Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Spencer County is $1,183.00 per year, based on a median home value of $167,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.71% of property value.

Spencer 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, Spencer County is ranked 11th by median property taxes, and 41st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Spencer County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Spencer County is $167,300.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $117,800.00

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11th out of 120 By median yearly property tax

41st out of 120 By percentage of median home value

10th out of 120 By percentage of median income

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

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