Lexington, KY — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 40536, which covers part of Lexington, a household's overall tax picture combines a 0.87% county property tax rate with a 6.00% combined sales tax. On a home assessed at $250,000, that property rate would come to roughly $2,175 a year, or about $181 monthly, folded into the mortgage payment. Everyday purchases carry the 6.00% sales tax at the register. Together these two levies shape what a family keeps after housing costs and spending, with the property portion tied directly to home value and the sales portion spread across daily goods and services.