City Data

Population: 1,004
Median resident age: 41.9 years
Land area: 1.41 square miles [3.7 km²]
Housing units: 521
Home ownership rate: 48.8%
Median household income: $38,984
Employment rate: 51.5%
Estimated median house or condo value: $187,500
Latitude: 38°11'41" N (or 38.19° N)
Longitude: -85°41'22" W (or -85.69° W)
Elevation: 476 feet above sea level

(from United States Census Bureau)

Your Mayor and City Council strive to keep Watterson Park’s tax rates low. As a result, Watterson Park has one of the lowest tax rates on real property in Jefferson County.

• Your real property tax rate is 5.7¢ per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for fiscal year July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.

• The tangible personal property tax rate is 5.0¢ per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for fiscal year July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.

• The tax rate on motor vehicles and watercraft is 7.0¢ per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for the 2025 calendar year.