Property tax in Livingston County, Kentucky

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Livingston County, Kentucky is $770 a year, which is about 0.61% of the county's median home value of $125,600. That effective rate is lower than the typical Kentucky county (0.68%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Livingston County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Livingston County's average effective rate of 0.61% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $766 / year

Property tax in Livingston County at a glance

Livingston County, Kentucky property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$770
Median home value	$125,600
Effective tax rate	0.61%
Typical Kentucky county rate	0.68%
National median county rate	0.81%

Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

How does Livingston County compare in Kentucky?

Among Kentucky's 120 counties, Livingston County has the 95th highest effective property-tax rate: 94 rank higher and 25 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Kentucky. Nationally, it ranks 2219th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Kentucky county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Livingston County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Livingston County's 2,925 owner-occupied homes, 2.3% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 7.9% pay at least $2,000, and 46.9% pay under $800. Another 10.1% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Livingston County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	1,373	46.9%
$800 to $1,499	704	24.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	323	11%
$2,000 to $2,999	164	5.6%
$3,000 or more	67	2.3%
No property tax paid	294	10.1%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,058 and owners without one pay $584. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.

How does the Livingston County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $770 is about 1.1% of the median income of Livingston County homeowner households, $70,693 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 81.2% of Livingston County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.

Have property taxes gone up in Livingston County?

Yes. The median bill went from $602 in 2015-2019 to $770 in 2020-2024, a 27.9% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 22.7%, from $102,400 to $125,600. Bills rose faster than values, which usually means local rates went up or an exemption shrank.

Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.

Property tax in counties next to Livingston County

Livingston County borders 7 counties, 3 of them across the state line.

Livingston County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Massac County, IL	1.4%	$1,704	$121,900
Pope County, IL	1.03%	$1,477	$143,800
Hardin County, IL	0.96%	$1,001	$103,800
McCracken County, KY	0.75%	$1,410	$188,100
Marshall County, KY	0.72%	$1,252	$173,800
Lyon County, KY	0.63%	$1,196	$189,500
Livingston County, KY (this county)	0.61%	$770	$125,600
Crittenden County, KY	0.57%	$731	$127,300

How is a home assessed in Livingston County?

Kentucky assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Livingston County included. How Kentucky assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Livingston County?

Only for older and disabled owners. Kentucky's homestead exemption is age and disability based; an owner-occupant under 65 who is not totally disabled gets none. That is the Kentucky rule, and it applies in Livingston County. Kentucky's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Livingston County?

One annual payment to the county sheriff, due by December 31. Pay by November 1 for a 2% discount, then face value through December 31. A 5% penalty applies in January and 10% plus a sheriff's fee after January 31. Unpaid bills move to the county clerk on April 15 and become a lien against the property.

That is the Kentucky rule. Livingston County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Livingston County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the County PVA conference, then the local Board of Assessment Appeals, then the Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals. The filing deadline is typically one working day after the tax roll inspection period closes, normally the third Tuesday in May. That is the Kentucky rule; Livingston County sets the exact dates and forms. The Kentucky appeal process step by step.

Kentucky rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Kentucky page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Livingston County, Kentucky: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.