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Kentucky Property & Real Estate Taxes

$843.00

Median Property Tax In Kentucky

0.72%

Median Property Tax
As Percentage Of Home Value

1.67%

Median Property Tax
As Percentage Of Income
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$117,800.00

Median Home Value In Kentucky

$50,545.00

Median Income In Kentucky

The median property tax in Kentucky is $843.00 per year, based on a median home value of $117,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.72%. You can look up your recent appraisal by filling out the form below.

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Kentucky's Median Property Tax Is Lower Than Average

43rd out of 50

By median yearly property tax

36th out of 50

By percentage of median home value

40th out of 50

By percentage of median income

Kentucky collects relatively low property taxes, and is among the ten lowest states ranked by property tax collections. Keep in mind that low real estate taxes in Kentucky may be offset by higher state sales or income taxes. Higher property taxes in dollars may also be the result of higher property values than other states.

Kentucky Property Taxes By County

While this page shows statewide Kentucky property tax statistics, more precise property tax statistics can be found at county level. Kentucky has a total of one hundred twenty no counties, and each county has a unique process for assessing and calculating property tax.

If you would like to estimate the property tax on a home like yours in Kentucky, enter your most recent property valuation in the property tax estimator below. Results are based on median taxes in all counties, and will open in a new page.

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All of the counties in Kentucky are listed in the table below, sorted by median property tax from highest to lowest, left to right. Choose your county from the list below for more information about your local property tax. To compare property taxes in different counties, try out our interactive property tax map of Kentucky.

Counties in Kentucky
Oldham County Boone County Kenton County Campbell County
Shelby County Fayette County Jefferson County Woodford County
Jessamine County Bullitt County Spencer County Anderson County
Franklin County Madison County Mercer County Bourbon County
Scott County Boyle County Nelson County Henry County
Clark County Daviess County Warren County Grant County
Hardin County Gallatin County Garrard County Henderson County
Trimble County Harrison County Meade County Calloway County
Pendleton County Greenup County Boyd County McCracken County
Montgomery County Marshall County Owen County Barren County
Washington County Carroll County Simpson County Bracken County
Larue County Marion County Union County Christian County
Mason County Taylor County Allen County Lyon County
Hopkins County Rowan County Trigg County Pulaski County
Laurel County Hancock County Logan County Hart County
Russell County Breckinridge County Ballard County Fleming County
Webster County Lincoln County Nicholas County Graves County
Bath County Fulton County Estill County Todd County
McLean County Adair County Lawrence County Ohio County
Knox County Edmonson County Muhlenberg County Casey County
Crittenden County Johnson County Floyd County Morgan County
Green County Livingston County Grayson County Wayne County
Pike County Menifee County Perry County Monroe County
Bell County Hickman County Whitley County Owsley County
Rockcastle County Robertson County Caldwell County Harlan County
Metcalfe County Powell County Magoffin County Lewis County
Breathitt County Carlisle County Carter County Jackson County
Butler County Lee County Martin County McCreary County
Clinton County Clay County Leslie County Elliott County
Letcher County Cumberland County Knott County Wolfe County  

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Data Sources: Our property tax data is based on a 5-year study of median property tax rates conducted from 2006 through 2010.

United States Census Property Tax Data
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey, 2006-2010
The Tax Foundation Property Tax Data
The Tax Foundation
Property Tax Calculations, July 2012
kentucky Property Tax Data
Kentucky Department of Revenue
Tax Statistics & References