By Melissa Albert, Relocation Specialist
The Allen County tax picture
Kentucky's tax stack applies statewide: the state real property rate is about 10.9 cents per $100 of assessed value, and Allen County, Scottsville and Allen County Schools add their own lines. Median effective rates in the county run around 0.7% of home value, with the Scottsville city area modestly higher.
Because home prices in Allen County sit among the lowest in the region, the actual dollar bill tends to be small even by Kentucky standards.
What that means for buyers
A buyer choosing between Bowling Green and Scottsville gets two advantages in Allen County: a lower purchase price, usually around a $202K median, and a property tax bill that scales down with it.
The trade is the drive: Scottsville is about 30-35 minutes from downtown Bowling Green, and daily commuters trade the tax savings against the highway clock.
Assessments and the honest fine print
Assessed value, homestead exemptions and city-versus-county address all move the final figure, so confirm the exact math with the Allen County PVA office before closing. The shape of it holds: this is one of the lowest-tax addresses in an already low-tax state.
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