Kentucky · County property tax · ACS 2024
Greenup County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Greenup County pays $1,171 a year, an effective rate of 0.87%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,171
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.87%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -41%
- vs U.S. average
- #12 of 120
- rank in KY
The verdict
Homeowners in Greenup County pay a median $1,171 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.87%, more affordable than 45% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,171
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.87%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1728 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -41%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($134,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kentucky. Population: 35,501. Owner-occupied homes: 11,837.
The median annual property tax in Greenup County is $1,171, which is 24% lower than the Kentucky state average and 41% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.87% on a median home value of $134,000. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Greenup County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Greenup County's 0.87% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 45%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Greenup County pay a median annual property tax of $1,171, well below the national median and notably lower than the Kentucky state median. On a $134,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.87% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Kentucky counties by effective rate
Greenup County ranks #12 of 120 counties in Kentucky by effective rate (90% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Greenup County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $60,751 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Greenup 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 9.6% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 61% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 16.6%, the median bill rose 5.4% to $1,171: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,111 to $1,171, a change of 5%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 3,969 of 11,837 owner-occupied homes (33.5%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 1.9% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Greenup County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Greenup County homeowners, 3,969 of 11,837 owner-occupied homes (33.5%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 33.5% (3,969)
- $800 to $1,499 21.7% (2,564)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.2% (975)
- $2,000 to $2,999 14.5% (1,718)
- $3,000 or more 13.5% (1,593)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,018 homes here (8.6%) 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 Greenup County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+75%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Greenup County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Greenup County's effective rate is higher than 90% of the 120 counties in Kentucky - ranking #12 of 120.
Where Greenup County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.87% more affordable than 45% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Greenup County taxes property at 0.87%, about 16% above the Kentucky average, yet its median bill of $1,171 lands roughly 24% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Greenup County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Greenup County | Kentucky Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.9% | - | - |
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.
Greenup County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Kentucky counties.
Greenup County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,171 -8.0% | 0.87% |
| 2023 | $1,273 +3.2% | 0.94% |
| 2022 | $1,234 +1.0% | 0.93% |
| 2021 | $1,222 +10.0% | 1.01% |
| 2020 | $1,111 | 0.97% |
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.
Greenup County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Greenup County's effective rate
On effective rate, Greenup County sits nearest Lyon County (IA), Pike County (GA), Long County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Bath County (VA), Lexington city (VA), Obion County (TN).
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
Greenup County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 400 of 14,710 returns from Greenup County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,310 - 35% 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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Greenup County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Greenup County, Kentucky?
- The median annual property tax in Greenup County is $1,171, an effective rate of 0.87% on a $134,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Greenup County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Greenup County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.87% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Greenup County?
- Greenup County, Kentucky scores C (56/100) 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 housing pressure at A- (2.21×). 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 Greenup County?
- Property taxes in Greenup County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $60,751 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Greenup County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Greenup County ticked up 5.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,111 to $1,171, 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 Greenup County's UNDER rate
Greenup County's $1,171 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 1.9% of Greenup County's $60,751 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Greenup County's UNDER 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: 0.87%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,171/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Greenup County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Greenup County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Emporia city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Greenup County at $1,171/yr; rate 0.79% vs Greenup County 0.87%.
Glades County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,170/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.85% vs Greenup County 0.87%.
Noble County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,172/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.80% vs Greenup County 0.87%.
Hertford County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,168/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.98% vs Greenup County 0.87%.
Lawrence County (rate-lane contrast)
Near Greenup County on ACS median bill yet stamps a different effective-rate lane (1.18% vs 0.87%).
Kentucky county set
State ACS overview for every published Kentucky county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Greenup County stamps UNDER · 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 Greenup County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.