Cost of living in Murray, Kentucky
Simple answer
Typical rent is $870 a month.
Murray is a city in Kentucky. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $44,091 a year.
- People
- 18,080
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $870
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $44,091
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $195,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,155
- Calloway County, KY
Murray, Kentucky has about 18,080 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $195,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Calloway County is $1,155 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Murray. 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 Murray'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 Murray bill.
In July 2026, a typical Kentucky home paid 13.81¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Murray'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, 103 have higher typical rent than Murray.
Nearby places
- Benton
Typical rent $787
Compare with Murray - Mayfield
Typical rent $644
Compare with Murray - Paris
Typical rent $780
Compare with Murray - Dover
Typical rent $743
Compare with Murray - Reidland
Typical rent $1,051
Compare with Murray - Calvert City
Typical rent $992
Compare with Murray - Dresden
Typical rent $725
- Gleason
Typical rent $676
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.