Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Powell County is $383.00 per year, based on a median home value of $80,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.47% of property value.

Powell County collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred-twenty-no counties in Kentucky, Powell County is ranked 103rd by median property taxes, and 118th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Powell County has lower property taxes than many other Kentucky counties. The median home value is $80,700.00, compared to the median property value in Kentucky of $117,800.00

Property tax assessments in Powell County are the responsibility of the Powell County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Stanton, Kentucky.

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