Lexington-Fayette, KY
323,725Residents
$69,479Median household income
$1,164/moMedian gross rent
$293,500Median home value
35.3Median age
48%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
54%Homes lived in by their owners
4.2×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 20% of the median household income in Lexington-Fayette.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $47,000 a year. In Kentucky that leaves roughly $3,172 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $45,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.