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
1.14%–1.84%-2.7%YoY
Varies by school district
Municipal Portioni
0.0960%-16.5%YoY6.5% of total
Effective Ratei
1.14%–1.84%
Est. Annual Taxi
$2K–$4K
Median Home Valuei
$213,700
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
$0.75 School GENERAL WALTON VERONA IND SCHOOL IN KENTON COUNT (Kenton County)
$0.64 School GENERAL COVINGTON INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)
$0.64 School GENERAL ERLANGER ELSMERE INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)
$0.63 School GENERAL LUDLOW INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)
$0.56 School GENERAL BEECHWOOD INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)
$0.41 School GENERAL KENTON COUNTY (Kenton County)
$0.14 Special ELSMERE FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)
$0.14 Special RYLAND HEIGHTS FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)
$0.14 Special PINER FISKBURG FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)
$0.13 Special BOONE WALTON FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)
$0.12 Special LUDLOW FIRE PROTECTION AND EMS (Kenton County)
$0.12 Special CRESCENT SPRINGS VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)
$0.12 Special INDEPENDENCE FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)
$0.10 Special PARK HILLS ROAD TAX (Kenton County)
$0.08 County GENERAL FISCAL COURT (Kenton County)
$0.07 County LIBRARY (Kenton County)
$0.07 City RYLAND HEIGHTS (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
$100K
$1,136–$1,837
$150K
$1,704–$2,756
$200K
$2,272–$3,674
$250K
$2,840–$4,593
$300K
$3,408–$5,511
$350K
$3,976–$6,430
$400K
$4,544–$7,348
Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($214K)
20 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi
School GENERAL WALTON VERONA IND SCHOOL IN KENTON COUNT (Kenton County)Unit K-12
75.2%1.1180%
School GENERAL COVINGTON INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)Unit K-12
64%0.9510%
School GENERAL ERLANGER ELSMERE INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)Unit K-12
63.6%0.9450%
School GENERAL LUDLOW INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)Unit K-12
62.7%0.9320%
School GENERAL BEECHWOOD INDEPENDENT (Kenton County)Unit K-12
55.5%0.8250%
School GENERAL KENTON COUNTY (Kenton County)Unit K-12
41.5%0.6170%
Special ELSMERE FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)i
13.5%0.2000%
Special RYLAND HEIGHTS FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)i
13.5%0.2000%
Special PINER FISKBURG FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)i
13.5%0.2000%
Special BOONE WALTON FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)i
12.9%0.1920%
Special LUDLOW FIRE PROTECTION AND EMS (Kenton County)i
11.8%0.1750%
Special CRESCENT SPRINGS VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)i
11.6%0.1720%
Special INDEPENDENCE FIRE DISTRICT (Kenton County)i
11.6%0.1720%
Special PARK HILLS ROAD TAX (Kenton County)i
10.4%0.1550%
County GENERAL FISCAL COURT (Kenton County)i
7.7%0.1150%
County LIBRARY (Kenton County)i
6.8%0.1010%
City RYLAND HEIGHTS (Kenton County)i
6.5%0.0960%
County HEALTH (Kenton County)i
1.5%0.0230%
County NO KY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION (Kenton County)i