Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Pendleton County is $735.00 per year, based on a median home value of $101,200.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.73% of property value.

Pendleton 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, Pendleton County is ranked 33rd by median property taxes, and 37th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Pendleton County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Pendleton County is $101,200.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $117,800.00

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33rd out of 120 By median yearly property tax

37th out of 120 By percentage of median home value

50th out of 120 By percentage of median income

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

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