Nelson County, KY

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Nelson County are Bardstown, Bloomfield, Boston, and Fairfield. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Nelson County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Nelson County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Nelson County compare?

Nelson County ($914) has a 5.7% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Kentucky ($969) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Nelson County is rank 47th out of 120 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 73 other counties. Nelson County is the 47th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Nelson County, KY

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$658
studio
$697
1-Bedroom
$914
2-Bedroom
$1,265
3-Bedroom
$1,535
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$694
studio
$736
1-Bedroom
$965
2-Bedroom
$1,336
3-Bedroom
$1,620
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
40008 $880 $970 $1,180 $1,540 $1,760
40004 $660 $700 $920 $1,270 $1,540
40008 $880 $970 $1,180 $1,540 $1,760
40020 $780 $840 $1,070 $1,430 $1,710
40048 $650 $690 $910 $1,260 $1,530
40107 $660 $700 $920 $1,270 $1,540
40008 $880 $970 $1,180 $1,540 $1,760
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
40008 $792 $873 $1,062 $1,386 $1,584
40004 $594 $630 $828 $1,143 $1,386
40008 $792 $873 $1,062 $1,386 $1,584
40020 $702 $756 $963 $1,287 $1,539
40048 $585 $621 $819 $1,134 $1,377
40107 $594 $630 $828 $1,143 $1,386
40008 $792 $873 $1,062 $1,386 $1,584
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
40008 $968 $1,067 $1,298 $1,694 $1,936
40004 $726 $770 $1,012 $1,397 $1,694
40008 $968 $1,067 $1,298 $1,694 $1,936
40020 $858 $924 $1,177 $1,573 $1,881
40048 $715 $759 $1,001 $1,386 $1,683
40107 $726 $770 $1,012 $1,397 $1,694
40008 $968 $1,067 $1,298 $1,694 $1,936

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Nelson County, Kentucky: Bardstown, Bloomfield, Boston, Fairfield, and Nazareth.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Nelson County, Kentucky: 40004, 40008, 40107, 40020, and 40048.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.