Bullitt County (Shepherdsville, Mount Washington) Tax Rates

Bullitt County Tax Rates - At a Glance

Bullitt County, Kentucky Tax Rates Summary

Tax Type	Rate	Notes
Vehicle Property (Car) Tax	$1.1325 per $100 (2026)	Baseline: state 45 + county-wide 20.55 + Bullitt County schools 47.7 cents; cities and fire districts add by address; J.D. Power average trade-in value on January 1
Real Estate Tax	$1.038 per $100 (2025)	Baseline: state 10.6 + county-wide 17.5 + Bullitt County schools 75.7 cents; 8 cities, 4 fire districts, and a watershed district add by address
Sales Tax	6%	Statewide rate; no local sales tax in Kentucky; groceries exempt

Vehicle Property (Car) Tax

2026 Rate Stack

Kentucky taxes vehicles as property every year. For 2026, a Bullitt County owner who lives outside any taxing city or fire district pays $1.1325 per $100 of assessed value. That baseline is the sum of three rates from the Kentucky Department of Revenue's 2026 MOTAX Rate Book: the 45-cent state rate, Bullitt County's 20.55-cent county-wide rate (general 15, health 2.4, library 2.12, and extension 1.03 cents), and the 47.7-cent Bullitt County school rate. Every Bullitt County vehicle rate is the same as in 2025.

Cities and fire districts add on top. The state's 2025 property rate book notes that the Mount Washington Fire District covers all of Mount Washington plus some unincorporated areas, and the Zoneton Fire District covers Hillview, Hunters Hollow, Pioneer Village, Fox Chase, and Hebron Estates plus some unincorporated areas. So an address inside Mount Washington pays $1.4825 per $100 (baseline + 15 city + 20 fire), and a Hillview address pays $1.4125 (baseline + 18 city + 10 fire). Lebanon Junction has its own city fire department and adds 34 cents ($1.4725). Hebron Estates and the Plum Creek Watershed levy nothing on vehicles.

Bullitt County Vehicle Tax by Location (2026, cents per $100)

Levy	Type	Rate	Total With Baseline
City of Shepherdsville	City	+12.5 cents	$1.2575
City of Mount Washington	City	+15.0 cents	$1.2825
City of Hunters Hollow	City	+15.76 cents	$1.2901
City of Fox Chase	City	+17.45 cents	$1.3070
City of Hillview	City	+18.0 cents	$1.3125
City of Pioneer Village	City	+21.0 cents	$1.3425
City of Lebanon Junction	City	+34.0 cents	$1.4725
Nichols Fire District	Fire district	+10.0 cents	$1.2325
Southeast Fire District	Fire district	+10.0 cents	$1.2325
Zoneton Fire District	Fire district	+10.0 cents	$1.2325
Mount Washington Fire District	Fire district	+20.0 cents	$1.3325

Each total adds one levy to the $1.1325 baseline. An address inside a city that is also inside a fire district pays both: Mount Washington 113.25 + 15 + 20 = $1.4825; Hillview 113.25 + 18 + 10 = $1.4125; Pioneer Village $1.4425; Fox Chase $1.4070; Hunters Hollow $1.3901. Parts of Shepherdsville fall in the Nichols, Southeast, Mount Washington, or Zoneton fire districts (the Sheriff's tax districts 13-16); your notice shows the levies for your address. Source: Kentucky Department of Revenue 2026 MOTAX Rate Book, Bullitt County 015.

How the Vehicle Is Valued

January 1 is the assessment date. Under KRS 132.485 the standard value is the vehicle's average trade-in value in the J.D. Power valuation manual, not the rough or clean trade-in value and not the price you paid. Vehicles 20 or more years old use their 19th-year value, reduced 10% for each year beyond 19. The Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) may adjust the value when you show that the standard value does not reflect the vehicle's condition, options, mileage, or title.

Estimated 2026 Bullitt County Vehicle Tax

Assessed Value	At the $1.1325 Baseline	In Mount Washington ($1.4825)
$10,000	$113.25	$148.25
$20,000	$226.50	$296.50
$30,000	$339.75	$444.75
$40,000	$453.00	$593.00

Property tax only. The plate registration fee is billed separately with your renewal and is not included. For your exact address, pick your city and fire district in the Kentucky car tax calculator.

When and How to Pay

The Bullitt County Clerk collects the tax with your registration renewal at 149 N. Walnut Street in Shepherdsville, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday until 6 p.m. ((502) 543-2513). You can also renew by mail (PO Box 6, Shepherdsville, KY 40165), through the drop box on the wall outside the Clerk's office, or online through the state renewal link on the Clerk's site; mail, drop box, and web renewals are returned by USPS. Plates are usually renewed in the owner's birth month, and the Kentucky Department of Revenue mails a notice in the month before. Under KRS 134.810, the tax is due by the last day of the renewal month, or by the last day of the month the vehicle is transferred if that comes first. Once the tax is delinquent, late payment adds a 3% penalty if paid within 30 days of becoming delinquent (waived if paid within 5 days), 10% after that, plus 15% annual interest (KRS 134.810).

Disputing a value: assessment questions go to the Bullitt County PVA (149 N. Walnut Street, 2nd floor, Shepherdsville; (502) 543-7480), not the Clerk. Under Kentucky Department of Revenue guidance, talk to the PVA first; if that does not resolve it, a written protest goes to the Department of Revenue within 60 days of the date of notice.

Kentucky has no state relief on the first $20,000 of vehicle value like Virginia's PPTRA. For how a relief program changes a car tax bill, see our Virginia PPTRA explained guide.

Real Estate Tax

2025 Rates

The 2025 baseline real estate rate in Bullitt County is $1.038 per $100 of assessed value: the 10.6-cent state residential rate, Bullitt County's 17.5-cent county-wide rate (general fiscal court 9, library 5.2, health 2.4, and extension 0.9 cents), and the 75.7-cent Bullitt County school rate, per the Kentucky Department of Revenue's 2025 Property Tax Rate Book. The baseline applies outside any city, fire district, and the Plum Creek Watershed.

Cities and fire districts add to it. Example: a home inside Mount Washington and its fire district paid 10.6 + 17.5 + 75.7 + 8.7 (City of Mount Washington) + 20 (Mount Washington Fire District) = $1.325 per $100 for 2025, or about $3,312.50 on a $250,000 assessment, compared with about $2,595.00 at the baseline. A Shepherdsville home outside the fire districts paid 103.8 + 11.61 = $1.1541, about $2,885.25.

Bullitt County City and District Real Estate Levies (2025, cents per $100)

Levy	Type	Rate
Hunters Hollow	City	+7.777
Hebron Estates	City	+8.129
Mount Washington	City	+8.7
Hillview	City	+10.9
Pioneer Village	City	+11.139
Shepherdsville	City	+11.61
Fox Chase	City	+11.713
Lebanon Junction	City	+21.53
Plum Creek Watershed	Special district	+1.0
Nichols Fire District	Fire district	+10.0
Southeast Fire District	Fire district	+10.0
Zoneton Fire District	Fire district	+10.0
Mount Washington Fire District	Fire district	+20.0

Each rate adds to the $1.038 baseline where it applies. Bullitt County has no independent school district. Source: Kentucky Department of Revenue 2025 Property Tax Rate Book, Bullitt County 015.

Tax year 2026: the state's 2026 Property Tax Rate Book was not yet published at our last check. The Bullitt County Sheriff's tax collection page lists 2026 real estate rates of state 10.3, county 8.7, health 2.4, library 4.9, extension 0.9, and Bullitt County schools 73.1 cents, a $1.003 per $100 baseline, with Shepherdsville 10.1 cents and the fire districts unchanged. Your 2026 bill shows the rates that apply to your parcel.

Assessment, Bills, and Due Dates

Real estate is assessed at fair cash value as of January 1 by the Bullitt County PVA. The Bullitt County Sheriff collects state, county, school, and district property taxes. The Sheriff normally receives the bills from the County Clerk at the end of September, cannot accept payment before then, and expects most owners to receive bills in the first week of October. For the 2026 tax year the bill shows four dates and amounts, received or postmarked by:

• November 1, 2026: face value less a 2% discount
• December 31, 2026: face value
• January 31, 2027: face value plus a 5% penalty
• April 15, 2027: face value plus a 21% penalty

Pay by mail (Bullitt County Sheriff, P.O. Box 205, Shepherdsville, KY 40165), in person at the Sheriff's office in the Bullitt County Courthouse (300 South Buckman Street; (502) 543-2514), online through the Sheriff's site (card fees apply), or by check at Bullitt County Stock Yards Bank branches from October 1 to December 31. The Sheriff cannot accept partial payments, and after April 1 personal and business checks are no longer accepted. If no bill has arrived by mid-October, the Sheriff asks owners to call for a duplicate. Prior-year delinquent real estate bills are paid off through the County Clerk ((502) 955-6369).

City bills. Shepherdsville city tax is combined with the county bill. Mount Washington, Hillview, Hunters Hollow, Pioneer Village, Fox Chase, Lebanon Junction, and Hebron Estates send separate city tax bills (Bullitt County Sheriff). Mount Washington residents receive both a city bill and the Sheriff's county bill; the City lists a 2% discount through November 30 and face value through December 31, with penalty and interest from January 1 (City of Mount Washington, 311 Snapp Street; (502) 538-4216).

Homestead Exemption

Homeowners who own and live in their home and are 65 or older, or classified as totally disabled, can deduct $49,100 from the home's assessed value for the 2025-2026 assessment years (Kentucky Department of Revenue; KRS 132.810). The Sheriff's page says owners 65 or older must own and occupy the property and be 65 as of January 1 of the tax year, and asks them to apply at the Bullitt County PVA ((502) 543-7480) before paying the tax bill.

Sales Tax

Rate and Composition

The sales tax rate in Bullitt County is 6%, the same as everywhere in Kentucky. The Kentucky Department of Revenue states that there are no local sales and use taxes in Kentucky, so Shepherdsville, Mount Washington, and the other cities add nothing. Food and food ingredients for human consumption (groceries) are exempt under KRS 139.485. Candy, soft drinks, prepared food, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and dietary supplements are taxable at 6%.

Source: Kentucky Department of Revenue - Sales and Use Tax.

How Bullitt County Compares Across Kentucky

Bullitt County's 2026 vehicle baseline of $1.1325 ranks 14th of Kentucky's 120 county baselines from lowest, below the statewide median of $1.2138; the statewide baselines run from $0.925 (Martin County) to $1.454 (Casey County). Its 2025 real estate baseline of $1.038 is higher than 74 of the 120 county baselines and above the statewide median of $0.992. Compare other Kentucky county pages: Jefferson County ($1.201 vehicle baseline), Fayette County ($1.2175), Kenton County ($1.3563), Warren County ($1.235), Boone County ($1.157), Hardin County ($1.1416), Daviess County ($1.194), Madison County ($1.266), and Campbell County ($1.171). See all 120 counties on the Kentucky county tax map.