Same state, very different bills
On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in Campbell County
runs $1,749 a year more than in
Rockcastle County, inside the same state.
120 counties
Cost to Own a Home in Kentucky
The average effective property tax rate across Kentucky is 0.719%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 14.26¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.
Largest cities in Kentucky
City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.
Louisville$221,500Lexington$272,100Bowling Green$232,100Owensboro$162,900Covington$167,900Georgetown$244,200Richmond$205,900Florence$196,200Elizabethtown$223,200Nicholasville$210,700Hopkinsville$140,200Independence$240,500Jeffersontown$236,800Frankfort$171,600Henderson$151,400Paducah$164,600Radcliff$163,300Ashland$125,300Erlanger$189,400Madisonville$152,300Winchester$180,400Mount Washington$253,700Burlington$229,700Murray$193,300St. Matthews$325,700Shelbyville$238,600Fort Thomas$301,400Danville$202,200Berea$178,000Shively$139,200Glasgow$147,700Shepherdsville$202,300Newport$221,100Bardstown$190,800Somerset$140,900Lawrenceburg$185,400Campbellsville$162,900Lyndon$273,300Alexandria$253,400Versailles$257,600Francisville$374,100Franklin$170,400La Grange$268,000Paris$182,100Mayfield$114,400Middletown$298,900Oakbrook$250,900Middlesborough$88,700Elsmere$157,200Harrodsburg$145,100Maysville$152,100Hillview$180,300Fort Mitchell$354,700Corbin$162,600Edgewood$289,700Oak Grove$143,500London$155,500Pikeville$301,300Mount Sterling$178,200Union$382,900
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Property tax exemptions in Kentucky, relief most homeowners never file for · Down payment help: the state-run programs buyers don't know exist.
Every county in Kentucky
| County | Tax rate | Median home | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 0.853% | $237,200 | $2,023 |
| Fayette County | 0.891% | $272,100 | $2,425 |
| Kenton County | 1.004% | $227,500 | $2,284 |
| Boone County | 0.898% | $253,200 | $2,273 |
| Warren County | 0.642% | $242,600 | $1,558 |
| Hardin County | 0.705% | $205,900 | $1,451 |
| Daviess County | 0.858% | $185,800 | $1,595 |
| Madison County | 0.739% | $220,700 | $1,631 |
| Campbell County | 1.064% | $234,500 | $2,495 |
| Bullitt County | 0.853% | $233,700 | $1,994 |
| Christian County | 0.714% | $149,200 | $1,065 |
| Oldham County | 0.921% | $375,000 | $3,454 |
| McCracken County | 0.734% | $182,900 | $1,342 |
| Pulaski County | 0.646% | $156,300 | $1,010 |
| Laurel County | 0.589% | $143,400 | $845 |
| Scott County | 0.681% | $264,200 | $1,800 |
| Pike County | 0.727% | $104,200 | $758 |
| Jessamine County | 0.771% | $245,100 | $1,889 |
| Franklin County | 0.841% | $198,700 | $1,672 |
| Shelby County | 0.810% | $277,500 | $2,248 |
| Boyd County | 0.976% | $126,300 | $1,233 |
| Nelson County | 0.795% | $224,100 | $1,782 |
| Hopkins County | 0.821% | $128,800 | $1,057 |
| Barren County | 0.726% | $166,900 | $1,212 |
| Henderson County | 0.878% | $165,700 | $1,455 |
| Calloway County | 0.671% | $181,200 | $1,215 |
| Clark County | 0.732% | $197,900 | $1,448 |
| Whitley County | 0.657% | $120,600 | $792 |
| Graves County | 0.668% | $139,000 | $929 |
| Greenup County | 0.941% | $135,300 | $1,273 |
| Floyd County | 0.747% | $93,300 | $697 |
| Marshall County | 0.717% | $173,700 | $1,246 |
| Muhlenberg County | 0.694% | $121,300 | $842 |
| Boyle County | 0.853% | $200,700 | $1,712 |
| Knox County | 0.735% | $109,200 | $803 |
| Meade County | 0.711% | $195,000 | $1,386 |
| Montgomery County | 0.746% | $163,800 | $1,222 |
| Perry County | 0.729% | $90,700 | $661 |
| Logan County | 0.624% | $151,500 | $945 |
| Woodford County | 0.741% | $270,400 | $2,003 |
| Grayson County | 0.560% | $160,100 | $896 |
| Carter County | 0.493% | $126,100 | $622 |
| Taylor County | 0.717% | $163,700 | $1,174 |
| Harlan County | 0.988% | $73,100 | $722 |
| Grant County | 0.722% | $185,500 | $1,339 |
| Rowan County | 0.553% | $155,900 | $862 |
| Lincoln County | 0.732% | $139,300 | $1,020 |
| Anderson County | 0.796% | $213,200 | $1,698 |
| Bell County | 0.743% | $83,000 | $617 |
| Ohio County | 0.613% | $113,400 | $695 |
| Mercer County | 0.819% | $189,700 | $1,553 |
| Johnson County | 0.645% | $125,300 | $808 |
| Letcher County | 0.932% | $70,500 | $657 |
| Allen County | 0.551% | $176,300 | $972 |
| Breckinridge County | 0.605% | $141,400 | $855 |
| Bourbon County | 0.739% | $211,600 | $1,563 |
| Clay County | 0.685% | $87,300 | $598 |
| Spencer County | 0.712% | $297,600 | $2,118 |
| Simpson County | 0.637% | $195,700 | $1,246 |
| Marion County | 0.708% | $158,700 | $1,124 |
| Wayne County | 0.578% | $121,700 | $703 |
| Hart County | 0.750% | $124,600 | $935 |
| Adair County | 0.684% | $134,800 | $922 |
| Harrison County | 0.679% | $188,900 | $1,282 |
| Russell County | 0.588% | $148,200 | $872 |
| Garrard County | 0.719% | $186,800 | $1,344 |
| Mason County | 0.634% | $157,500 | $998 |
| McCreary County | 0.734% | $77,000 | $565 |
| Lawrence County | 0.678% | $108,100 | $733 |
| Rockcastle County | 0.481% | $119,300 | $574 |
| Casey County | 0.597% | $135,700 | $810 |
| Henry County | 0.821% | $181,300 | $1,489 |
| Fleming County | 0.715% | $115,200 | $824 |
| Larue County | 0.630% | $177,500 | $1,118 |
| Pendleton County | 0.775% | $160,800 | $1,246 |
| Trigg County | 0.555% | $192,000 | $1,065 |
| Estill County | 0.691% | $111,900 | $773 |
| Knott County | 0.718% | $74,600 | $536 |
| Morgan County | 0.757% | $106,000 | $802 |
| Breathitt County | 0.843% | $61,800 | $521 |
| Union County | 0.787% | $109,000 | $858 |
| Powell County | 0.582% | $142,400 | $829 |
| Lewis County | 0.648% | $86,100 | $558 |
| Jackson County | 0.638% | $107,000 | $683 |
| Webster County | 0.985% | $97,600 | $961 |
| Bath County | 0.731% | $111,800 | $817 |
| Caldwell County | 0.523% | $113,500 | $594 |
| Butler County | 0.563% | $105,500 | $594 |
| Todd County | 0.553% | $157,400 | $870 |
| Edmonson County | 0.582% | $136,600 | $795 |
| Washington County | 0.716% | $168,300 | $1,205 |
| Magoffin County | 0.728% | $88,300 | $643 |
| Monroe County | 0.767% | $116,300 | $892 |
| Green County | 0.632% | $118,900 | $752 |
| Owen County | 0.746% | $165,000 | $1,231 |
| Martin County | 0.774% | $84,900 | $657 |
| Carroll County | 0.757% | $129,800 | $982 |
| Metcalfe County | 0.721% | $103,100 | $743 |
| Leslie County | 0.718% | $74,100 | $532 |
| Clinton County | 0.550% | $114,000 | $627 |
| McLean County | 0.676% | $145,600 | $984 |
| Hancock County | 0.680% | $137,600 | $935 |
| Crittenden County | 0.562% | $115,700 | $650 |
| Livingston County | 0.629% | $116,300 | $731 |
| Lyon County | 0.553% | $183,600 | $1,016 |
| Gallatin County | 0.808% | $169,400 | $1,368 |
| Trimble County | 0.680% | $172,700 | $1,175 |
| Bracken County | 0.939% | $116,400 | $1,093 |
| Ballard County | 0.803% | $132,900 | $1,067 |
| Nicholas County | 0.568% | $119,600 | $679 |
| Lee County | 0.848% | $82,100 | $696 |
| Elliott County | 0.689% | $97,400 | $671 |
| Wolfe County | 0.589% | $66,400 | $391 |
| Fulton County | 0.720% | $78,100 | $562 |
| Menifee County | 0.500% | $111,500 | $558 |
| Cumberland County | 0.611% | $128,600 | $786 |
| Carlisle County | 0.847% | $104,700 | $887 |
| Hickman County | 0.819% | $92,300 | $756 |
| Owsley County | 0.703% | $79,900 | $562 |
| Robertson County | 0.671% | $123,400 | $828 |