Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in Kentucky

Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Kentucky with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite

#	Zip	City	Rent burden	Population
1	40526	Lexington	100%	2,383
2	40109	Brooks	100%	2,376
3	42082	Symsonia	100%	1,803
4	40972	Oneida	100%	1,255
5	41804	Blackey	100%	1,201
6	42036	Dexter	100%	1,194
7	40404	Berea	100%	1,114
8	40115	Custer	100%	1,012
9	41267	Warfield	89.6%	1,343
10	40078	Willisburg	86.4%	2,661
11	41840	Neon	86.4%	1,245
12	41669	Wheelwright	84%	1,036
13	41562	Shelbiana	83.5%	1,541
14	42647	Stearns	82.5%	3,349
15	42519	Burnside	82.5%	2,756
16	40771	Woodbine	80.4%	1,915
17	40023	Fisherville	80.2%	6,870
18	42456	Slaughters	80%	1,533
19	42058	Ledbetter	79.6%	2,224
20	42049	Hazel	78.9%	1,311
21	40806	Baxter	78.6%	1,732
22	42649	Strunk	77.9%	2,003
23	40008	Bloomfield	76.3%	4,020
24	40740	Lily	75.2%	3,880
25	40019	Eminence	71.3%	4,238
26	42325	Bremen	69.4%	2,045
27	42528	Dunnville	69.1%	2,126
28	42518	Bronston	68.8%	3,031
29	41822	Hindman	68.8%	2,106
30	40380	Stanton	68.6%	7,100
31	41010	Corinth	68.2%	3,239
32	40142	Guston	68.1%	2,253
33	40737	Keavy	67.6%	1,782
34	40387	Wellington	67.3%	1,948
35	42408	Dawson Springs	66.8%	5,888
36	41168	Rush	65.9%	3,673
37	40962	Manchester	65.4%	17,310
38	40056	Pewee Valley	65.2%	3,441
39	40050	New Castle	65.2%	2,045
40	41701	Hazard	65%	17,453
41	42716	Buffalo	64.8%	1,659
42	40873	Wallins Creek	64.5%	2,167
43	41231	Lovely	64.5%	1,305
44	41045	Ghent	64.4%	1,203
45	42410	Earlington	64.2%	1,084
46	41098	Worthville	63.6%	1,360
47	40965	Middlesboro	62.9%	11,561
48	41171	Sandy Hook	62.2%	4,611
49	40146	Irvington	62.1%	3,650
50	42746	Hardyville	62.1%	2,101
51	40935	Flat Lick	61.9%	1,748
52	42024	Barlow	61.8%	1,205
53	40212	Louisville	61.7%	14,661
54	41175	South Shore	61.7%	5,542
55	40508	Lexington	61.6%	23,756
56	40440	Junction City	61.5%	2,428
57	40385	Waco	61.5%	2,233
58	41311	Beattyville	61.4%	6,331
59	41073	Bellevue	61.2%	5,636
60	42166	Summer Shade	61.2%	2,691
61	41166	Quincy	60.9%	1,286
62	42629	Jamestown	60.8%	5,152
63	40046	Mount Eden	60.8%	1,122
64	41076	Newport	60.4%	17,158
65	40211	Louisville	60.2%	20,407
66	40177	West Point	59.9%	1,523
67	41129	Catlettsburg	59.6%	9,010
68	41514	Belfry	59.6%	2,806
69	40371	Salt Lick	59.5%	2,525
70	41224	Inez	59%	4,783
71	41256	Staffordsville	59%	2,043
72	42748	Hodgenville	58.8%	9,365
73	42266	Pembroke	58.4%	2,956
74	41083	Sanders	58.3%	1,663
75	40203	Louisville	57.9%	17,742
76	41265	Van Lear	57.7%	1,107
77	40060	Raywick	57.6%	1,114
78	41074	Dayton	57.5%	5,756
79	40374	Sharpsburg	57.5%	2,562
80	40312	Clay City	57%	5,994
81	42441	Nebo	56.9%	1,487
82	40057	Pleasureville	56.8%	4,065
83	41465	Salyersville	56.6%	10,048
84	42539	Liberty	56.6%	9,249
85	41572	Virgie	56%	3,249
86	40245	Louisville	55.9%	39,835
87	42366	Philpot	55.7%	5,851
88	42544	Nancy	55.7%	5,520
89	42041	Fulton	55.7%	4,406
90	40068	Smithfield	55.7%	2,570
91	40831	Harlan	55.6%	4,789
92	42712	Big Clifty	55.6%	1,714
93	40208	Louisville	55.4%	15,605
94	42234	Guthrie	55%	2,487
95	41041	Flemingsburg	54.8%	7,750
96	42039	Fancy Farm	54.4%	1,694
97	40165	Shepherdsville	54.3%	38,403
98	40505	Lexington	54.2%	25,594
99	40006	Bedford	54.2%	5,068
100	42029	Calvert City	54.1%	5,552

Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite

#	Zip	City	Rent burden	Population
1	41555	Pinsonfork	0%	1,039
2	40104	Battletown	0%	1,143
3	41554	Phyllis	0%	1,156
4	40145	Hudson	0%	1,175
5	41348	Lost Creek	0%	1,190
6	42069	Melber	0%	1,214
7	41777	Yeaddiss	0%	1,229
8	41425	Ezel	0%	1,247
9	40810	Bledsoe	0%	1,323
10	41121	Argillite	0%	1,382
11	41727	Chavies	0%	1,390
12	42436	Manitou	0%	1,539
13	42732	Eastview	0%	1,541
14	41539	Kimper	0%	1,585
15	42733	Elk Horn	0%	1,610
16	42634	Parkers Lake	0%	1,646
17	41043	Foster	0%	1,694
18	41080	Petersburg	0%	1,819
19	42027	Boaz	0%	1,875
20	40510	Lexington	0%	1,904
21	40144	Harned	0%	1,930
22	40055	Pendleton	0%	1,942
23	40372	Salvisa	0%	2,090
24	42051	Hickory	0%	2,114
25	41553	Phelps	0%	2,269
26	41219	Flatgap	0%	2,274
27	41189	Tollesboro	0%	2,281
28	42133	Fountain Run	2.3%	1,456
29	42462	Waverly	3.2%	1,546
30	42170	Woodburn	4.6%	1,938
31	42411	Fredonia	4.9%	2,002
32	40468	Perryville	7.1%	2,084
33	41007	California	7.3%	4,445
34	41557	Raccoon	9.4%	2,117
35	40107	Boston	9.6%	2,187
36	41055	Mayslick	10%	1,897
37	42286	Trenton	10.2%	2,163
38	40486	Tyner	11.3%	2,375
39	42079	Sedalia	11.6%	1,315
40	42086	West Paducah	12.1%	3,775
41	42350	Island	12.5%	1,342
42	41044	Germantown	13.2%	1,263
43	41034	Dover	13.5%	1,254
44	40045	Milton	13.6%	3,251
45	41059	Melbourne	14%	2,713
46	41092	Verona	14.3%	3,135
47	42215	Cerulean	14.4%	1,319
48	42053	Kevil	14.9%	5,307
49	42740	Glendale	15%	1,873
50	40370	Sadieville	15.3%	2,836
51	42020	Almo	15.6%	2,476
52	42404	Clay	16%	2,109
53	41645	Langley	16.2%	1,106
54	41124	Blaine	16.7%	1,131
55	42713	Bonnieville	17.2%	1,781
56	42088	Wingo	17.3%	2,497
57	42159	Oakland	17.5%	1,699
58	42406	Corydon	17.7%	2,345
59	41183	Worthington	18.2%	1,759
60	42160	Park City	18.4%	2,822
61	40360	Owingsville	18.7%	7,595
62	42337	Drakesboro	19%	1,683
63	41030	Crittenden	19.4%	6,162
64	42064	Marion	20.6%	8,098
65	41033	De Mossville	22.2%	2,052
66	42274	Rockfield	22.7%	2,157
67	40121	Fort Knox	22.7%	8,836
68	42123	Austin	22.8%	1,149
69	42343	Fordsville	22.8%	1,267
70	40943	Girdler	22.9%	1,117
71	41774	Viper	23%	2,010
72	42455	Sebree	23%	3,758
73	40076	Waddy	23.8%	2,898
74	42349	Horse Branch	23.9%	1,962
75	41016	Covington	24.9%	5,795
76	40009	Bradfordsville	25%	1,851
77	42757	Magnolia	25.2%	2,547
78	40067	Simpsonville	26.2%	6,365
79	40390	Wilmore	26.6%	7,429
80	41179	Vanceburg	26.8%	6,908
81	41649	Martin	26.9%	2,114
82	42450	Providence	26.9%	3,859
83	42210	Brownsville	26.9%	4,231
84	40337	Jeffersonville	27%	5,244
85	40513	Lexington	27%	11,032
86	42328	Centertown	27.4%	1,158
87	40013	Coxs Creek	27.4%	6,670
88	42437	Morganfield	27.5%	7,064
89	42320	Beaver Dam	27.8%	9,128
90	42413	Hanson	28.4%	2,597
91	40353	Mount Sterling	28.4%	22,725
92	42726	Clarkson	28.5%	4,758
93	41635	Harold	28.6%	3,166
94	41091	Union	28.6%	25,244
95	42031	Clinton	29%	3,411
96	42452	Robards	29.4%	1,943
97	42081	Smithland	29.4%	2,161
98	42765	Munfordville	29.4%	7,149
99	40047	Mount Washington	29.4%	23,662
100	40075	Turners Station	29.6%	1,151

Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in Kentucky

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