Displayed rate is the city levy only. Your full property tax bill also includes county, school district, and special-district levies — see the KY DOR Property Tax Rate Book for the full composite.
Composite Ratei
1.20%–1.90%-5.2%YoY
Varies by school district
Municipal Portioni
0.1610%10.4% of total
Effective Ratei
1.20%–1.90%
Est. Annual Taxi
$2K–$3K
Median Home Valuei
$171,900
Rate varies by school district. Your actual rate depends on which school district your property falls in.
Rate Trend — click a year to explorei
20242025
Municipal
Other Districts
Where Your Tax Dollar Goesi
$0.72 School GENERAL WALTON VERONA IND SCHOOL IN KENTON COUNT (Kenton County)
$0.61 School GENERAL COVINGTON INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)
$0.61 School GENERAL ERLANGER ELSMERE INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)
$0.60 School GENERAL LUDLOW INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)
$0.53 School GENERAL BEECHWOOD INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)
$0.40 School GENERAL KENTON COUNTY (Kenton County)
$0.13 Special RYLAND HEIGHTS FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)
$0.13 Special ELSMERE FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)
$0.13 Special PINER FISKBURG FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)
$0.12 Special BOONE WALTON FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)
$0.11 Special LUDLOW FIRE PROTECTION AND EMS (Kenton County)
$0.11 Special CRESCENT SPRINGS VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)
$0.11 Special INDEPENDENCE FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)
$0.10 City ELSMERE (Kenton County)
$0.10 Special PARK HILLS ROAD TAX (Kenton County)
$0.07 County GENERAL FISCAL COURT (Kenton County)
$0.07 County LIBRARY (Kenton County)
$0.01 County HEALTH (Kenton County)
$0.01 County NO KY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION (Kenton County)
$0.01 County EXTENSION SERVICES (Kenton County)
Estimated Tax by Home Valuei
$50K
$601–$951
$100K
$1,201–$1,902
$150K
$1,802–$2,853
$200K
$2,402–$3,804
$250K
$3,003–$4,755
$300K
$3,603–$5,706
$350K
$4,204–$6,657
Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($172K)
20 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi
School GENERAL WALTON VERONA IND SCHOOL IN KENTON COUNT (Kenton County)Unit K-12
72.1%1.1180%
School GENERAL COVINGTON INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)Unit K-12
61.3%0.9510%
School GENERAL ERLANGER ELSMERE INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)Unit K-12
60.9%0.9450%
School GENERAL LUDLOW INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)Unit K-12
60.1%0.9320%
School GENERAL BEECHWOOD INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)Unit K-12
53.2%0.8250%
School GENERAL KENTON COUNTY (Kenton County)Unit K-12
39.8%0.6170%
Special RYLAND HEIGHTS FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)i
12.9%0.2000%
Special ELSMERE FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)i
12.9%0.2000%
Special PINER FISKBURG FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)i
12.9%0.2000%
Special BOONE WALTON FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)i
12.4%0.1920%
Special LUDLOW FIRE PROTECTION AND EMS (Kenton County)i
11.3%0.1750%
Special CRESCENT SPRINGS VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)i
11.1%0.1720%
Special INDEPENDENCE FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)i
11.1%0.1720%
City ELSMERE (Kenton County)i
10.4%0.1610%
Special PARK HILLS ROAD TAX (Kenton County)i
10%0.1550%
County GENERAL FISCAL COURT (Kenton County)i
7.4%0.1150%
County LIBRARY (Kenton County)i
6.5%0.1010%
County HEALTH (Kenton County)i
1.5%0.0230%
County NO KY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION (Kenton County)i