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Towns with the lowest property taxes in Kentucky

Ranked by the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners actually pay (the tax rate column is that bill divided by the median home value). 143 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Kentucky · Lowest property tax

Madisonville ranks #49 of 143

$1,312/yr median yearly property-tax bill · Visit Madisonville →

1 Princeton $535/yr Home value $96,600 2 Farley $551/yr Home value $86,300 3 Marion $569/yr Home value $97,300

#TownMedian tax billHome valueTax rate

1 Princeton6,241 people $535/yr $96,600 0.55%

2 Farley4,458 people $551/yr $86,300 0.64%

3 Marion2,886 people $569/yr $97,300 0.58%

4 Providence2,857 people $722/yr $60,300 1.20%

Monticello5,753 people $735/yr $132,400 0.56%

Hartford2,649 people $755/yr $106,900 0.71%

Middlesborough9,123 people $786/yr $99,900 0.79%

8 Cave City2,730 people $869/yr $116,700 0.74%

Grayson3,778 people $872/yr $136,900 0.64%

Leitchfield6,819 people $873/yr $159,100 0.55%

Stanton3,218 people $873/yr $123,000 0.71%

Flemingsburg2,965 people $882/yr $132,800 0.66%

13 Westwood4,473 people $884/yr $92,200 0.96%

Morganfield3,185 people $900/yr $113,600 0.79%

Cadiz2,677 people $910/yr $149,800 0.61%

16 Central City5,707 people $959/yr $143,600 0.67%

Russell Springs2,773 people $962/yr $170,300 0.56%

18 Oak Grove7,962 people $963/yr $148,700 0.65%

19 Hodgenville3,389 people $966/yr $151,400 0.64%

Beaver Dam3,524 people $1,000/yr $167,900 0.60%

Irvine2,723 people $1,000/yr $139,200 0.72%

22 Mayfield9,868 people $1,008/yr $112,500 0.90%

Williamsburg5,270 people $1,021/yr $113,300 0.90%

24 Columbia4,808 people $1,032/yr $143,600 0.72%

25 Carrollton3,915 people $1,033/yr $113,200 0.91%

26 Tompkinsville2,613 people $1,045/yr $99,000 1.06%

27 Scottsville4,427 people $1,066/yr $160,700 0.66%

28 Flatwoods7,269 people $1,083/yr $114,600 0.95%

Junction City2,643 people $1,087/yr $117,100 0.93%

Stanford3,643 people $1,097/yr $155,000 0.71%

Benton4,748 people $1,125/yr $157,000 0.72%

Hopkinsville30,906 people $1,128/yr $172,100 0.66%

33 Calvert City2,526 people $1,131/yr $165,700 0.68%

34 London7,561 people $1,138/yr $170,200 0.67%

Cynthiana6,458 people $1,155/yr $172,500 0.67%

Ashland21,295 people $1,164/yr $125,000 0.93%

37 Louisa2,580 people $1,170/yr $120,500 0.97%

38 Lebanon6,430 people $1,173/yr $149,700 0.78%

Somerset12,216 people $1,178/yr $144,000 0.82%

Maysville8,737 people $1,218/yr $151,500 0.80%

Glasgow15,197 people $1,220/yr $173,900 0.70%

42 Greenville4,410 people $1,231/yr $116,400 1.06%

43 Radcliff22,864 people $1,236/yr $169,600 0.73%

44 Campbellsville11,622 people $1,244/yr $164,600 0.76%

45 Paintsville4,203 people $1,250/yr $116,100 1.08%

46 Shively15,638 people $1,262/yr $154,700 0.82%

47 West Liberty3,295 people $1,274/yr $206,300 0.62%

48 Corbin8,246 people $1,300/yr $166,000 0.78%

49 Madisonville19,515 people $1,312/yr $164,100 0.80%

50 Franklin10,360 people $1,313/yr $195,400 0.67%

51 Barbourville3,146 people $1,322/yr $182,400 0.72%

52 Eddyville2,897 people $1,323/yr $188,400 0.70%

53 Prestonsburg3,765 people $1,325/yr $161,300 0.82%

54 Lancaster4,013 people $1,337/yr $175,300 0.76%

55 Harrodsburg9,313 people $1,358/yr $154,200 0.88%

Springfield2,899 people $1,358/yr $168,600 0.81%

57 Thruston2,581 people $1,358/yr $187,700 0.72%

58 Russellville7,316 people $1,360/yr $168,700 0.81%

Winchester19,213 people $1,362/yr $188,300 0.72%

60 Paducah26,845 people $1,390/yr $165,300 0.84%

Morehead6,870 people $1,398/yr $184,900 0.76%

Hazard5,008 people $1,408/yr $145,400 0.97%

Mount Sterling7,551 people $1,421/yr $187,600 0.76%

64 Wilder3,135 people $1,432/yr $159,900 0.90%

Berea15,786 people $1,447/yr $199,900 0.72%

66 Paris10,160 people $1,448/yr $186,300 0.78%

Hillview8,797 people $1,449/yr $186,300 0.78%

68 Hendron4,495 people $1,519/yr $213,900 0.71%

Murray18,080 people $1,535/yr $195,000 0.79%

Crittenden4,084 people $1,558/yr $223,800 0.70%

71 Frankfort28,503 people $1,571/yr $183,700 0.86%

Eminence2,724 people $1,597/yr $192,600 0.83%

73 Reidland5,277 people $1,609/yr $228,000 0.71%

74 Massac4,698 people $1,614/yr $239,400 0.67%

75 Henderson27,852 people $1,627/yr $160,100 1.02%

76 Lawrenceburg11,943 people $1,632/yr $201,100 0.81%

Owensboro60,302 people $1,642/yr $178,900 0.92%

Nicholasville32,197 people $1,660/yr $226,800 0.73%

79 Vine Grove6,830 people $1,665/yr $235,400 0.71%

Highland Heights6,444 people $1,688/yr $169,700 0.99%

Elsmere9,205 people $1,700/yr $171,900 0.99%

Richmond37,111 people $1,713/yr $214,900 0.80%

Elizabethtown32,576 people $1,740/yr $245,900 0.71%

84 Masonville2,887 people $1,749/yr $230,400 0.76%

Hebron6,407 people $1,801/yr $239,300 0.75%

Bowling Green75,388 people $1,807/yr $241,900 0.75%

Bardstown13,804 people $1,810/yr $203,500 0.89%

88 Shepherdsville14,533 people $1,825/yr $222,100 0.82%

89 Georgetown39,117 people $1,839/yr $265,400 0.69%

90 Florence32,803 people $1,842/yr $210,700 0.87%

91 Danville17,327 people $1,844/yr $207,600 0.89%

92 Brandenburg2,937 people $1,865/yr $214,700 0.87%

93 Versailles10,492 people $1,893/yr $286,100 0.66%

94 Wilmore6,057 people $1,921/yr $248,900 0.77%

Williamstown3,945 people $1,922/yr $209,800 0.92%

96 Sorgho2,960 people $1,980/yr $275,800 0.72%

Erlanger19,875 people $2,017/yr $209,000 0.97%

Burlington18,008 people $2,057/yr $254,300 0.81%

99 Ludlow4,378 people $2,076/yr $184,800 1.12%

100

Covington41,110 people $2,085/yr $187,300 1.11%

101

Pioneer Village2,723 people $2,135/yr $240,500 0.89%

102 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government783,022 people $2,136/yr $248,400 0.86%

103

Dayton5,743 people $2,137/yr $163,500 1.31%

104 Jeffersontown29,199 people $2,151/yr $250,700 0.86%

105 Oakbrook10,211 people $2,201/yr $260,700 0.84%

106

Lyndon11,030 people $2,239/yr $276,800 0.81%

107

Southgate3,717 people $2,240/yr $190,800 1.17%

108

Simpsonville3,062 people $2,243/yr $270,800 0.83%

109

Bellevue5,636 people $2,318/yr $206,500 1.12%

110

Russell3,676 people $2,339/yr $211,900 1.10%

111 Crestview Hills3,284 people $2,342/yr $279,800 0.84%

112 Mount Washington18,480 people $2,361/yr $268,200 0.88%

113 Pikeville7,490 people $2,365/yr $263,800 0.90%

114 Cold Spring6,341 people $2,369/yr $253,600 0.93%

115 Newport13,967 people $2,387/yr $217,600 1.10%

116

Taylor Mill6,937 people $2,432/yr $241,000 1.01%

117

Shelbyville17,668 people $2,455/yr $257,100 0.95%

118 Claryville3,251 people $2,483/yr $278,200 0.89%

119

Independence29,392 people $2,527/yr $263,700 0.96%

120 Lexington-Fayette urban county323,725 people $2,542/yr $293,500 0.87%

121

Fort Wright5,887 people $2,616/yr $328,900 0.80%

122 Douglass Hills5,474 people $2,641/yr $346,300 0.76%

123

La Grange10,311 people $2,707/yr $283,200 0.96%

124 Middletown9,763 people $2,715/yr $336,000 0.81%

125

Alexandria10,562 people $2,732/yr $284,800 0.96%

126 Crestwood6,356 people $2,759/yr $338,200 0.82%

127

Graymoor-Devondale2,802 people $2,848/yr $338,000 0.84%

128 Park Hills3,165 people $2,864/yr $282,100 1.02%

129 Edgewood8,447 people $2,909/yr $312,200 0.93%

130 Crescent Springs4,486 people $2,919/yr $302,100 0.97%

131 Villa Hills7,480 people $3,026/yr $362,500 0.83%

132

St. Matthews17,577 people $3,078/yr $338,000 0.91%

133 Walton5,730 people $3,114/yr $262,200 1.19%

134

Lakeside Park2,828 people $3,156/yr $360,400 0.88%

135 Francisville10,565 people $3,377/yr $398,000 0.85%

136

Union7,642 people $3,768/yr $411,500 0.92%

137

Buckner4,119 people $3,816/yr $425,400 0.90%

138 Fort Thomas17,169 people $4,313/yr $335,000 1.29%

139

Hurstbourne4,702 people $4,437/yr $542,600 0.82%

140

Fort Mitchell8,713 people $4,546/yr $357,100 1.27%

141 Prospect4,542 people $5,561/yr $538,400 1.03%

142

Indian Hills2,897 people $6,444/yr $699,200 0.92%

143

Anchorage2,506 people $8,139/yr $854,200 0.95%

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners actually pay (the tax rate column is that bill divided by the median home value). The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Kentucky as a whole is $1,544/yr.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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