Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Limestone County is $378.00 per year, based on a median home value of $122,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.31% of property value.

Limestone County collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-seven counties in Alabama, Limestone County is ranked 17th by median property taxes, and 49th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Limestone County has lower property taxes than many other Alabama counties. The median home value is $122,300.00, compared to the median property value in Alabama of $119,600.00

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17th out of 67 By median yearly property tax

49th out of 67 By percentage of median home value

42nd out of 67 By percentage of median income

You can see how Limestone County (highlighted in green) compares to the sixty-seven other counties in Alabama with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Alabama, see our Alabama county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Alabama counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Limestone County are the responsibility of the Limestone County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Athens, Alabama.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Limestone County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Limestone County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Limestone County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Limestone County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Limestone County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).