Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

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Elizabethtown

Cost of Living in Elizabethtown, KY (2026)

$2,392 left/mo

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$2,880/mo in Elizabethtown. $2,392 left each month. Prices near the US average.

Monthly costs

Take-home $5,272/mo.

  • Taxes$1,706
  • Rent$942
  • Other$1,938
  • Left$2,392

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (KY)
−$3,218
City / county wage tax
−$1,256
Take-home pay
$63,260
Effective tax rate
24.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$942
Groceries
$378
Getting around
$569
Healthcare
$425
Utilities and internet
$236
Everything else
$330
Total spending
$2,880

After tax and rent

$2,392 left/mo

Stats

Rent
$1,121
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,272
Per month
Tax
24%
Of pay
Prices
6% below
US, besides rent

Average electric bill in Kentucky

About $118 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for Kentucky in 2025, 13.13¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a Elizabethtown utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.

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