Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Hopkins County is $597.00 per year, based on a median home value of $77,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.77% of property value.

Hopkins 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, Hopkins County is ranked 53rd by median property taxes, and 22nd by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Hopkins County collects a median of 0.77% 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 Hopkins County is $40,600.00 lower than the Kentucky median property value of $117,800.00.

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53rd out of 120 By median yearly property tax

22nd out of 120 By percentage of median home value

79th out of 120 By percentage of median income

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

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