One of the boats has even been featured on HGTV. Harbor cottage houseboats says they wanted to upgrade living on the water while keeping it affordable. Most homes start at $99,000.

Kentucky’s state property tax rate on small boats is 30 times higher than the tax rate on many luxury houseboats. That means owners pay less state property tax on a $150,000 houseboat than on a ...

SOMERSET — An effort to revitalize the state's beleaguered houseboat industry is set to begin with construction of the prototype of a product for land instead of lake.