Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Harlan County is $388.00 per year, based on a median home value of $52,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.74% of property value.

Harlan 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, Harlan County is ranked 100th by median property taxes, and 32nd by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Harlan County collects a median of 0.74% 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 Harlan County is $65,300.00 lower than the Kentucky median property value of $117,800.00.

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100th out of 120 By median yearly property tax

32nd out of 120 By percentage of median home value

72nd out of 120 By percentage of median income

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

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