Kentucky · County property tax · ACS 2024
Allen County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Allen County pays $1,046 a year, an effective rate of 0.54%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,046
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.54%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -48%
- vs U.S. average
- #116 of 120
- rank in KY
The verdict
Homeowners in Allen County pay a median $1,046 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.54%, more affordable than 79% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,046
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.54%
- Effective rate on median home
- #659 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -48%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($192,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kentucky. Population: 21,293. Owner-occupied homes: 5,983.
The median annual property tax in Allen County is $1,046, which is 32% lower than the Kentucky state average and 48% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.54% on a median home value of $192,300. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
Allen County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Allen County's 0.54% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 79%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Allen County pay a median annual property tax of $1,046, well below the national median and well below the Kentucky state median. On a $192,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.54% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Kentucky counties by effective rate
Allen County ranks #116 of 120 counties in Kentucky by effective rate (3% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Allen County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $61,403 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Allen County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Allen County rose 56.0%, from $123,300 to $192,300. The effective rate fell 22.8% over the same span, a steeper move than in 90% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 20.4%, to $1,046. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $869 to $1,046, a gain of 20%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 2,324 of 5,983 owner-occupied homes (38.8%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Household income sits in the second quarter nationally and the effective rate in the lowest, so the median bill takes 1.7% of median household income. Both figures point the same way, which is unusual enough that the ratio above is worth reading rather than assumed.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Allen County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Allen County homeowners, 2,324 of 5,983 owner-occupied homes (38.8%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 38.8% (2,324)
- $800 to $1,499 27.1% (1,624)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.6% (811)
- $2,000 to $2,999 6.7% (401)
- $3,000 or more 8.3% (499)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
324 homes here (5.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Kentucky handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Allen County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+69%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Allen County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Allen County's effective rate is higher than 3% of the 120 counties in Kentucky - ranking #116 of 120.
Where Allen County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.54% Among the most affordable more affordable than 79% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Kentucky on both measures
Allen County's effective rate runs 28% under the Kentucky median and its bill 32% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,046 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Kentucky norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Allen County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Allen County | Kentucky Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.7% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Allen County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Kentucky counties.
Allen County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,046 +7.6% | 0.54% |
| 2023 | $972 +0.5% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | $967 +6.1% | 0.60% |
| 2021 | $911 +4.8% | 0.69% |
| 2020 | $869 | 0.70% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Allen County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near Allen County's effective rate
On effective rate, Allen County sits nearest White County (IN), Wells County (IN), Martin County (IN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Marquette County (MI), Comanche County (OK), Cleveland County (OK).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Allen County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 210 of 8,430 returns from Allen County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,443 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Allen County rate FAQs
- How does Allen County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Allen County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.54% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Allen County, Kentucky?
- The median annual property tax in Allen County is $1,046, an effective rate of 0.54% on a $192,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Allen County?
- Allen County, Kentucky scores B- (66/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at B+ (0.54%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Allen County?
- Property taxes in Allen County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $61,403 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Allen County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Allen County jumped 20.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $869 to $1,046, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Allen County's QUIET rate
Allen County's $1,046 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.7% of Allen County's $61,403 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Allen County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.54%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,046/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Allen County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Allen County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Dyer County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,047/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.63% vs Allen County 0.54%.
Ware County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,047/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.96% vs Allen County 0.54%.
Cedar County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,044/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.62% vs Allen County 0.54%.
George County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,044/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.63% vs Allen County 0.54%.
Kentucky county set
State ACS overview for every published Kentucky county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Allen County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Allen County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.