Urban county Lexington-Fayette urban county is an urban county in Kentucky, in Fayette County.
The median owner-occupied home in Lexington-Fayette urban county had a real-estate tax bill of $2,425 (± $38) a year, compared with $1,472 in Kentucky and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $272,100 (± $5,134), compared with $192,300 in Kentucky and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Lexington-Fayette urban county | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 321,122 | 4,510,725 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,425 ± $38 | $1,472 ± $9 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $272,100 ± $5,134 | $192,300 ± $1,018 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $67,631 ± $1,736 | $62,417 ± $401 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.89% ± 0.02 points | 0.77% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 53.6% ± 0.9 points | 68.3% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 31.3% ± 0.8 points | 32.8% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 17.0% ± 1.1 points | 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.
If property taxes go unpaid in Kentucky
How it works. County clerk sale/assignment of certificate of delinquency followed by circuit-court lien foreclosure/master-commissioner judicial sale
Excess sale money. KRS 426.500 directs cash-sale excess after execution, charges and commissions to the defendant whose property was sold; other liens can affect distribution priority in judicial proceedings
These rules are set by Kentucky, not by Lexington-Fayette urban county, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Kentucky entry with statute links.