Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Garrard County is $827.00 per year, based on a median home value of $109,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.76% of property value.

Garrard 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, Garrard County is ranked 27th by median property taxes, and 24th by median tax as percentage of home value.

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27th out of 120 By median yearly property tax

24th out of 120 By percentage of median home value

14th out of 120 By percentage of median income

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

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