Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Shelby County is $1,418.00 per year, based on a median home value of $169,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.84% of property value.

Shelby County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred-twenty-no counties in Kentucky, Shelby County is ranked 5th by median property taxes, and 11th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Shelby County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Shelby County is $169,500.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $117,800.00

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5th out of 120 By median yearly property tax

11th out of 120 By percentage of median home value

5th out of 120 By percentage of median income

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

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