Taxes in Richmond
Richmond's tax picture combines a comparatively moderate, if disclosed-as-variable, property tax with Kentucky's real, genuinely favorable flat state income tax and simple sales tax.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed property-tax spread
Ownwell's own Richmond-specific median effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.97% (median annual bill ~$1,460, $940 below the national median), while Madison County's broader average ran a lower 0.74% -- a genuine, disclosed gap this record does not silently resolve.
Kentucky's real 3.5% flat income tax
Kentucky's flat state income tax was cut to a real, dated 3.5% effective January 1, 2026, via 2022's House Bill 8 -- disclosed here as CONTINGENT on budget-reserve/revenue-growth triggers and legislative reenactment each cycle, not a guaranteed permanent floor.
A genuinely simple sales tax
Kentucky's sales tax runs a real, flat 6% statewide with NO local-option city or county add-ons anywhere in the Commonwealth -- a genuine simplification relative to most other states.
Key takeaways
- Richmond's own property tax runs a real, disclosed 0.74%-0.97% depending on the specific source and geography (city vs. county).
- Kentucky's flat 3.5% state income tax (2026) is real but disclosed as contingent on budget triggers and reenactment.
- Kentucky's flat 6% sales tax applies statewide with no local Richmond add-on.
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