Cost of living in Wilmore, Kentucky
Simple answer
Typical rent is $975 a month.
Wilmore is a city in Kentucky. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $77,665 a year.
- People
- 6,057
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $975
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $77,665
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $248,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,416
- Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
Wilmore, Kentucky has about 6,057 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $248,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jessamine County is $1,416 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wilmore. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area, prices sit at 92.9 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 Wilmore'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 Wilmore bill.
In July 2026, a typical Kentucky home paid 13.81¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Wilmore'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, 73 have higher typical rent than Wilmore.
Nearby places
- Nicholasville
Typical rent $1,147
Compare with Wilmore - Versailles
Typical rent $1,160
Compare with Wilmore - Harrodsburg
Typical rent $790
Compare with Wilmore - Lexington-Fayette urban county
Typical rent $1,164
Compare with Wilmore - Lawrenceburg
Typical rent $954
Compare with Wilmore - Danville
Typical rent $762
Compare with Wilmore - Lancaster
Typical rent $801
- Midway
Typical rent $976
Compare with Wilmore
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.