Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Whitley County is $418.00 per year, based on a median home value of $64,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.65% of property value.

Whitley 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, Whitley County is ranked 95th by median property taxes, and 70th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Whitley County collects a median of 0.65% 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 Whitley County is $53,400.00 lower than the Kentucky median property value of $117,800.00.

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95th out of 120 By median yearly property tax

70th out of 120 By percentage of median home value

85th out of 120 By percentage of median income

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

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