What is the #1 most expensive cities in kentucky?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Anchorage	2,421	272.7
2	Indian Hills	2,870	252.5
3	Pewee Valley	1,417	218.4
4	Prospect	4,518	205.6
5	Buckner	3,786	187.0
6	Barbourmeade	1,208	185.0
7	Elk Creek	2,344	174.7
8	Windy Hills	2,188	174.0
9	Hurstbourne	4,669	173.6
10	Union	7,494	173.4
11	Verona	1,196	171.5
12	Northfield	1,104	168.1
13	Francisville	10,313	165.3
14	Bellefonte	1,251	161.3
15	Goshen	1,004	156.1
16	Beechwood Village	1,305	155.8
17	St. Regis Park	1,841	155.0
18	Coldstream	1,269	153.8
19	Orchard Grass Hills	2,008	149.5
20	Sorgho	2,928	147.9
21	Edgewood	8,429	147.3
22	Lakeside Park	2,827	145.9
23	Villa Hills	7,378	145.7
24	Crestview Hills	3,226	143.1
25	Audubon Park	1,717	141.3
26	Burlington	18,090	138.9
27	Graymoor-Devondale	2,838	137.9
28	Crestwood	6,275	137.6
29	Hebron	6,637	137.5
30	Fort Wright	5,882	135.9
31	Alexandria	10,430	134.4
32	Doe Valley	1,719	134.3
33	Douglass Hills	5,437	134.2
34	Heritage Creek	1,090	133.5
35	Oakbrook	9,459	132.5
36	Fort Thomas	17,242	132.1
37	Park Hills	3,155	130.9
38	Independence	29,024	129.3
39	Rolling Hills	1,024	128.2
40	St. Matthews	17,491	127.9
41	La Grange	10,188	126.6
42	Fort Mitchell	8,676	126.5
43	Philpot	1,098	126.1
44	Worthington Hills	1,872	125.8
45	Plano	1,293	125.3
46	Simpsonville	3,006	124.7
47	Masonville	2,634	124.0
48	Pioneer Village	2,690	122.7
49	Claryville	3,306	122.4
50	Mount Washington	18,228	122.2
51	Middletown	9,622	121.3
52	Cold Spring	6,298	119.7
53	Jeffersontown	28,988	119.2
54	Rineyville	2,869	118.9
55	Taylor Mill	6,880	118.5
56	Georgetown	38,206	118.0
57	Vine Grove	6,721	116.9
58	Reidland	4,887	116.2
59	Hurstbourne Acres	1,984	115.4
60	Walton	5,513	114.1
61	Lyndon	10,956	111.9
62	Lexington-Fayette urban county	321,122	111.6
63	Fort Knox	8,715	111.5
64	Crescent Springs	4,402	111.3
65	Fort Campbell North	11,483	111.2
66	Shelbyville	17,436	110.7
67	Wilder	3,148	110.4
68	Florence	32,334	108.6
69	Brooks	2,246	107.7
70	Hillview	8,735	107.6
71	Cannonsburg	1,426	107.2
72	Russell	3,696	106.9
73	Erlanger	19,677	106.6
74	Bellevue	5,598	106.0
75	Massac	4,937	105.9
76	Burgin	1,046	105.5
77	Thruston	2,675	105.5
78	Pleasureville	1,286	105.3
79	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	627,210	104.7
80	Nicholasville	31,625	103.7
81	Elsmere	9,151	102.9
82	Shepherdsville	14,351	102.4
83	Versailles	10,382	102.2
84	Hendron	4,840	99.8
85	Midway	1,748	99.0
86	Newport	14,039	98.8
87	Williamstown	3,929	98.4
88	Wilmore	6,031	98.3
89	Dayton	5,703	98.3
90	Ludlow	4,378	97.5
91	Lawrenceburg	11,838	97.3
92	Breckinridge Center	1,592	96.9
93	Hebron Estates	1,262	96.8
94	West Van Lear	1,224	96.7
95	Ledbetter	1,630	96.0
96	Southgate	3,680	95.1
97	Radcliff	22,967	94.8
98	Elizabethtown	31,870	94.7
99	Covington	40,902	94.6
100	Westwood	4,480	94.1
101	Hazard	5,105	93.7
102	Benton	4,774	93.4
103	Hodgenville	3,262	93.1
104	Franklin	10,254	93.1
105	Worthington	1,813	92.6
106	Highland Heights	6,531	92.3
107	Bloomfield	1,053	92.0
108	Greenville	4,435	91.7
109	Bowling Green	73,638	91.6
110	Winchester	19,133	91.6
111	West Buechel	1,624	90.5
112	Berea	15,557	90.4
113	Morganfield	3,208	90.2
114	Flatwoods	7,281	90.2
115	Frankfort	28,452	89.9
116	Oak Grove	7,945	89.8
117	Bardstown	13,673	89.7
118	Eddyville	2,945	89.7
119	Richmond	35,498	89.5
120	Campbellsburg	1,034	89.3
121	Raceland	2,173	89.1
122	Madisonville	19,442	88.9
123	Warsaw	1,868	88.8
124	Owensboro	60,112	88.7
125	Dry Ridge	2,250	88.5
126	Danville	17,235	88.2
127	Carrollton	3,894	88.2
128	Pikeville	7,560	87.9
129	West Liberty	3,280	87.0
130	Sebree	2,071	86.7
131	Crittenden	4,058	86.4
132	Olive Hill	1,488	85.3
133	Paris	10,107	85.0
134	Ashland	21,405	84.7
135	Paducah	26,894	84.0
136	Brandenburg	2,907	84.0
137	Owenton	1,600	83.9
138	Hardinsburg	2,404	83.8
139	Jeffersonville	1,937	83.8
140	Stanford	3,662	83.4
141	Lebanon Junction	2,201	83.2
142	Muldraugh	1,164	82.5
143	Beaver Dam	3,526	82.3
144	Corbin	8,430	82.2
145	Cynthiana	6,412	82.0
146	Hawesville	1,221	81.7
147	Hopkinsville	31,011	81.6
148	Wurtland	1,257	81.5
149	Hartford	2,653	81.3
150	Henderson	27,994	81.2
151	Lewisport	2,053	81.1
152	Shively	15,556	80.6
153	Eminence	2,710	80.5
154	Taylorsville	1,566	80.2
155	Murray	17,888	80.1
156	Glasgow	15,141	80.1
157	Central City	5,736	80.0
158	Campbellsville	11,523	79.9
159	Mount Sterling	7,549	79.8
160	Coal Run Village	1,888	79.5
161	London	7,576	79.5
162	North Corbin	2,092	79.5
163	Russellville	7,244	79.4
164	Harrodsburg	9,126	79.0
165	Junction City	2,441	78.7
166	Calvert City	2,522	78.4
167	Lancaster	3,960	78.3
168	Elkton	2,158	77.3
169	Princeton	6,242	77.1
170	Auburn	1,715	76.8
171	Columbia	4,842	76.1
172	Horse Cave	2,348	76.0
173	Springfield	2,871	75.8
174	Irvington	1,129	75.8
175	Somerset	12,108	75.7
176	Leitchfield	6,434	75.6
177	Silver Grove	1,104	75.4
178	Maysville	8,778	75.1
179	Providence	2,861	74.4
180	Morehead	6,924	74.3
181	Augusta	1,514	73.8
182	Farley	4,402	73.7
183	Russell Springs	2,755	73.6
184	Falmouth	2,577	73.1
185	Greensburg	2,218	72.7
186	Edmonton	2,168	72.4
187	Clay	1,112	72.4
188	Carlisle	2,356	72.1
189	Annville	1,175	72.1
190	Lebanon	6,364	72.0
191	Cadiz	2,649	70.9
192	Sturgis	1,827	70.9
193	Brownsville	1,066	70.6
194	Guthrie	1,377	70.3
195	White Plains	1,007	69.6
196	Mayfield	9,905	69.4
197	Monticello	5,741	69.1
198	Dixon	1,034	68.7
199	Louisa	2,645	68.2
200	Scottsville	4,391	68.1
201	Albany	1,972	67.7
202	Irvine	2,811	67.4
203	Mount Vernon	2,259	67.4
204	Marion	2,908	67.1
205	Stanton	3,211	67.0
206	West Point	1,131	66.6
207	Stearns	1,509	66.4
208	Lewisburg	1,093	65.9
209	Cave City	2,545	65.5
210	Owingsville	1,977	65.2
211	Williamsburg	5,226	65.1
212	Earlington	1,113	65.1
213	Tompkinsville	2,672	65.0
214	Morgantown	2,729	64.8
215	Flemingsburg	2,967	64.7
216	Middlesborough	9,258	64.2
217	Whitesburg	1,998	63.0
218	Prestonsburg	3,823	62.7
219	Clay City	1,352	62.5
220	Cumberland	2,234	62.0
221	Grayson	3,820	61.8
222	Catlettsburg	1,672	61.7
223	Salyersville	1,891	61.6
224	Liberty	1,828	61.5
225	Fulton	2,345	61.5
226	Barbourville	3,181	61.3
227	Manchester	2,041	61.3
228	Clarkson	1,133	60.7
229	Paintsville	4,256	60.7
230	Harlan	2,304	60.5
231	Burkesville	1,407	60.3
232	Jamestown	2,021	60.3
233	Jackson	2,128	60.2
234	South Shore	1,561	60.1
235	Brodhead	1,339	60.1
236	Clinton	1,246	59.8
237	Jenkins	1,569	59.5
238	Dawson Springs	1,973	58.7
239	Munfordville	1,792	56.9
240	Cloverport	1,264	55.4
241	Livermore	1,046	53.1
242	Vanceburg	1,443	52.6
243	Pineville	1,906	52.1
244	Beattyville	1,948	51.7
245	Hickman	2,033	50.2
246	Pine Knot	1,358	50.2

Methodology

Cities in Kentucky are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most expensive cities in kentucky?: Anchorage ranks #1 with 272.7 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in kentucky?: 1. Anchorage (272.7), 2. Indian Hills (252.5), 3. Pewee Valley (218.4), 4. Prospect (205.6), 5. Buckner (187.0)
How many cities in Kentucky are ranked?: This ranking includes 246 cities in Kentucky with available data.

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