Salem, KY
780Residents
$61,667Median household income
$678/moMedian gross rent
$102,400Median home value
45.3Median age
15%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
84%Homes lived in by their owners
1.7×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 13% of the median household income in Salem.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $27,000 a year. In Kentucky that leaves roughly $1,897 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $30,000.
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- Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.