Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Elliott County is $340.00 per year, based on a median home value of $66,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.51% of property value.

Elliott County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred-twenty-no counties in Kentucky, Elliott County is ranked 116th by median property taxes, and 115th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Elliott County collects a median of 0.51% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Kentucky. This is partially because the median property value in Elliott County is $51,700.00 lower than the Kentucky median property value of $117,800.00.

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116th out of 120 By median yearly property tax

115th out of 120 By percentage of median home value

97th out of 120 By percentage of median income

You can see how Elliott 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 Elliott County are the responsibility of the Elliott County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Sandy Hook, Kentucky.

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