Cost of living in Cynthiana, Kentucky
Simple answer
Typical rent is $770 a month.
Cynthiana is a city in Kentucky. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $54,647 a year.
- People
- 6,458
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $770
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $54,647
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $172,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $909
- Harrison County, KY
Cynthiana, Kentucky has about 6,458 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $172,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Harrison County is $909 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Cynthiana. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Kentucky's prices sit at 90.2 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Kentucky taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Cynthiana's exact store tax.
Some places in Kentucky add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.93% of income. That is not a Cynthiana bill.
In July 2026, a typical Kentucky home paid 13.81¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Cynthiana's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Kentucky in the table we use.
Among 216 places we list in Kentucky with a rent figure, 136 have higher typical rent than Cynthiana.
Nearby places
- Paris
Typical rent $832
Compare with Cynthiana - Georgetown
Typical rent $1,255
Compare with Cynthiana - Carlisle
Typical rent $636
Compare with Cynthiana - Falmouth
Typical rent $864
Compare with Cynthiana - Williamstown
Typical rent $721
Compare with Cynthiana - Lexington-Fayette urban county
Typical rent $1,164
Compare with Cynthiana - Dry Ridge
Typical rent $811
- Midway
Typical rent $976
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Kentucky
Bigger places in Kentucky
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.