Cost of living in Shelby County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,149 a month.
That HUD number covers Shelby County, Kentucky, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $873
- 1 bed
- $998
- 2 bed
- $1,149
- 3 bed
- $1,369
- 4 bed
- $1,692
This county is in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 93.1 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Shelbyville · 17,668 people
- Simpsonville · 3,062 people