Cost of living in West Buechel, Kentucky
West Buechel, Kentucky has about 1,599 people. Typical rent is $1,198 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $48,784 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,198 a month.
West Buechel is a city in Kentucky. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $48,784 a year.
- People
- 1,599
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,198
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $48,784
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $185,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,276
- Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.237
- Midwest (PADD 2), week of October 12, 2026
West Buechel, Kentucky has about 1,599 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $185,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jefferson County is $1,276 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in West Buechel. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, prices sit at 93.1 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 West Buechel'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 West Buechel bill.
In July 2026, a typical Kentucky home paid 13.81¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not West Buechel's bill.
EIA does not publish a Kentucky gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Kentucky shares this price.
Among 216 places we list in Kentucky with a rent figure, 40 have higher typical rent than West Buechel.
Nearby places
- Audubon Park
Typical rent $930
Compare with West Buechel - St. Regis Park
Typical rent $1,700
Compare with West Buechel - St. Matthews
Typical rent $1,369
Compare with West Buechel - Hurstbourne Acres
Typical rent $1,218
Compare with West Buechel - Beechwood Village
Typical rent $1,411
Compare with West Buechel - Hurstbourne
Typical rent $1,644
Compare with West Buechel - Jeffersontown
Typical rent $1,320
- Windy Hills
Typical rent $2,262
EBT nearby
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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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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.