Property taxes in Kentucky
At $1,487, the median annual property tax bill in Kentucky is 58% below the national figure of $3,580, ranking 45 of 52, with Oldham County the highest county at $3,300.
Two houses with the same price can carry very different tax bills. That gap is decided county by county.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham County | $3,300 | 0.92% of value |
| 2 | Campbell County | $2,439 | 1.14% of value |
| 3 | Fayette County | $2,282 | 0.92% of value |
| 4 | Kenton County | $2,168 | 1.04% of value |
| 5 | Boone County | $2,154 | 0.91% of value |
| 6 | Spencer County | $2,135 | 0.74% of value |
| 7 | Shelby County | $2,040 | 0.82% of value |
| 8 | Jefferson County | $1,905 | 0.86% of value |
| 9 | Woodford County | $1,902 | 0.73% of value |
| 10 | Bullitt County | $1,855 | 0.87% of value |
| 11 | Jessamine County | $1,837 | 0.81% of value |
| 12 | Nelson County | $1,695 | 0.83% of value |
| 13 | Scott County | $1,674 | 0.70% of value |
| 14 | Anderson County | $1,663 | 0.84% of value |
| 15 | Boyle County | $1,620 | 0.90% of value |
| 16 | Franklin County | $1,605 | 0.87% of value |
| 17 | Madison County | $1,567 | 0.78% of value |
| 18 | Bourbon County | $1,516 | 0.81% of value |
| 19 | Daviess County | $1,516 | 0.89% of value |
| 20 | Mercer County | $1,485 | 0.82% of value |
| 21 | Warren County | $1,484 | 0.65% of value |
| 22 | Henry County | $1,435 | 0.89% of value |
| 23 | Clark County | $1,411 | 0.77% of value |
| 24 | Henderson County | $1,392 | 0.89% of value |
| 25 | Hardin County | $1,379 | 0.74% of value |
| 26 | Meade County | $1,344 | 0.72% of value |
| 27 | Garrard County | $1,342 | 0.79% of value |
| 28 | Gallatin County | $1,331 | 0.86% of value |
| 29 | Grant County | $1,299 | 0.75% of value |
| 30 | McCracken County | $1,250 | 0.73% of value |
| 31 | Boyd County | $1,234 | 0.96% of value |
| 32 | Greenup County | $1,234 | 0.93% of value |
| 33 | Pendleton County | $1,226 | 0.81% of value |
| 34 | Marshall County | $1,203 | 0.75% of value |
| 35 | Simpson County | $1,201 | 0.67% of value |
| 36 | Harrison County | $1,167 | 0.68% of value |
| 37 | Trimble County | $1,163 | 0.76% of value |
| 38 | Barren County | $1,161 | 0.74% of value |
| 39 | Washington County | $1,156 | 0.73% of value |
| 40 | Calloway County | $1,137 | 0.67% of value |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median real-estate tax bill shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
The effective rate we show is our own calculation: median real-estate taxes paid divided by median home value in the same place. It is a comparison tool, not a millage rate, and it does not account for exemptions, caps or assessment lags.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).