Bowling Green property tax: where it goes

A Bowling Green house pays 1.363% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $241,900 of market value, that's about $3,296 a year.

Tax is levied on 100% fair cash value as of January 1, assessed by the Warren County PVA, taxed per $100 of assessed value.

City, county and state rates are the 2026 rates; the school rate is the 2026-2027 rate approved this September.

Who taxes this house

Taxing agency	Rate	On $241,900
City of Bowling Green	0.203%	$491
Warren County (county, library, health, extension, conservation)	0.2145%	$519
Commonwealth of Kentucky (state rate)	0.103%	$249
Bowling Green Independent Schools (schools)	0.842%	$2,037
Total	1.363%	$3,296

2026 tax year, Bowling Green city school district.

Seniors 65+: homestead exemption. Kentucky homeowners who are at least 65 years of age can take $49,100 off the assessed value of their home for the 2025-2026 assessment years; taxes are figured on the rest. How: File the Application for Exemption Under the Homestead/Disability Amendment with the Warren County PVA, with proof of age such as a birth certificate, driver's license or passport.
Totally disabled owners: disability exemption. Homeowners classified as totally disabled under a federal program or a retirement system, who received disability payments for the entire assessment period, get the same $49,100 exemption for 2025-2026. How: File the Application for Exemption Under the Homestead/Disability Amendment with the Warren County PVA.
If tax bills are mailed by October 1, pay by November 1 for 2% off. Under Kentucky's tax calendar, if tax bills are mailed by October 1, taxpayers have until November 1 to pay with a 2% discount; the face amount is due November 2 to December 31. How: Pay by November 1 if your bill was mailed by October 1.

When	What
Nov 1 (in 10 days)	Last day to pay the county tax bill with the 2% discount, when bills are mailed by October 1 (Kentucky's tax calendar).
Nov 2 – Dec 31 (in 11 days)	The county tax bill is due at the face amount.
April 15	After the close of business, unpaid county tax bills move from the sheriff to the county clerk, with more penalties, fees and 1% interest a month.
January	Unpaid county tax bills become delinquent and are paid with a 5% penalty; from February 1 the penalty rises to 21% of the tax due.

Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.

Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.