Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Grant County is $856.00 per year, based on a median home value of $117,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.73% of property value.

Grant 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, Grant County is ranked 24th by median property taxes, and 37th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Grant County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Grant County is $117,900.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $117,800.00

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24th out of 120 By median yearly property tax

37th out of 120 By percentage of median home value

23rd out of 120 By percentage of median income

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

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