Louisville-Jefferson County Property Tax Information

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is the primary property tax collector for state, Louisville Metro, school, fire, and other special district taxes. The Sheriff’s Office collects approximately $1 billion worth of taxes per year from over 300,000 taxpayers across 13 different taxing jurisdictions.


How tax bills are collected in Louisville-Jefferson County: The face value amount of your tax bill is determined by taking the assessed value of your property, less any exemptions, and multiplying this value by the tax rate for the applicable taxing districts or property type. For more information about person property rates, please visit the Jefferson Count Sheriff’s Office website.

Real Property Tax Rates

2024 Real Property Tax Rates - Per $100

Taxing Entity/Jurisdiction

State

Metro Louisville

Jefferson County Public Schools

Urban Services District

Louisville Downtown Mgt. District

Anchorage/Middletown Fire

Fairdale Fire

Fern Creek Fire

Jeffersontown/McMahan Fire

Okolona Fire

Pleasure Ridge Park Fire

St. Matthews/Lyndon Fire

City of Mockingbird Valley

Rate

0.109

0.121

0.735

0.319

0.0831

0.173

0.10

0.18

0.17

0.17

0.20

0.15

0.08