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Debt relief in Flat Lick, Kentucky

The typical owner-occupied home in Flat Lick is worth about $9,999, 95% below the Kentucky median of $205,600 and 97% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $199 a year in property taxes, about 1.99% of their home's value, higher than the Kentucky rate of 0.75%. The median household earns $17,303 a year, so the median home costs 0.6 times the median income (3.2 times for Kentucky). 10% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 18% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Flat Lick at a glance

Flat Lick Kentucky U.S.
Median home value $9,999 $205,600 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $199 $1,544 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 1.99% 0.75% 0.94%
Median household income $17,303 $63,726 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 10% 68% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 18% 56% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage – $1,433 $1,963
Median rent $499 $967 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 24.9% 28.1% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1985 1982 1980
Vacant homes 46.2% 10.3% 10.1%
People below the poverty line 100.0% 16.1% 12.5%
Population 634 4,534,824 334,922,499

Household budgets and debt in Flat Lick

100.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line, compared with 16.1% in Kentucky.

If debts are getting hard to manage, the usual options, from mildest to most serious, are: a budget and a call to your lenders to ask for a hardship plan; a debt management plan through a nonprofit credit counselor, which can lower interest rates; a debt consolidation loan or, for homeowners, a cash-out refinance or home equity loan; debt settlement, where a company negotiates to pay less than you owe; and bankruptcy.

Under the Federal Trade Commission's rules, debt settlement companies can't charge a fee until they have settled at least one of your debts. Settling can hurt your credit and forgiven debt may be taxable, so compare it with credit counseling first. Time limits for collectors to sue differ by state and by type of debt; check with your state attorney general or a lawyer before relying on one.

Homeowners can sometimes pay off high-interest debt with their home's equity. With the median Flat Lick home worth $9,999 and 82% of owners mortgage-free, many owners have equity to draw on, but it turns unsecured debt into debt secured by your home.

Questions about debt relief in Flat Lick

What is the median home value in Flat Lick?

About $9,999 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Flat Lick?

Homeowners pay a median $199 a year, which is about 1.99% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.

How much of their income do Flat Lick households spend on housing?

With a median household income of $17,303, owners with a mortgage spend a median 0.0% on housing and renters 24.9%.

More about Flat Lick

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data