Newport property tax: where it goes
A Newport house at the typical market value ($217,600) pays about $3,020 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Newport house pays 1.386% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $217,600 of market value, that's about $3,016 a year.
Tax is levied on assessed value, taxed per $100 of assessed value.
The state (10.3 cents per $100), Campbell County (15.2 cents), Newport Independent Schools (79 cents, adopted for 2026-27) and City of Newport ($2.31 per $1,000, Ordinance O-2026-09) rates are the 2026 rates. The county extension, health, library and soil conservation rates are the 2025 rates from the Campbell County table because the 2026 Campbell County rate table was not found; these are last year's rates.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $217,600 |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth of Kentucky (state rate) | 0.103% | $224 |
| Campbell County Fiscal Court | 0.152% | $331 |
| Newport Independent Schools (schools) | 0.79% | $1,719 |
| Cooperative Extension Services | 0.026% | $57 |
| Health | 0.022% | $48 |
| County library | 0.059% | $128 |
| Soil conservation | 0.003% | $7 |
| City of Newport | 0.231% | $503 |
| Total | 1.386% | $3,016 |
2026 tax year, Campbell County.
How Newport compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Alexandria · 10 mi1.33%
- Independence · 9 mi1.37%
- Newport1.39%
- Covington · 4 mi1.50%
- Fort Thomas · 2 mi1.55%
- Erlanger · 7 mi1.55%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Ways to pay less
- Seniors 65+: homestead exemption. Owners 65 or older who own, maintain and reside at the property can apply to the Campbell County PVA. The value of the exemption for the 2025-2026 assessment years is $49,100, deducted from the assessed value; once you apply, you need not apply again. How: Apply at the Campbell County PVA.
- Totally disabled owners: disability exemption. Owners who are 100% disabled, own, maintain and reside at the property and provide proof of disability benefits may qualify. Only one exemption per residential unit is allowed. There is an application process. How: There is an application process; see the Campbell County PVA exemptions page.
Sources
- be-nky.com Campbell-County-Tax-Rates-2025-1.pdf
- pva.campbellcountykentucky.com exemptions
- revenue.ky.gov homestead-exemption.aspx
- Newport O-2026-09 property taxes
- Newport Independent tax proposal FY27
Checked October 29, 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.
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