Cost of living in South Shore, Kentucky
Simple answer
Typical rent is $624 a month.
South Shore is a city in Kentucky. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $29,340 a year.
- People
- 1,642
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $624
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $29,340
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $89,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,006
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
South Shore, Kentucky has about 1,642 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $89,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Greenup County is $1,006 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in South Shore. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, prices sit at 88.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Kentucky taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not South Shore'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 South Shore bill.
In July 2026, a typical Kentucky home paid 13.81¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not South Shore'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, 186 have higher typical rent than South Shore.
Nearby places
- Portsmouth
Typical rent $747
Compare with South Shore - New Boston
Typical rent $616
Compare with South Shore - Rosemount
Typical rent $975
Compare with South Shore - West Portsmouth
Typical rent $726
Compare with South Shore - Wheelersburg
Typical rent $685
Compare with South Shore - Franklin Furnace
Typical rent $706
Compare with South Shore - Lucasville
Typical rent $912
Compare with South Shore - Wurtland
Typical rent $917
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.