2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Kentucky

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Adair County

$616$663$850$1,198$1,335

Allen County

$716$726$954$1,153$1,385

Anderson County

$695$854$959$1,299$1,304

Ballard County

$636$668$878$1,072$1,378

Barren County

$631$662$870$1,117$1,167

Bath County

$616$720$850$1,144$1,416

Bell County

$707$757$850$1,198$1,359

Bowling Green

$831$944$1,104$1,354$1,640

Boyle County

$702$706$928$1,225$1,461

Breathitt County

$616$743$850$1,141$1,156

Breckinridge County

$616$729$850$1,128$1,132

Butler County

$650$660$860$1,220$1,460

Caldwell County

$616$746$850$1,053$1,156

Calloway County

$778$810$1,064$1,287$1,417

Carlisle County

$616$647$850$1,028$1,156

Carroll County

$616$757$850$1,198$1,329

Carter County

$650$650$860$1,140$1,150

Casey County

$616$757$850$1,098$1,442

Cincinnati

$810$919$1,195$1,588$1,766

Clarksville

$910$1,000$1,280$1,800$2,170

Clay County

$671$675$850$1,198$1,442

Clinton County

$616$669$850$1,028$1,156

Crittenden County

$616$647$850$1,028$1,156

Cumberland County

$576$647$850$1,095$1,156

Elizabethtown

$920$930$1,200$1,660$2,030

Elliott County

$680$731$938$1,134$1,275

Estill County

$616$647$850$1,030$1,159

Evansville

$830$880$1,130$1,460$1,590

Fleming County

$616$729$850$1,100$1,229

Floyd County

$636$668$878$1,062$1,169

Franklin County

$731$831$1,042$1,373$1,687

Fulton County

$616$672$850$1,198$1,442

Garrard County

$640$787$883$1,084$1,303

Grant County

$661$760$990$1,320$1,552

Graves County

$616$647$850$1,198$1,442

Grayson County

$677$682$850$1,128$1,132

Green County

$616$757$850$1,151$1,156

Harlan County

$616$673$850$1,130$1,185

Harrison County

$616$724$850$1,128$1,132

Hart County

$616$647$850$1,093$1,132

Hickman County

$616$647$850$1,151$1,156

Hopkins County

$628$695$913$1,176$1,319

Huntington Ashland

$793$820$940$1,240$1,431

Jackson County

$616$647$850$1,151$1,156

Johnson County

$616$647$850$1,120$1,156

Knott County

$659$663$850$1,105$1,174

Knox County

$616$664$850$1,067$1,442

Laurel County

$595$665$874$1,123$1,207

Lawrence County

$616$647$850$1,154$1,258

Lee County

$616$647$850$1,151$1,156

Leslie County

$616$757$850$1,151$1,156

Letcher County

$616$733$850$1,198$1,318

Lewis County

$616$705$850$1,151$1,156

Lexington Fayette

$802$983$1,177$1,599$1,807

Lincoln County

$616$686$850$1,028$1,132

Livingston County

$616$663$850$1,042$1,156

Logan County

$616$660$850$1,184$1,442

Louisville

$1,380$1,520$1,840$2,400$2,760

Lyon County

$627$658$865$1,086$1,468

Madison County

$750$794$914$1,288$1,301

Magoffin County

$616$757$850$1,126$1,156

Marion County

$656$660$867$1,052$1,155

Marshall County

$679$780$937$1,133$1,565

Martin County

$616$647$850$1,028$1,156

Mason County

$617$752$911$1,102$1,238

Mccracken County

$672$755$992$1,214$1,569

Mccreary County

$616$757$850$1,073$1,156

Meade County

$810$810$1,070$1,490$1,820

Menifee County

$616$663$850$1,133$1,156

Mercer County

$616$647$850$1,198$1,322

Metcalfe County

$616$655$850$1,028$1,132

Monroe County

$616$647$850$1,128$1,132

Montgomery County

$616$647$850$1,167$1,171

Morgan County

$616$647$850$1,151$1,156

Muhlenberg County

$616$647$850$1,068$1,188

Nelson County

$605$680$893$1,258$1,515

Nicholas County

$616$647$850$1,085$1,442

Ohio County

$616$656$850$1,028$1,208

Owen County

$649$681$895$1,135$1,217

Owensboro

$830$840$1,100$1,450$1,460

Owsley County

$616$663$850$1,151$1,156

Perry County

$676$710$933$1,128$1,245

Pike County

$660$784$911$1,102$1,324

Powell County

$625$656$862$1,201$1,215

Pulaski County

$618$699$912$1,107$1,351

Robertson County

$616$647$850$1,028$1,156

Rockcastle County

$616$647$850$1,130$1,156

Rowan County

$588$704$867$1,104$1,471

Russell County

$616$647$850$1,043$1,132

Shelby County

$950$1,060$1,240$1,600$1,740

Simpson County

$725$761$1,000$1,336$1,359

Taylor County

$616$744$850$1,142$1,147

Todd County

$616$647$850$1,165$1,331

Trimble County

$625$656$862$1,144$1,148

Union County

$629$694$868$1,050$1,156

Washington County

$657$690$907$1,097$1,295

Wayne County

$616$699$850$1,198$1,442

Webster County

$628$659$866$1,047$1,177

Whitley County

$616$647$850$1,028$1,132

Wolfe County

$616$757$850$1,028$1,156

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.