlan County, KY
95.3
58.1
12Magoffin County, KY
95.1
64.8
13Crittenden County, KY
95
63.7
14Casey County, KY
94.8
67.4
15Knox County, KY
94.6
56.5
16Letcher County, KY
94.3
62.3
17Clinton County, KY
93.9
70
18Fulton County, KY
93.9
50.5
19Metcalfe County, KY
93.8
64
20Rockcastle County, KY
93.3
72.7
21Green County, KY
92.6
68.3
22Elliott County, KY
92.4
72.6
23Wayne County, KY
92
63
24Clay County, KY
91.9
56.3
25Russell County, KY
90.1
65.5
26Butler County, KY
89.1
67.9
27Fleming County, KY
89.1
65.1
28Knott County, KY
89.1
67.8
29Carter County, KY
87.4
66.3
30Floyd County, KY
87.4
61.3
31Monroe County, KY
87.2
66.2
32Morgan County, KY
87
62.4
33Whitley County, KY
86.7
64.4
34Lawrence County, KY
86.3
61.4
35Edmonson County, KY
85.4
65.6
36Nicholas County, KY
85.4
65.3
37Johnson County, KY
85.2
67.4
38Estill County, KY
84.8
58.7
39Grayson County, KY
84.8
62.1
40Lewis County, KY
84.5
64.8
41Hickman County, KY
84.2
67.9
42Jackson County, KY
83.4
62.7
43McLean County, KY
83
69.7
44Lincoln County, KY
81.7
63.5
45Robertson County, KY
81
67.1
46Muhlenberg County, KY
80.7
57.9
47Breckinridge County, KY
80
65
48Adair County, KY
79.6
65.7
49Caldwell County, KY
79.5
63.9
50Hart County, KY
78.9
63.6
51Taylor County, KY
78.4
60
52Webster County, KY
78
51.6
53Perry County, KY
77.3
60.6
54Powell County, KY
75.8
60.1
55Bath County, KY
75.5
56.2
56Allen County, KY
75.1
64.3
57Ohio County, KY
75
56.7
58Mason County, KY
74.4
51.8
59Graves County, KY
73.7
56
60Pike County, KY
72.4
56.7
61Union County, KY
72
60.1
62Laurel County, KY
71.6
51.1
63Marion County, KY
71.5
62.5
64Washington County, KY
70.5
65.8
65Hancock County, KY
70.3
68.7
66Logan County, KY
70.1
56.2
67Carlisle County, KY
69
62.6
68Owen County, KY
66.7
62.1
69Harrison County, KY
64.1
60.5
70Rowan County, KY
63.2
58.7
71Pulaski County, KY
63
57.1
72Greenup County, KY
62.6
58.8
73Bracken County, KY
62.1
61.3
74Marshall County, KY
62.1
56.8
75Livingston County, KY
62
59
76Hopkins County, KY
61.5
50.9
77Barren County, KY
61
53.3
78Carroll County, KY
60.8
59.7
79Lyon County, KY
59.9
63.7
80Trigg County, KY
59.9
60
81Gallatin County, KY
59.1
59.1
82Calloway County, KY
58.8
55
83Todd County, KY
58.2
56.7
84Pendleton County, KY
57.1
59.5
85Boyle County, KY
57
55.2
86Ballard County, KY
56.5
56.1
87Montgomery County, KY
56.2
44.2
88Grant County, KY
56
59.4
89Mercer County, KY
55
60.1
90Bourbon County, KY
54.3
51.3
91Henderson County, KY
54
46.2
92Garrard County, KY
53.3
54.2
93Trimble County, KY
51.8
63.7
94Boyd County, KY
50.1
45.1
95Larue County, KY
48.5
61.6
96McCracken County, KY
48
46.1
97Anderson County, KY
41
59.6
98Henry County, KY
38.8
51.7
99Madison County, KY
38.4
47.7
100Christian County, KY
37.7
38.9
101Daviess County, KY
37.5
41.9
102Nelson County, KY
36.5
54.7
103Meade County, KY
36.1
58
104Clark County, KY
35.9
47.5
105Franklin County, KY
33.7
46
106Hardin County, KY
33.4
48.1
107Simpson County, KY
31.8
48.2
108Warren County, KY
28.5
41.9
109Woodford County, KY
27.5
56.3
110Bullitt County, KY
25.7
49.5
111Jessamine County, KY
25.1
47.5
112Spencer County, KY
22.5
59.3
113Shelby County, KY
21.8
48.4
114Kenton County, KY
20.9
49.8
115Campbell County, KY
19.9
50.3
116Jefferson County, KY
19.8
34.3
117Fayette County, KY
18.3
37.5
118Scott County, KY
14.9
49.4
119Boone County, KY
13.6
47.3
120Oldham County, KY
12.1
57.1

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