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Lexington, KY · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Lexington

Lexington ranks #42 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 69 — Fun. That puts it in the 69th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Kentucky.

affordability score
69
Fun
National rank
#42 of 134
In Kentucky
#2 of 2
Percentile
69th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Lexington sits 19 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Lexington

  1. T#39 Mesa, AZ 71
  2. #41 Fort Wayne, IN 70
  3. #42 Lexington, KY — this page 69
  4. T#43 Denver, CO 68
  5. T#43 Santa Ana, CA 68

See the full leaderboard — The most affordable cities →

Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Lexington

Lexington scores 69 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: