State Guide

Best Places to Live in Kentucky

The most affordable, safest, and highest-income cities across 552 Kentucky cities — ranked from official data.

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Choosing where to live in Kentucky comes down to a few trade-offs — cost of living, safety, income, and schools. The rankings below pull those out from U.S. Census, FBI, and NCES data so you can see the standouts at a glance, then drill into any city or put two side by side.

Most Affordable Cities in Kentucky

Lowest cost of living index (100 = U.S. average · lower is cheaper).

#	City	Cost of Living	Population
1	Elizabethtown	89	31,425
2	Henderson	90	28,166
3	Owensboro	90	60,019
4	Bowling Green	90	72,385
5	Lexington-Fayette urban county	93	321,276
6	Georgetown	93	37,510
7	Nicholasville	93	31,352
8	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government	94	629,176
9	Jeffersontown	94	28,796
10	Covington	94	40,923

Safest Cities in Kentucky

Lowest crime index (100 = U.S. average · lower is safer). Limited to cities with complete FBI reporting.

#	City	Crime Index	Population
1	Independence	10	28,722
2	Elizabethtown	35	31,425
3	Georgetown	42	37,510
4	Nicholasville	46	31,352
5	Jeffersontown	60	28,796
6	Frankfort	63	28,460
7	Richmond	72	34,883
8	Covington	77	40,923
9	Lexington-Fayette urban county	85	321,276
10	Henderson	85	28,166

Highest-Income Cities in Kentucky

Highest median household income (US Census ACS 5-Year Estimates).

#	City	Median Income	Population
1	Independence	$92,355	28,722
2	Jeffersontown	$78,929	28,796
3	Georgetown	$74,530	37,510
4	Florence	$67,352	32,056
5	Lexington-Fayette urban county	$66,087	321,276
6	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government	$63,114	629,176
7	Nicholasville	$61,832	31,352
8	Elizabethtown	$54,493	31,425
9	Frankfort	$53,905	28,460
10	Covington	$53,770	40,923

Best School Districts in Kentucky

Highest school-quality grade (student-teacher ratio, adult attainment, and graduation data where available).

#	City	School Grade	Population
1	Lexington-Fayette urban county	A-	321,276
2	Jeffersontown	B+	28,796
3	Richmond	B	34,883
4	Independence	B	28,722
5	Bowling Green	B	72,385
6	Georgetown	B	37,510
7	Florence	B	32,056
8	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government	B	629,176
9	Paducah	B	26,869
10	Covington	B	40,923

Popular Kentucky City Comparisons

Head-to-head breakdowns of the state's largest cities.

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government vs Lexington-Fayette urban county Louisville/Jefferson County metro government vs Bowling Green Louisville/Jefferson County metro government vs Owensboro Louisville/Jefferson County metro government vs Covington Louisville/Jefferson County metro government vs Georgetown Louisville/Jefferson County metro government vs Richmond Louisville/Jefferson County metro government vs Florence Lexington-Fayette urban county vs Bowling Green Lexington-Fayette urban county vs Owensboro Lexington-Fayette urban county vs Covington Lexington-Fayette urban county vs Georgetown Lexington-Fayette urban county vs Richmond

All Cities in Kentucky

Click any city for the full profile. Data from U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-Year Estimates).

City	Population	Median Income	Median Home	Median Rent	Unemployment	Crime Index
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government	629,176	$63,114	$204,800	$1,014	5.3%	175
Lexington-Fayette urban county	321,276	$66,087	$247,900	$1,065	5.0%	85
Bowling Green	72,385	$47,118	$215,300	$931	5.6%	91
Owensboro	60,019	$51,982	$151,800	$888	4.2%	111
Covington	40,923	$53,770	$153,600	$877	6.1%	77
Georgetown	37,510	$74,530	$223,700	$1,106	3.6%	42
Richmond	34,883	$45,457	$178,100	$832	7.3%	72
Florence	32,056	$67,352	$181,500	$1,118	2.8%	98
Elizabethtown	31,425	$54,493	$207,800	$847	5.8%	35
Nicholasville	31,352	$61,832	$189,500	$980	5.2%	46
Hopkinsville	31,042	$43,577	$130,500	$857	7.8%	118
Jeffersontown	28,796	$78,929	$225,500	$1,175	4.5%	60
Independence	28,722	$92,355	$225,500	$1,183	3.6%	10
Frankfort	28,460	$53,905	$157,300	$889	5.4%	63
Henderson	28,166	$46,276	$144,200	$762	3.3%	85
Paducah	26,869	$46,984	$152,600	$815	3.8%	96
Radcliff	22,981	$54,558	$151,900	$897	9.1%	65
Ashland	21,542	$51,250	$121,600	$793	8.4%	79
Erlanger	19,577	$74,147	$173,800	$959	4.5%	21
Madisonville	19,433	$54,234	$143,800	$854	9.3%	25
Winchester	19,080	$50,982	$160,300	$832	5.6%	79
Burlington	18,264	$96,683	$216,200	$1,303	3.0%	43
Mount Washington	17,987	$91,185	$231,200	$834	4.7%	16
St. Matthews	17,511	$78,928	$307,400	$1,198	3.7%	117
Murray	17,414	$37,421	$184,400	$762	5.1%	43
Fort Thomas	17,310	$95,391	$273,700	$1,025	3.8%	17
Shelbyville	17,239	$74,433	$223,900	$947	2.9%	40
Danville	17,191	$48,038	$181,500	$765	8.2%	37
Shively	15,595	$45,953	$133,400	$824	5.7%	111
Berea	15,404	$54,481	$167,200	$779	2.4%	30
Glasgow	15,043	$44,125	$140,500	$797	5.1%	67
Newport	14,190	$50,278	$205,000	$842	6.1%	125
Shepherdsville	14,136	$71,875	$189,300	$878	3.6%	55
Bardstown	13,564	$47,654	$173,300	$850	3.4%	53
Fort Campbell North	12,014	$52,677	—	$1,383	16.8%	72
Somerset	11,998	$33,245	$131,900	$812	8.7%	61
Lawrenceburg	11,749	$58,935	$168,300	$849	5.9%	19
Campbellsville	11,434	$53,254	$156,400	$655	8.1%	57
Lyndon	10,997	$63,806	$252,400	$1,159	4.0%	64
Alexandria	10,322	$100,938	$242,700	$1,033	2.7%	23
Versailles	10,297	$55,606	$258,000	$935	2.9%	25
Paris	10,143	$46,752	$158,700	$739	5.9%	36
Franklin	10,141	$54,784	$166,600	$984	5.2%	39
La Grange	10,073	$72,265	$248,600	$1,138	4.7%	28
Oakbrook	10,045	$91,282	$238,100	$1,340	2.6%	43
Francisville	10,044	$145,304	$360,800	$1,333	2.1%	43
Mayfield	10,011	$42,589	$113,600	$582	5.3%	67
Middletown	9,594	$81,881	$286,100	$1,422	5.6%	85
Middlesborough	9,383	$35,798	$87,000	$623	8.8%	18
Elsmere	9,126	$61,890	$150,500	$1,263	5.8%	31
Harrodsburg	9,057	$49,293	$154,800	$707	3.2%	43
Maysville	8,831	$41,171	$146,500	$690	4.8%	79
Hillview	8,681	$63,578	$164,000	$1,321	3.9%	51
Fort Mitchell	8,667	$74,830	$342,900	$924	1.6%	24
Fort Knox	8,655	$76,864	—	$1,178	8.8%	29
Corbin	8,611	$52,929	$155,700	$699	4.6%	51
Edgewood	8,447	$117,308	$278,000	$1,147	1.5%	17
Oak Grove	7,895	$40,740	$132,600	$1,059	12.2%	91
London	7,612	$45,858	$153,300	$738	1.4%	72
Pikeville	7,563	$41,324	$270,900	$832	4.1%	58
Mount Sterling	7,532	$47,408	$176,900	$612	5.7%	56
Union	7,369	$131,047	$340,900	$1,705	0.8%	43
Villa Hills	7,331	$109,196	$296,300	$1,122	3.0%	26
Flatwoods	7,312	$58,294	$106,600	$922	4.8%	13
Russellville	7,186	$45,484	$126,900	$679	9.2%	36
Morehead	7,001	$32,020	$159,100	$739	5.2%	43
Taylor Mill	6,851	$79,781	$193,000	$1,094	4.5%	13
Vine Grove	6,611	$74,035	$191,200	$1,293	4.2%	11
Hebron	6,607	$99,257	$198,500	$1,337	1.7%	43
Highland Heights	6,566	$44,910	$150,000	$1,016	3.0%	30
Leitchfield	6,432	$43,214	$131,500	$605	4.1%	39
Cynthiana	6,355	$46,601	$148,100	$657	2.1%	48
Lebanon	6,274	$37,500	$123,400	$634	8.6%	42
Cold Spring	6,258	$76,151	$222,700	$1,124	2.5%	46
Princeton	6,248	$46,317	$86,400	$695	3.8%	35
Crestwood	6,175	$110,147	$335,700	$1,093	5.0%	21
Wilmore	6,017	$59,848	$200,500	$857	2.1%	11
Fort Wright	5,841	$105,075	$268,400	$1,058	2.7%	20
Monticello	5,770	$43,353	$133,100	$739	4.2%	29
Central City	5,740	$52,184	$147,500	$711	5.0%	32
Dayton	5,674	$61,432	$131,400	$937	5.3%	52
Bellevue	5,596	$66,741	$176,100	$952	1.5%	33
Walton	5,492	$79,811	$215,400	$978	1.6%	43
Douglass Hills	5,466	$90,760	$317,400	$1,179	7.1%	10
Williamsburg	5,229	$33,875	$92,700	$660	12.1%	34
Hazard	5,194	$65,846	$146,900	$714	11.2%	25
Hendron	5,112	$65,912	$197,600	$975	4.7%	52
Columbia	4,811	$45,163	$122,100	$675	5.8%	15
Benton	4,753	$61,443	$157,900	$774	1.8%	38
Massac	4,722	$65,966	$200,600	$843	0.0%	52
Hurstbourne	4,654	$117,031	$544,900	$1,555	3.2%	10
Reidland	4,647	$73,750	$201,400	$926	5.1%	52
Prospect	4,624	$173,528	$470,400	—	4.7%	10
Farley	4,559	$45,257	$83,500	$780	3.9%	52
Greenville	4,463	$68,984	$118,900	$701	4.6%	17
Ludlow	4,384	$59,089	$157,600	$1,036	7.0%	35
Crescent Springs	4,350	$75,565	$275,600	$850	6.2%	33
Scottsville	4,332	$34,835	$113,700	$871	16.2%	31
Paintsville	4,277	$27,601	$137,500	$579	7.6%	8
Crittenden	4,033	$52,217	$171,000	$881	5.7%	20
Lancaster	3,943	$45,610	$112,200	$817	10.9%	30
Williamstown	3,909	$60,726	$155,600	$826	1.2%	19
Carrollton	3,889	$48,333	$129,200	$803	8.0%	17
Prestonsburg	3,868	$27,099	$149,500	$615	14.8%	36
Grayson	3,841	$27,045	$135,500	$582	13.4%	82
Russell	3,704	$80,750	$199,100	$759	6.2%	49
Southgate	3,677	$54,107	$173,600	$998	4.6%	29
Buckner	3,658	$141,538	$350,600	$1,850	0.9%	21
Stanford	3,654	$57,618	$147,700	$680	3.3%	19
Beaver Dam	3,535	$48,991	$148,000	$646	8.8%	18
Claryville	3,364	$95,127	$229,700	$874	2.9%	40
West Liberty	3,247	$47,083	$168,600	$570	3.1%	16
Hodgenville	3,243	$37,022	$121,400	$862	0.0%	58
Morganfield	3,242	$57,619	$126,900	$734	2.2%	20
Stanton	3,214	$29,097	$122,100	$743	6.0%	16
Crestview Hills	3,212	$107,857	$250,500	$1,307	5.4%	33
Barbourville	3,195	$21,287	$163,400	$750	23.7%	50
Park Hills	3,159	$89,167	$252,500	$884	4.5%	24
Wilder	3,152	$66,250	$135,100	$1,202	5.5%	28
Rineyville	3,006	$91,394	$214,500	—	7.4%	29
Simpsonville	2,976	$89,813	$252,500	$1,037	0.8%	97
Flemingsburg	2,955	$37,857	$103,800	$636	16.6%	24
Marion	2,905	$38,023	$89,400	$526	2.5%	28
Brandenburg	2,896	$51,964	$175,900	$700	3.0%	17
Indian Hills	2,891	$178,250	$638,800	—	2.1%	10
Providence	2,883	$49,954	$57,700	$609	8.2%	8
Springfield	2,846	$48,333	$157,200	$741	0.5%	16
Graymoor-Devondale	2,845	$82,833	$299,200	$1,310	2.1%	10
Lakeside Park	2,830	$104,523	$234,900	$984	0.0%	33
Irvine	2,785	$31,359	$101,200	$602	11.6%	36
Eddyville	2,783	$37,475	$162,500	$681	2.5%	11
Morgantown	2,734	$29,103	$104,200	$565	11.7%	39
Russell Springs	2,713	$34,219	$156,700	$706	8.1%	31
Cave City	2,707	$37,431	$94,000	$651	9.2%	12
Eminence	2,705	$48,793	$158,700	$778	6.6%	12
Tompkinsville	2,699	$36,436	$100,000	$658	7.8%	5
Sorgho	2,696	$120,075	$246,900	—	1.0%	73
Fulton	2,693	$33,090	$42,100	$584	2.8%	76
Pioneer Village	2,687	$76,996	$224,200	$1,230	1.9%	25
Hartford	2,672	$62,366	$102,300	$635	2.6%	46
Louisa	2,652	$49,583	$140,900	$613	7.9%	42
Carlisle	2,627	$53,661	$104,400	$634	3.8%	14
Cadiz	2,618	$39,439	$111,400	$618	2.2%	24
Falmouth	2,548	$38,021	$94,600	$841	6.5%	56
Calvert City	2,524	$39,974	$150,600	$975	3.8%	30
Hardinsburg	2,476	$52,684	$113,600	$713	6.9%	29
Anchorage	2,419	$202,917	$749,000	$1,802	6.1%	10
Cumberland	2,390	$32,716	$59,900	$543	42.5%	11
Thruston	2,388	$79,409	$139,200	$675	5.6%	73
Horse Cave	2,353	$46,971	$79,100	$641	7.8%	8
Jamestown	2,343	$29,438	$124,200	$533	8.1%	15
Mount Vernon	2,342	$34,550	$88,000	$683	3.7%	27
Greensburg	2,307	$38,571	$105,600	$596	18.2%	57
Elk Creek	2,295	$131,172	$340,000	—	4.9%	11
Jackson	2,286	$33,333	$69,500	$424	9.6%	21
Albany	2,264	$39,167	$96,200	$560	5.6%	39
Dry Ridge	2,227	$46,000	$168,500	$743	5.8%	20
Manchester	2,195	$30,474	$99,200	$578	3.6%	50
Windy Hills	2,193	$106,875	$355,100	$2,362	1.4%	10
Lewisport	2,180	$49,545	$107,300	$779	4.7%	10
Warsaw	2,180	$52,240	$146,100	$726	4.4%	54
Masonville	2,175	$85,194	$212,300	$725	3.6%	73
Junction City	2,166	$38,646	$111,500	$814	9.8%	24
Liberty	2,164	$28,347	$107,300	$591	18.4%	10
Whitesburg	2,153	$32,663	$113,100	$610	17.6%	16
Lebanon Junction	2,090	$49,509	$122,500	$809	11.7%	30
Brooks	2,069	$54,000	$175,700	$1,045	2.0%	30
Worthington Hills	2,042	$77,917	$202,000	$1,235	3.1%	10
Dawson Springs	2,026	$34,615	$82,600	$570	11.4%	27
Raceland	2,015	$60,398	$115,400	$780	7.2%	32
Hurstbourne Acres	1,999	$67,645	$260,200	$1,165	1.5%	10
Owingsville	1,960	$38,255	$86,800	$440	5.2%	27
Beattyville	1,956	$23,423	$95,500	$342	11.4%	17
North Corbin	1,955	$59,306	$99,000	$844	9.9%	26
Elkton	1,953	$39,922	$98,400	$819	6.1%	41
Orchard Grass Hills	1,937	$97,969	$251,400	$1,688	2.7%	21
West Buechel	1,936	$48,750	$153,000	$1,058	4.8%	207
Harlan	1,908	$24,936	$125,000	$468	11.8%	56
Edmonton	1,898	$47,841	$90,300	$575	10.1%	27
Hickman	1,884	$31,000	$59,300	$467	4.9%	39
Salyersville	1,880	$29,280	$107,300	$585	8.1%	3
Doe Valley	1,871	$102,143	$303,100	—	0.0%	19
Jenkins	1,862	$26,500	$61,300	$532	17.0%	4
Jeffersonville	1,833	$52,031	$102,400	$834	8.8%	37
Ledbetter	1,815	$60,667	$116,500	$1,118	9.6%	22
Sebree	1,798	$60,000	$87,100	$752	0.2%	8
Pineville	1,796	$27,159	$127,500	$396	11.7%	27
Catlettsburg	1,782	$33,047	$73,500	$558	10.7%	52
Breckinridge Center	1,770	$66,023	—	$903	7.8%	20
Midway	1,748	$63,938	$238,600	$840	5.0%	27
Munfordville	1,746	$26,953	$95,000	$609	4.5%	8
Worthington	1,722	$60,972	$114,200	$865	2.8%	12
Taylorsville	1,718	$45,060	$162,500	$789	2.2%	64
Sturgis	1,693	$39,148	$82,400	$639	3.7%	20
St. Regis Park	1,671	$94,803	$298,300	$1,750	2.1%	10
Auburn	1,645	$40,259	$114,500	$735	8.8%	14
Owenton	1,640	$45,766	$117,600	$608	8.9%	11
Augusta	1,599	$50,135	$89,100	$637	12.0%	23
Clay City	1,567	$22,929	$67,800	$602	11.9%	—
Olive Hill	1,545	$55,000	$90,500	$476	0.9%	23
Coal Run Village	1,519	$43,315	$75,400	$830	3.0%	10
Pewee Valley	1,514	$132,614	$450,000	—	2.3%	21
Pine Knot	1,483	—	$112,900	$288	3.9%	2
Burkesville	1,423	$26,563	$106,500	$465	2.4%	6
Guthrie	1,414	$34,118	$112,300	$844	15.9%	34
Audubon Park	1,412	$104,107	$329,800	$910	1.1%	41
Irvington	1,387	$48,714	$113,600	$763	11.4%	27
South Shore	1,375	$27,199	$68,900	$588	27.4%	12
Coldstream	1,374	$95,750	$230,900	$2,213	3.1%	10
Brodhead	1,361	$28,750	$125,400	$571	12.1%	9
Silver Grove	1,335	$43,975	$98,100	$701	5.4%	40
Plano	1,314	$120,536	$245,900	—	5.0%	67
Hebron Estates	1,308	$53,929	$258,000	$743	13.1%	30
West Van Lear	1,304	$76,905	$132,500	—	0.0%	8
Vanceburg	1,303	$25,089	$68,700	$490	7.3%	3
Beechwood Village	1,302	$114,375	$324,600	$996	2.7%	10
Stearns	1,224	—	—	—	2.6%	2
Pleasureville	1,223	$47,436	$128,300	$1,386	2.5%	12
Muldraugh	1,221	$49,375	$67,600	$842	8.4%	29
Earlington	1,219	$38,971	$60,000	$813	9.0%	25
Clarkson	1,218	$21,250	$97,000	$583	5.4%	18
Bellefonte	1,216	$109,750	$270,900	$1,721	2.7%	12
Barbourmeade	1,213	$105,074	$341,500	—	6.5%	10
Annville	1,189	$56,979	$68,000	—	0.0%	9
Cloverport	1,185	$33,250	$76,700	$291	18.1%	15
Clinton	1,173	$31,100	$48,200	$585	13.3%	18
Whitley City	1,148	$22,702	$75,500	$621	0.0%	2
Verona	1,146	$68,398	$267,100	—	3.4%	43
Dixon	1,134	$44,444	$83,500	$700	15.4%	8
Wurtland	1,133	$43,654	$85,300	$721	5.7%	12
Heritage Creek	1,109	$85,469	$221,200	—	2.4%	37
Northfield	1,106	$121,429	$469,200	$1,335	0.8%	10
Lewisburg	1,084	$35,469	$95,500	$469	9.5%	21
Burnside	1,081	$52,847	$156,300	$843	2.6%	23
Clay	1,079	$36,354	$65,600	$716	11.4%	8
West Point	1,073	$34,769	$76,800	$636	3.5%	29
Greenup	1,068	$43,036	$98,900	$843	7.4%	12
Brownsville	1,050	$34,150	$195,300	$640	7.6%	5
Campbellsburg	1,045	$53,512	$160,000	$685	9.1%	12
Burgin	1,044	$71,806	$168,100	$914	2.5%	22
Hawesville	1,043	$54,423	$123,200	$580	7.0%	10
Goshen	1,037	$94,926	$268,700	$2,148	2.4%	21
Cannonsburg	1,032	$80,271	$179,500	$843	6.2%	52
Camargo	1,018	$42,262	$109,200	$824	6.9%	37
Hanson	1,015	$84,063	$140,500	$933	4.0%	25
Bloomfield	1,013	$44,922	$144,300	$879	3.5%	16
Elkhorn City	1,013	$43,819	$100,800	$628	14.7%	10
White Plains	1,009	$41,125	$76,800	$768	3.2%	25
Rolling Hills	1,001	$99,792	$264,600	$1,066	3.4%	10
South Wallins	976	$52,833	$57,700	$784	9.0%	11
Philpot	970	$87,132	$218,900	—	6.7%	73
Bromley	956	$49,432	$131,000	$1,017	10.1%	33
Bellemeade	944	$121,111	$322,600	$2,450	2.4%	10
Langdon Place	933	$99,091	$288,500	$1,095	2.0%	10
Meadow Vale	922	$88,875	$260,700	$1,650	0.8%	10
Stamping Ground	908	$60,606	$149,400	$882	0.0%	38
Pembroke	900	$80,893	$186,600	$920	3.8%	72
Livermore	892	$23,661	$89,400	$322	6.6%	13
Plantation	890	$71,250	$215,900	$925	3.6%	10
Pleasant Ridge	890	$43,796	$89,900	$931	4.7%	31
Garrison	888	$40,156	$68,300	$941	6.8%	3
Ryland Heights	888	$72,813	$184,300	$1,132	5.5%	40
Flat Lick	883	$16,327	—	$702	16.5%	21
Nortonville	882	$39,583	$59,900	$759	13.4%	25
New Castle	880	$38,594	$121,800	$685	4.9%	12
Salem	879	$47,054	$89,500	$650	3.7%	22
Evarts	874	$32,222	$80,700	$621	19.7%	11
Fleming-Neon	862	$55,438	$43,600	$725	0.0%	4
McKee	862	$17,554	$110,300	$309	9.6%	9
Spring Valley	859	$148,750	$387,800	—	2.0%	10
Auxier	856	$81,471	$108,600	—	3.2%	7
Blue Ridge Manor	854	$70,833	$197,100	$1,725	2.9%	10
East Bernstadt	850	$34,632	$77,500	$671	10.7%	26
Wheelwright	850	—	—	$540	12.1%	7
Powderly	849	$44,805	$101,800	$718	4.2%	15
La Center	846	$50,987	$79,500	$933	0.7%	23
Mortons Gap	841	$39,205	$84,000	$814	1.1%	25
Inez	835	$37,159	—	$500	5.6%	6
Calhoun	833	$51,705	$100,400	$767	11.4%	13
Ferguson	827	$32,500	$98,800	$615	7.4%	23
Perryville	817	$58,634	$100,000	$733	0.8%	24
Millersburg	808	$40,769	$127,800	$654	7.4%	47
Watterson Park	807	$42,059	$187,500	$748	5.7%	10
Crab Orchard	796	$27,721	$83,800	$577	14.5%	9
New Haven	789	$68,750	$133,300	$878	12.4%	16
Woodlawn Park	776	$95,455	$271,600	$1,547	3.8%	10
Corydon	774	$53,854	$115,200	$625	3.7%	64
Bardwell	766	$47,153	$70,000	$684	4.2%	6
North Middletown	766	$44,167	$109,300	$900	6.6%	29
Brooksville	764	$50,000	$84,900	$550	2.2%	—
Frenchburg	757	$29,028	$127,600	$555	4.3%	15
Houston Acres	751	$100,000	$229,200	$1,804	1.6%	10
Adairville	747	$36,176	$99,700	$489	4.0%	21
Beechmont	747	$49,760	$151,900	—	0.0%	15
Ironville	735	$46,386	—	$935	0.0%	52
Uniontown	732	$43,947	$58,800	$752	7.4%	20
Wickliffe	727	$34,250	$65,000	$706	0.0%	23
McRoberts	726	—	$56,800	—	0.0%	4
Wingo	718	$47,396	$88,900	$650	10.6%	31
Science Hill	714	$36,250	$130,700	$791	6.6%	23
Sandy Hook	708	$20,469	$87,800	$327	5.3%	12
Smiths Grove	707	$53,750	$139,900	$1,038	5.0%	126
Hollow Creek	702	$91,875	$236,400	—	1.2%	10
Park City	700	$50,625	$121,400	$717	0.0%	33
Magnolia	696	$45,909	—	—	6.8%	17
Artemus	689	$25,729	$88,400	$639	24.6%	21
Sonora	688	$52,750	$164,200	$695	2.1%	29
Lynch	684	$29,954	$54,600	$925	6.1%	11
Millstone	675	$38,040	—	—	0.0%	4
Caneyville	665	$42,212	$108,300	$625	0.4%	18
Betsy Layne	662	$43,493	$92,400	—	9.8%	7
Ravenna	650	$43,571	$80,000	$773	11.0%	10
Hindman	647	$19,924	$137,000	$479	3.0%	3
Lynnview	641	$57,621	$126,900	$1,203	0.8%	10
Loretto	640	$49,688	$124,000	$625	0.7%	21
Kevil	634	$41,667	$103,700	$650	6.6%	23
Milton	633	$53,024	$133,300	$838	4.2%	8
Fox Chase	631	$95,375	$291,000	—	1.9%	30
Hardin	629	$30,341	$90,000	$606	8.7%	30
Kuttawa	622	$59,044	$256,700	—	4.9%	11
Parkway Village	622	$88,182	$222,100	$1,275	1.3%	10
Woodland Hills	621	$90,096	$227,900	$1,741	1.4%	10
Island	615	$47,857	$67,200	$850	15.4%	13
Loyall	614	$30,278	$68,600	$624	8.3%	—
Hustonville	612	$45,625	$103,100	$396	10.0%	9
Benham	610	$50,595	$52,900	$644	9.8%	11
Chaplin	603	$74,226	—	$959	0.0%	16
Upton	600	$60,417	$122,800	$754	0.6%	29
Fincastle	588	$84,750	$228,700	$1,554	3.1%	10
Petersburg	587	$117,917	$215,100	—	0.0%	43
Murray Hill	585	$93,750	$361,000	$2,638	2.6%	10
Green Spring	579	$160,893	$370,100	—	2.2%	10
Glenview	574	$250,001	$1,002,500	—	1.0%	10
Seneca Gardens	570	$118,929	$490,200	$1,611	0.3%	10
Whitesville	570	$70,000	$125,000	$800	0.9%	73
Buffalo	565	$29,291	$250,900	$820	0.0%	17
Maceo	554	—	$73,200	$747	0.0%	73
Brownsboro Farm	553	$133,542	$344,300	—	2.4%	10
Butler	553	$40,893	$118,200	$854	4.4%	21
Robards	550	$64,750	$97,500	$703	6.9%	64
Hyden	547	—	$93,700	—	9.9%	4
Melbourne	547	$74,375	$148,800	$625	6.7%	40
Fordsville	546	$43,281	—	$608	1.2%	31
Barlow	544	$30,000	$84,000	$555	4.8%	23
Pippa Passes	543	—	$325,000	$328	2.8%	3
Emlyn	540	$88,125	$150,000	$678	16.1%	23
Crofton	529	$42,986	$77,100	$595	3.3%	72
Mayking	527	—	$56,700	$1,049	0.0%	4
Cawood	526	$41,556	$65,400	—	0.0%	11
Strathmoor Village	525	$106,250	$352,600	$2,525	3.6%	10
Virgie	522	$36,333	$77,700	—	11.1%	10
Poplar Hills	519	$21,567	—	$716	1.7%	10
McDowell	516	$33,378	$63,700	$835	24.0%	7
Rolling Fields	516	$240,000	$761,000	—	0.8%	10
Moorland	510	$68,000	$205,700	$800	8.4%	10
Riverwood	501	$250,001	$601,900	—	0.8%	10
Bancroft	499	$104,167	$348,000	—	4.5%	10
River Bluff	496	$155,208	$383,700	—	0.0%	21
Westwood	496	$98,125	$300,600	—	1.5%	10
Drakesboro	491	$39,659	$75,000	$830	4.8%	15
Crestview	488	$86,250	$161,500	$1,175	2.4%	40
Strathmoor Manor	486	$186,094	$382,400	$1,700	2.6%	10
Fredonia	475	$63,500	$89,100	$945	0.9%	20
Eubank	471	$44,205	$106,700	$686	13.0%	23
Norbourne Estates	464	$166,944	$587,300	$2,000	1.9%	10
Symsonia	464	$76,000	$191,700	—	0.0%	31
Kenvir	458	$33,938	$65,800	—	15.9%	11
Plum Springs	458	$58,750	$139,200	$1,036	4.1%	67
Hazel	448	$36,765	$95,900	$725	11.8%	32
Phelps	446	$27,055	$97,300	—	86.4%	10
Wellington	443	$103,333	$296,900	$1,750	1.5%	10
Forest Hills	440	$85,625	$227,800	$1,768	3.4%	10
Cecilia	439	$78,375	—	—	28.6%	29
Centertown	436	$45,313	$85,000	$873	9.8%	31
Coldiron	434	$78,708	$85,300	—	0.0%	11
Yelvington	433	—	$111,400	—	0.0%	73
Grand Rivers	432	$60,625	$169,600	$744	2.2%	22
Willisburg	431	$72,857	$119,900	$850	1.5%	7
Gamaliel	430	$34,688	$77,400	$716	4.1%	5
Wallins Creek	429	—	$160,900	—	9.9%	11
Sharpsburg	428	$30,000	$56,400	$358	7.9%	14
Diablock	425	$61,119	$101,200	—	15.3%	8
Cerulean	419	$54,330	$74,600	—	0.0%	17
Sacramento	413	$33,438	$72,600	$534	31.1%	13
Martin	410	$21,513	$72,100	$339	0.0%	7
Kingsley	389	$108,750	$325,300	$1,450	2.9%	10
Norwood	389	$106,786	$314,300	$1,795	4.8%	10
Briarwood	385	$75,147	$188,000	$1,446	5.0%	10
Sanders	385	$36,557	$76,000	—	0.0%	14
Old Brownsboro Place	384	$145,750	$428,600	—	2.3%	10
Bremen	383	$42,650	$126,300	$607	12.3%	15
Hollyvilla	376	$56,250	$138,300	$1,151	4.4%	10
Salt Lick	376	$29,318	$82,700	$656	18.6%	14
Rockholds	369	—	$56,600	—	18.2%	23
Stanley	369	—	—	—	0.0%	73
South Williamson	367	$112,037	$171,800	—	0.0%	10
Summersville	366	$48,269	$79,200	—	0.0%	15
Creekside	364	$125,481	$291,800	—	6.6%	10
Richlawn	361	$114,000	$369,400	$1,917	2.7%	10
Bradfordsville	359	$29,792	$59,200	$638	13.2%	21
Lakeview Heights	356	$76,964	$176,700	$1,214	2.9%	18
Waverly	353	$59,375	$85,900	$775	0.7%	20
Van Lear	349	$24,250	—	—	0.0%	8
Glenview Hills	345	$141,667	$583,300	—	0.0%	10
Ages	344	$43,050	$60,000	—	31.5%	11
Glencoe	339	$43,438	$125,000	$793	4.0%	16
McHenry	337	$39,063	$56,300	$642	5.8%	31
Wayland	329	$31,667	$28,500	$917	8.5%	7
Hunters Hollow	327	$66,607	$165,500	$1,339	4.0%	30
Brownsboro Village	326	$89,688	$348,100	$1,844	2.9%	10
Mackville	326	$74,444	$108,000	$1,125	13.5%	7
Ezel	325	$37,850	$90,500	—	0.0%	13
Sadieville	325	$61,000	$200,000	$1,281	0.0%	38
Spring Mill	325	$123,750	$264,100	—	2.7%	10
Druid Hills	317	$141,250	$464,500	$1,350	3.4%	10
Ghent	313	$51,364	$101,900	$824	0.0%	24
Woodburn	306	$66,250	$150,000	—	5.2%	67
Bedford	303	$33,750	$76,400	$824	16.8%	8
Dover	302	$57,813	$82,100	$875	3.6%	61
Vicco	302	$40,197	—	$918	14.0%	8
Anthoston	301	$56,250	$166,500	$913	6.9%	64
Fancy Farm	300	$55,060	$108,100	$522	0.0%	31
Pathfork	297	—	—	—	43.9%	11
Summer Shade	292	—	$97,000	—	0.0%	10
Goose Creek	287	$99,167	$315,100	—	5.6%	10
Trenton	286	$76,250	$171,900	$742	0.0%	23
Sparta	281	$59,286	$106,700	$890	5.0%	16
Corinth	277	$68,125	$154,500	$500	11.5%	20
Manor Creek	275	$193,438	$341,700	—	2.5%	10
Smithland	274	$63,250	$108,000	$950	0.0%	22
St. Charles	272	$37,679	$48,100	$929	0.0%	25
Broeck Pointe	271	$111,250	$351,800	—	3.0%	10
Oneida	269	—	—	—	23.5%	16
Utica	268	$14,926	$72,100	—	0.0%	73
Arlington	266	$37,639	$82,500	$765	4.2%	6
Fountain Run	264	$38,750	$95,000	$625	6.1%	5
Bonnieville	263	$30,000	$98,300	$650	0.0%	8
Ewing	261	$42,614	$110,900	$825	12.9%	9
Warfield	261	$53,125	$113,500	$850	7.1%	6
Salvisa	258	$67,167	$110,000	—	20.3%	22
Cunningham	257	—	$80,900	—	0.0%	6
Hardyville	255	—	$118,100	—	0.0%	8
Pleasant View	252	$44,323	—	$910	0.0%	23
Keene	247	$120,688	$110,400	—	0.0%	38
Gilbertsville	245	—	—	$716	0.0%	30
St. Joseph	243	—	—	—	0.0%	73
Maryhill Estates	241	$235,000	$627,800	—	0.0%	10
McCarr	241	$34,313	$34,000	—	0.0%	26
Wildwood	238	$86,250	$286,400	$1,850	1.7%	10
Campton	237	$23,333	$54,100	$533	8.9%	5
Rockport	236	$50,000	$88,500	—	14.9%	31
Bellewood	235	$155,750	$460,000	—	0.0%	10
Germantown	234	$84,583	$103,100	—	0.0%	16
Belfry	233	$131,597	—	—	38.5%	10
Payne Gap	230	$31,042	—	—	33.3%	4
Coxton	229	—	$129,800	—	0.0%	11
Big Clifty	227	$22,813	$75,600	$731	18.3%	18
Belleview	223	—	$135,800	—	0.0%	43
Oakland	223	$38,750	$135,400	$1,000	1.0%	67
Boston	215	—	$179,800	—	0.0%	16
Allen	213	$33,269	—	$939	30.8%	7
Worthville	211	$30,625	$51,300	—	2.7%	24
Dunmor	209	$56,397	$138,800	—	9.5%	15
Mentor	208	$94,375	$185,600	—	2.4%	40
Glenview Manor	206	$163,125	$536,200	—	2.9%	10
Westport	206	$48,750	$227,500	—	8.8%	21
Nebo	203	$75,938	$119,600	$844	2.8%	25
Slaughters	201	$39,375	$53,600	$1,042	7.1%	8
Moseleyville	200	$23,904	$156,600	—	0.0%	73
Beech Grove	198	$102,059	$136,300	—	31.3%	13
Crossgate	196	$130,833	$338,200	—	4.7%	10
Fairfield	196	$85,546	—	$550	0.0%	16
LaFayette	196	$47,083	$98,300	—	0.0%	72
Spottsville	194	$57,102	$86,200	—	16.8%	64
Columbus	188	$33,281	—	—	0.0%	11
Smithfield	186	$46,354	$151,600	$838	2.5%	12
Ekron	185	$50,179	$83,600	$800	0.0%	19
St. Mary	184	$46,250	$151,700	—	5.0%	21
Manitou	183	$103,854	$114,000	—	0.0%	25
Rochester	180	—	—	—	0.0%	17
Woodlawn	179	$88,125	$173,200	$1,153	4.4%	40
Thornhill	177	$115,833	$370,400	—	2.1%	10
Jeff	175	$250,001	$160,400	—	0.0%	8
Bandana	173	$130,370	$85,900	—	0.0%	23
Farmington	167	—	$75,500	—	0.0%	31
Knottsville	166	$103,355	$135,700	—	0.0%	73
Dwale	165	—	—	—	14.0%	7
Berry	164	$50,208	$98,000	$775	7.9%	20
Sedalia	162	$44,167	$114,100	—	0.0%	31
Allensville	161	$68,250	$144,300	—	21.5%	23
Mockingbird Valley	161	$250,001	$985,000	—	1.7%	10
Livingston	158	—	$63,300	$333	0.0%	9
Lowes	154	$11,277	—	—	0.0%	31
Cambridge	153	$88,958	$215,000	$1,375	5.9%	10
Pryorsburg	152	—	—	—	0.0%	31
South Carrollton	152	$39,375	$106,700	—	0.0%	15
Meadowview Estates	149	$60,625	$212,500	—	3.4%	10
Fairview	148	$70,000	$133,900	—	0.0%	33
Mount Olivet	147	$23,875	$54,400	$619	3.9%	0
Crayne	146	$116,375	$198,400	—	0.0%	14
Kenton Vale	143	$58,000	$131,700	$1,050	0.0%	33
Wheatcroft	143	$43,036	$67,700	$738	4.9%	8
Sycamore	140	$73,333	$176,900	—	3.6%	10
Booneville	139	$55,000	—	—	0.0%	0
Hills and Dales	128	$98,750	$459,600	—	1.6%	10
Rosine	125	$56,786	—	—	0.0%	31
Raywick	123	$40,000	$113,800	$638	1.6%	21
Hickory Hill	119	$96,094	$269,100	—	0.0%	10
Blandville	118	$41,750	—	$683	0.0%	23
Rabbit Hash	117	$148,077	$281,600	—	0.0%	43
Hickory	115	—	—	—	0.0%	31
Prestonville	115	$20,313	$64,800	$769	21.8%	24
Curdsville	114	—	—	—	23.6%	73
Elizaville	114	$48,750	—	—	25.0%	9
Freeburn	111	—	—	—	0.0%	10
Hiseville	109	$12,438	—	$792	0.0%	33
Poole	108	$93,125	$185,800	—	0.0%	8
Meadowbrook Farm	106	$85,625	$225,000	—	0.0%	10
Blackey	105	—	$56,400	—	0.0%	4
Lincolnshire	105	$93,750	$264,600	—	0.0%	10
Monterey	103	—	$100,000	—	17.3%	14
Cleaton	102	—	—	—	0.0%	15
Burna	101	—	$39,000	—	0.0%	22
Dexter	99	$78,036	$111,300	—	0.0%	32
Arjay	96	—	—	—	78.9%	18
Mays Lick	94	—	—	—	0.0%	61
Gratz	89	$92,833	$94,000	—	0.0%	14
Water Valley	88	$80,385	$128,800	—	0.0%	31
Blaine	84	—	—	—	9.1%	22
Sardis	78	$31,667	—	—	8.3%	61
Gracey	77	—	—	—	0.0%	72
Marrowbone	75	—	$96,700	—	0.0%	6
Ten Broeck	73	$123,750	$597,200	—	0.0%	10
Buckhorn	68	$106,071	$46,100	—	0.0%	8
Cayce	68	—	—	—	0.0%	48
Woodbury	67	$50,208	$112,500	$1,094	2.7%	17
California	52	$78,125	$137,500	—	0.0%	40
Hazel Green	51	—	—	—	0.0%	5
Carrsville	48	$47,250	$146,900	—	0.0%	22
McKinney	37	—	—	—	—	9
New Hope	35	—	—	—	0.0%	16
Combs	34	—	—	—	0.0%	8
Farmers	25	—	—	—	0.0%	18
High Bridge	13	—	—	—	0.0%	38
Maytown	13	—	—	—	—	7
Concord	12	$43,750	$104,200	—	0.0%	3
Lovelaceville	8	—	—	—	—	23
Tolu	8	—	—	—	0.0%	14
Onton	0	—	—	—	—	8
Panther	0	—	—	—	—	73
South Park View	0	—	—	—	—	10
West Louisville	0	—	—	—	—	73

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most affordable city in Kentucky?

Elizabethtown, KY is among the most affordable cities in Kentucky, with a cost of living index of 89 (US average = 100) and a median home value of $207,800. See the full ranking above.

What is the safest city in Kentucky?

Independence, KY ranks among the safest cities in Kentucky, with a crime index of 10 (100 = U.S. average, lower is safer). Crime data from the FBI UCR Program.

Which Kentucky city has the highest median income?

Independence, KY has one of the highest median household incomes in Kentucky at $92,355 per year. Source: US Census ACS 5-Year Estimates.