Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Property Tax Bills in Kentucky
Ranked by dollars actually paid rather than by rate. This list looks very different from the rate ranking: expensive coastal counties appear here on the strength of their home values alone, even where the percentage is unremarkable.
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Kentucky ranked
| # | County | Annual tax | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham County | $3,454 | $375,000 | 0.921% |
| 2 | Campbell County | $2,495 | $234,500 | 1.064% |
| 3 | Fayette County | $2,425 | $272,100 | 0.891% |
| 4 | Kenton County | $2,284 | $227,500 | 1.004% |
| 5 | Boone County | $2,273 | $253,200 | 0.898% |
| 6 | Shelby County | $2,248 | $277,500 | 0.810% |
| 7 | Spencer County | $2,118 | $297,600 | 0.712% |
| 8 | Jefferson County | $2,023 | $237,200 | 0.853% |
| 9 | Woodford County | $2,003 | $270,400 | 0.741% |
| 10 | Bullitt County | $1,994 | $233,700 | 0.853% |
| 11 | Jessamine County | $1,889 | $245,100 | 0.771% |
| 12 | Scott County | $1,800 | $264,200 | 0.681% |
| 13 | Nelson County | $1,782 | $224,100 | 0.795% |
| 14 | Boyle County | $1,712 | $200,700 | 0.853% |
| 15 | Anderson County | $1,698 | $213,200 | 0.796% |
| 16 | Franklin County | $1,672 | $198,700 | 0.841% |
| 17 | Madison County | $1,631 | $220,700 | 0.739% |
| 18 | Daviess County | $1,595 | $185,800 | 0.858% |
| 19 | Bourbon County | $1,563 | $211,600 | 0.739% |
| 20 | Warren County | $1,558 | $242,600 | 0.642% |
| 21 | Mercer County | $1,553 | $189,700 | 0.819% |
| 22 | Henry County | $1,489 | $181,300 | 0.821% |
| 23 | Henderson County | $1,455 | $165,700 | 0.878% |
| 24 | Hardin County | $1,451 | $205,900 | 0.705% |
| 25 | Clark County | $1,448 | $197,900 | 0.732% |
| 26 | Meade County | $1,386 | $195,000 | 0.711% |
| 27 | Gallatin County | $1,368 | $169,400 | 0.808% |
| 28 | Garrard County | $1,344 | $186,800 | 0.719% |
| 29 | McCracken County | $1,342 | $182,900 | 0.734% |
| 30 | Grant County | $1,339 | $185,500 | 0.722% |
| 31 | Harrison County | $1,282 | $188,900 | 0.679% |
| 32 | Greenup County | $1,273 | $135,300 | 0.941% |
| 33 | Marshall County | $1,246 | $173,700 | 0.717% |
| 34 | Pendleton County | $1,246 | $160,800 | 0.775% |
| 35 | Simpson County | $1,246 | $195,700 | 0.637% |
| 36 | Boyd County | $1,233 | $126,300 | 0.976% |
| 37 | Owen County | $1,231 | $165,000 | 0.746% |
| 38 | Montgomery County | $1,222 | $163,800 | 0.746% |
| 39 | Calloway County | $1,215 | $181,200 | 0.671% |
| 40 | Barren County | $1,212 | $166,900 | 0.726% |
| 41 | Washington County | $1,205 | $168,300 | 0.716% |
| 42 | Trimble County | $1,175 | $172,700 | 0.680% |
| 43 | Taylor County | $1,174 | $163,700 | 0.717% |
| 44 | Marion County | $1,124 | $158,700 | 0.708% |
| 45 | Larue County | $1,118 | $177,500 | 0.630% |
| 46 | Bracken County | $1,093 | $116,400 | 0.939% |
| 47 | Ballard County | $1,067 | $132,900 | 0.803% |
| 48 | Christian County | $1,065 | $149,200 | 0.714% |
| 49 | Trigg County | $1,065 | $192,000 | 0.555% |
| 50 | Hopkins County | $1,057 | $128,800 | 0.821% |
| 51 | Lincoln County | $1,020 | $139,300 | 0.732% |
| 52 | Lyon County | $1,016 | $183,600 | 0.553% |
| 53 | Pulaski County | $1,010 | $156,300 | 0.646% |
| 54 | Mason County | $998 | $157,500 | 0.634% |
| 55 | McLean County | $984 | $145,600 | 0.676% |
| 56 | Carroll County | $982 | $129,800 | 0.757% |
| 57 | Allen County | $972 | $176,300 | 0.551% |
| 58 | Webster County | $961 | $97,600 | 0.985% |
| 59 | Logan County | $945 | $151,500 | 0.624% |
| 60 | Hancock County | $935 | $137,600 | 0.680% |
| 61 | Hart County | $935 | $124,600 | 0.750% |
| 62 | Graves County | $929 | $139,000 | 0.668% |
| 63 | Adair County | $922 | $134,800 | 0.684% |
| 64 | Grayson County | $896 | $160,100 | 0.560% |
| 65 | Monroe County | $892 | $116,300 | 0.767% |
| 66 | Carlisle County | $887 | $104,700 | 0.847% |
| 67 | Russell County | $872 | $148,200 | 0.588% |
| 68 | Todd County | $870 | $157,400 | 0.553% |
| 69 | Rowan County | $862 | $155,900 | 0.553% |
| 70 | Union County | $858 | $109,000 | 0.787% |
| 71 | Breckinridge County | $855 | $141,400 | 0.605% |
| 72 | Laurel County | $845 | $143,400 | 0.589% |
| 73 | Muhlenberg County | $842 | $121,300 | 0.694% |
| 74 | Powell County | $829 | $142,400 | 0.582% |
| 75 | Robertson County | $828 | $123,400 | 0.671% |
| 76 | Fleming County | $824 | $115,200 | 0.715% |
| 77 | Bath County | $817 | $111,800 | 0.731% |
| 78 | Casey County | $810 | $135,700 | 0.597% |
| 79 | Johnson County | $808 | $125,300 | 0.645% |
| 80 | Knox County | $803 | $109,200 | 0.735% |
| 81 | Morgan County | $802 | $106,000 | 0.757% |
| 82 | Edmonson County | $795 | $136,600 | 0.582% |
| 83 | Whitley County | $792 | $120,600 | 0.657% |
| 84 | Cumberland County | $786 | $128,600 | 0.611% |
| 85 | Estill County | $773 | $111,900 | 0.691% |
| 86 | Pike County | $758 | $104,200 | 0.727% |
| 87 | Hickman County | $756 | $92,300 | 0.819% |
| 88 | Green County | $752 | $118,900 | 0.632% |
| 89 | Metcalfe County | $743 | $103,100 | 0.721% |
| 90 | Lawrence County | $733 | $108,100 | 0.678% |
| 91 | Livingston County | $731 | $116,300 | 0.629% |
| 92 | Harlan County | $722 | $73,100 | 0.988% |
| 93 | Wayne County | $703 | $121,700 | 0.578% |
| 94 | Floyd County | $697 | $93,300 | 0.747% |
| 95 | Lee County | $696 | $82,100 | 0.848% |
| 96 | Ohio County | $695 | $113,400 | 0.613% |
| 97 | Jackson County | $683 | $107,000 | 0.638% |
| 98 | Nicholas County | $679 | $119,600 | 0.568% |
| 99 | Elliott County | $671 | $97,400 | 0.689% |
| 100 | Perry County | $661 | $90,700 | 0.729% |
| 101 | Letcher County | $657 | $70,500 | 0.932% |
| 102 | Martin County | $657 | $84,900 | 0.774% |
| 103 | Crittenden County | $650 | $115,700 | 0.562% |
| 104 | Magoffin County | $643 | $88,300 | 0.728% |
| 105 | Clinton County | $627 | $114,000 | 0.550% |
| 106 | Carter County | $622 | $126,100 | 0.493% |
| 107 | Bell County | $617 | $83,000 | 0.743% |
| 108 | Clay County | $598 | $87,300 | 0.685% |
| 109 | Butler County | $594 | $105,500 | 0.563% |
| 110 | Caldwell County | $594 | $113,500 | 0.523% |
| 111 | Rockcastle County | $574 | $119,300 | 0.481% |
| 112 | McCreary County | $565 | $77,000 | 0.734% |
| 113 | Fulton County | $562 | $78,100 | 0.720% |
| 114 | Owsley County | $562 | $79,900 | 0.703% |
| 115 | Lewis County | $558 | $86,100 | 0.648% |
| 116 | Menifee County | $558 | $111,500 | 0.500% |
| 117 | Knott County | $536 | $74,600 | 0.718% |
| 118 | Leslie County | $532 | $74,100 | 0.718% |
| 119 | Breathitt County | $521 | $61,800 | 0.843% |
| 120 | Wolfe County | $391 | $66,400 | 0.589% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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