HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – The Christian County Fiscal Court has approved the first vote to lower the property tax rate for a third year in a row. Since 2023, the property tax rate has dropped from 18.1 cents to 17.6, and now to 16.7 per $100 of assessed property value.
“That’s a testament to our growth,” said Judge Executive Jerry Gilliam during the Aug. 13 meeting. “There are arguments of reassessments, which is playing a factor in that…assessments occur once every four years, and we have consistently lowered our property tax since we have taken office in 2023.”
The tax rates provide revenue for general purposes along with the maintenance of roads and bridges. Estimated receipts for the county real estate tax is around $8.5 million with the new rate…