Kentucky · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lyon County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lyon County pays $1,196 a year, an effective rate of 0.63%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,196
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.63%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -40%
- vs U.S. average
- #89 of 120
- rank in KY
The verdict
Homeowners in Lyon County pay a median $1,196 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.63%, more affordable than 68% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,196
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.63%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1004 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -40%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($189,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kentucky. Population: 8,900. Owner-occupied homes: 2,749.
The median annual property tax in Lyon County is $1,196, which is 23% lower than the Kentucky state average and 40% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.63% on a median home value of $189,500. Property taxes represent 1.8% of the median household income in this county.
Lyon County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lyon County's 0.63% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 68%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Lyon County pay a median annual property tax of $1,196, well below the national median and notably lower than the Kentucky state median. On a $189,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.63% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Kentucky counties by effective rate
Lyon County ranks #89 of 120 counties in Kentucky by effective rate (26% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Lyon County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.8% of the $65,066 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 17.7%, from $1,016 to $1,196. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lyon 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 32% from $908 to $1,196. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 866 of 2,749 owner-occupied homes (31.5%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both figures cluster near the middle of the national range, and the median bill comes to 1.8% of median household income. Counties like this are the reason a national average exists at all, and also the reason it explains so little.
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 Lyon County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lyon County homeowners, 866 of 2,749 owner-occupied homes (31.5%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 31.5% (866)
- $800 to $1,499 25.6% (705)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.4% (397)
- $2,000 to $2,999 9.1% (249)
- $3,000 or more 13.8% (380)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
152 homes here (5.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Kentucky handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Lyon County, mortgaged homeowners pay 24% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Lyon County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lyon County's effective rate is higher than 26% of the 120 counties in Kentucky - ranking #89 of 120.
Where Lyon County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.63% Among the most affordable more affordable than 68% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Lyon County moved from $908 in the 2020 release to $1,196 in 2024, a change of about 32%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Lyon County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lyon County | Kentucky Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.8% | - | - |
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.
Lyon County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Kentucky counties.
Lyon County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,196 +17.7% | 0.63% |
| 2023 | $1,016 -2.3% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | $1,040 +11.5% | 0.63% |
| 2021 | $933 +2.8% | 0.62% |
| 2020 | $908 | 0.61% |
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.
Lyon County: tax takes only 1.8% of income
Counties near Lyon County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lyon County sits nearest Washington County (IN), Jerome County (ID), Wheeler County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Escambia County (FL), Benton County (AR), Montgomery County (GA).
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
Lyon County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 130 of 3,440 returns from Lyon County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,538 - 38% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Lyon County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Lyon County, Kentucky?
- The median annual property tax in Lyon County is $1,196, an effective rate of 0.63% on a $189,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Lyon County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lyon County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.63% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Lyon County?
- Lyon 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 income room at B (1.8%). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Lyon County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lyon County is recorded at $1,196 in the 2024 5-year release against $908 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,749 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Lyon County?
- Property taxes in Lyon County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.8% of the $65,066 median household income.
What to do with Lyon County's QUIET rate
Lyon County's $1,196 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 1.8% of Lyon County's $65,066 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Lyon 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: 0.63%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,196/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lyon County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lyon County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Franklin County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lyon County at $1,196/yr; rate 0.50% vs Lyon County 0.63%.
Jasper County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lyon County at $1,196/yr; rate 0.72% vs Lyon County 0.63%.
Taney County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lyon County at $1,196/yr; rate 0.55% vs Lyon County 0.63%.
Webster County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lyon County at $1,196/yr; rate 0.52% vs Lyon County 0.63%.
Kentucky county set
State ACS overview for every published Kentucky county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Lyon 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 Lyon County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.