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- Median effective property tax rate
- 0.77%
- Median annual property tax bill
- $1,472
- Median home value
- $192,300
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019-2023), pulled 2026-09-15.
Census figures for Kentucky, with margins of error
The median owner-occupied home in Kentucky had a real-estate tax bill of $1,472 (± $9) a year, compared with $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $192,300 (± $1,018), compared with $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,510,725 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,472 ± $9 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $192,300 ± $1,018 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $62,417 ± $401 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.77% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 68.3% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 32.8% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 17.7% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Counties in Kentucky
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Ballard County
- Barren County
- Bath County
- Bell County
- Boone County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Boyle County
- Bracken County
- Breathitt County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Butler County
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Campbell County
- Carlisle County
- Carroll County
- Carter County
- Casey County
- Christian County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Crittenden County
- Cumberland County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Elliott County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gallatin County
- Garrard County
- Grant County
- Graves County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Greenup County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Harlan County
- Harrison County
- Hart County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Hopkins County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jessamine County
- Johnson County
- Kenton County
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- Nicholas County
- Ohio County
- Oldham County
- Owen County
- Owsley County
- Pendleton County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Powell County
- Pulaski County
- Robertson County
- Rockcastle County
- Rowan County
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Simpson County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Todd County
- Trigg County
- Trimble County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Whitley County
- Wolfe County
- Woodford County
Cities in Kentucky (490)
- Adairville
- Ages
- Albany
- Alexandria
- Allen
- Allensville
- Anchorage
- Annville
- Arlington
- Artemus
- Ashland
- Auburn
- Audubon Park
- Augusta
- Auxier
- Bancroft
- Bandana
- Barbourmeade
- Barbourville
- Bardstown
- Bardwell
- Barlow
- Beattyville
- Beaver Dam
- Bedford
- Beechmont
- Beechwood Village
- Belfry
- Bellefonte
- Bellemeade
- Belleview
- Bellevue
- Bellewood
- Benham
- Benton
- Berea
- Berry
- Big Clifty
- Blackey
- Blandville
- Bloomfield
- Blue Ridge Manor
- Bonnieville
- Booneville
- Bowling Green
- Bradfordsville
- Brandenburg
- Breckinridge Center
- Bremen
- Briarwood
- Brodhead
- Broeck Pointe
- Bromley
- Brooks
- Brownsboro Farm
- Brownsboro Village
- Brownsville
- Buckhorn
- Buckner
- Buffalo
- Burgin
- Burkesville
- Burlington
- Burnside
- Butler
- Cadiz
- Calhoun
- California
- Calvert City
- Camargo
- Cambridge
- Campbellsburg
- Campbellsville
- Campton
- Caneyville
- Cannonsburg
- Carlisle
- Carrollton
- Carrsville
- Catlettsburg
- Cave City
- Cawood
- Cecilia
- Centertown
- Central City
- Cerulean
- Chaplin
- Clarkson
- Claryville
- Clay City (city, Powell County)
- Clay (city, Webster County)
- Clinton
- Cloverport
- Coal Run Village
- Cold Spring
- Coldstream
- Columbia
- Columbus
- Corbin
- Corinth
- Corydon
- Covington
- Coxton
- Crab Orchard
- Crayne
- Creekside
- Crescent Springs
- Crestview Hills
- Crestview
- Crestwood
- Crittenden
- Crofton
- Crossgate
- Cumberland
- Cunningham
- Cynthiana
- Danville
- Dawson Springs
- Dayton
- Dexter
- Diablock
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- Doe Valley
- Douglass Hills
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- Dunmor
- Earlington
- East Bernstadt
- Eddyville
- Edgewood
- Edmonton
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- Yelvington