Cost of living in Winchester, Kentucky
Simple answer
Typical rent is $916 a month.
Winchester is a city in Kentucky. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $54,378 a year.
- People
- 19,213
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $916
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $54,378
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $188,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,416
- Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
Winchester, Kentucky has about 19,213 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $188,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Clark County is $1,416 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Winchester. 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 Winchester'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 Winchester bill.
In July 2026, a typical Kentucky home paid 13.81¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Winchester'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, 91 have higher typical rent than Winchester.
Nearby places
- Mount Sterling
Typical rent $699
Compare with Winchester - Paris
Typical rent $832
Compare with Winchester - Lexington-Fayette urban county
Typical rent $1,164
Compare with Winchester - Clay City
Typical rent $666
Compare with Winchester - Jeffersonville
Typical rent $792
Compare with Winchester - Richmond
Typical rent $917
Compare with Winchester - Stanton
Typical rent $775
- Nicholasville
Typical rent $1,147
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.