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
1.89%–2.09%-0.5%YoY
Varies by school district
Municipal Portioni
0.7500%+0%YoY37.7% of total
Effective Ratei
1.89%–2.09%
Est. Annual Taxi
$3K–$3K
Median Home Valuei
$158,200
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
$0.38 City BUTLER (Pendleton County)
$0.31 School GENERAL PENDLETON COUNTY (Pendleton County)
$0.10 Special NORTHERN PENDLETON FIRE DISTRICT (Pendleton County)
$0.10 Special PINER FISKBURG FIRE DISTRICT (Pendleton County)
$0.06 County GENERAL FISCAL COURT (Pendleton County)
$0.06 County LIBRARY (Pendleton County)
$0.05 County EXTENSION SERVICES (Pendleton County)
$0.05 Special AMBULANCE (Pendleton County)
$0.03 County HEALTH (Pendleton County)
$0.01 County MENTAL HEALTH/MENTAL RETARDATION (Pendleton County)
$0.01 County SOIL CONSERVATION (Pendleton County)
Estimated Tax by Home Valuei
$50K
$944–$1,044
$100K
$1,887–$2,087
$150K
$2,831–$3,131
$200K
$3,774–$4,174
$250K
$4,718–$5,218
$300K
$5,661–$6,261
$350K
$6,605–$7,305
Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($158K)
11 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi
City BUTLER (Pendleton County)i
37.7%0.7500%
School GENERAL PENDLETON COUNTY (Pendleton County)Unit K-12
30.8%0.6120%
Special NORTHERN PENDLETON FIRE DISTRICT (Pendleton County)i
10.1%0.2000%
Special PINER FISKBURG FIRE DISTRICT (Pendleton County)i
10.1%0.2000%
County GENERAL FISCAL COURT (Pendleton County)i
6.1%0.1220%
County LIBRARY (Pendleton County)i
5.7%0.1140%
County EXTENSION SERVICES (Pendleton County)i
5.1%0.1010%
Special AMBULANCE (Pendleton County)i
5%0.1000%
County HEALTH (Pendleton County)i
2.9%0.0580%
County MENTAL HEALTH/MENTAL RETARDATION (Pendleton County)i