Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Floyd County is $455.00 per year, based on a median home value of $66,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.68% of property value.

Floyd County collects relatively low property taxes, and is ranked in the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred-twenty-no counties in Kentucky, Floyd County is ranked 83rd by median property taxes, and 57th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Floyd County collects a median of 0.68% 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 Floyd County is $51,100.00 lower than the Kentucky median property value of $117,800.00.

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83rd out of 120 By median yearly property tax

57th out of 120 By percentage of median home value

43rd out of 120 By percentage of median income

You can see how Floyd 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 Floyd County are the responsibility of the Floyd County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.

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