Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Anderson County is $1,143.00 per year, based on a median home value of $131,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.87% of property value.

Anderson County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred-twenty-no counties in Kentucky, Anderson County is ranked 12th by median property taxes, and 7th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Kentucky, Anderson County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $14,100.00 greater than the Kentucky median of $117,800.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Anderson County.

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12th out of 120 By median yearly property tax

7th out of 120 By percentage of median home value

16th out of 120 By percentage of median income

You can see how Anderson County (highlighted in green) compares to the one-hundred-twenty-no other counties in Kentucky with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Kentucky, see our Kentucky county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Kentucky 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 Anderson County are the responsibility of the Anderson County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Anderson County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Anderson County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Anderson County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Anderson 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 Anderson County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).