Metro area · CBSA 30460
Lexington
The Lexington, KY metro area has 522,560 people. Median rent is $1,138, 19.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Fayette County at $1,416. Of the 11 places we track here, Wilmore has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$71,966
Median home value
$281,300
Unemployment
4.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,416
HUD, Fayette County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | 323,725 | $1,164 | 20.1% |
| Georgetown | 39,117 | $1,255 | 18.8% |
| Nicholasville | 32,197 | $1,147 | 20.1% |
| Winchester | 19,213 | $916 | 20.2% |
| Versailles | 10,492 | $1,160 | 22.3% |
| Paris | 10,160 | $832 | 17.9% |
| Wilmore | 6,057 | $975 | 15.1% |
| Midway | 1,776 | $976 | 19.0% |
| Stamping Ground | 994 | $1,077 | 20.7% |
| Millersburg | 819 | $675 | 19.4% |
| North Middletown | 679 | $913 | 22.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.