RentReality.org

Rent Reality Calculator (Louisville)

Enter your monthly numbers. We’ll show your rent share of income and what it means.

Monthly take-home income

After taxes. If variable, use your recent average.

Monthly rent

Include mandatory fees if they’re part of rent.

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— Enter values to see your Rent Reality.

Affordable <30% • Rent burdened 30–50% • Severely burdened >50%

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What do these categories mean?

Affordable: under 30% of income → healthy range.
Rent burdened: 30–50% → housing costs are squeezing your budget.
Severely burdened: over 50% → housing instability risk is high.

The Louisville context

Eviction filings and cost burdens are elevated locally. Learn about tenant rights, eviction record expungement, and assistance programs via the resources on our homepage.

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