Kansas property taxes by county

Statewide effective rate 1.288% · national rank #13 of 51 (1 = highest) · 105 county-equivalents · U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Across Kansas, the median owner-occupied home pays $2,798 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $217,200 — an effective property-tax rate of 1.288%. That ranks Kansas #13 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 105 Kansas county-equivalents in the Census data — 105 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Statewide figures Kansas · ACS 2020–2024 5-year
Effective tax rate
1.288%
Median real-estate taxes
$2,798 ± $18
Median home value
$217,200
National rank
#13 of 51

All Kansas counties

Every Kansas county-equivalent in the Census data (105 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.

Kansas counties by effective property-tax rate (highest first). Click a column to re-sort.
Stanton County 2.459% $1,667 $67,800 #13
Comanche County 2.155% $1,500 $69,600 #53
Morton County 2.076% $1,995 $96,100 #66
Pawnee County 2.029% $1,887 $93,000 #77
Elk County 2.026% $1,388 $68,500 #79
Ness County 1.952% $1,751 $89,700 #99
Clark County 1.939% $1,699 $87,600 #103
Woodson County 1.932% $1,569 $81,200 #106
Jewell County 1.930% $1,247 $64,600 #107
Rooks County 1.930% $1,718 $89,000 #108
Greeley County 1.891% $2,178 $115,200 #115
Stevens County 1.882% $2,433 $129,300 #121
Rush County 1.868% $1,562 $83,600 #122
Russell County 1.864% $2,218 $119,000 #124
Smith County 1.830% $1,722 $94,100 #134
Graham County 1.825% $1,641 $89,900 #136
Phillips County 1.801% $1,738 $96,500 #150
Decatur County 1.792% $1,604 $89,500 #153
Republic County 1.786% $1,350 $75,600 #154
Harper County 1.784% $1,495 $83,800 #155
Kingman County 1.742% $1,935 $111,100 #170
Wichita County 1.740% $1,728 $99,300 #171
Pratt County 1.739% $1,993 $114,600 #172
Montgomery County 1.725% $1,754 $101,700 #177
Cloud County 1.704% $1,704 $100,000 #189
Barber County 1.699% $1,648 $97,000 #190
Norton County 1.699% $1,724 $101,500 #191
Osborne County 1.696% $1,465 $86,400 #194
Barton County 1.682% $2,126 $126,400 #201
Seward County 1.673% $2,284 $136,500 #209
Allen County 1.669% $1,796 $107,600 #211
Ottawa County 1.663% $2,760 $166,000 #215
Mitchell County 1.657% $2,217 $133,800 #219
Hodgeman County 1.656% $1,683 $101,600 #220
Cowley County 1.653% $1,999 $120,900 #222
Scott County 1.650% $2,640 $160,000 #226
Labette County 1.648% $1,559 $94,600 #227
Logan County 1.639% $1,932 $117,900 #233
Reno County 1.629% $2,158 $132,500 #238
Marion County 1.615% $2,006 $124,200 #249
Sherman County 1.588% $2,171 $136,700 #269
Stafford County 1.588% $1,550 $97,600 #270
Edwards County 1.580% $1,120 $70,900 #275
Sumner County 1.577% $2,130 $135,100 #278
Bourbon County 1.572% $1,789 $113,800 #283
Rawlins County 1.561% $1,620 $103,800 #291
Lyon County 1.554% $2,341 $150,600 #296
Rice County 1.523% $1,593 $104,600 #318
Ford County 1.522% $2,300 $151,100 #319
Greenwood County 1.520% $1,348 $88,700 #322
Grant County 1.514% $1,670 $110,300 #328
Chautauqua County 1.513% $991 $65,500 #330
Harvey County 1.506% $2,715 $180,300 #340
Shawnee County 1.495% $2,705 $180,900 #348
Osage County 1.494% $2,343 $156,800 #350
Hamilton County 1.493% $1,729 $115,800 #353
Gray County 1.491% $3,071 $206,000 #358
Sheridan County 1.489% $2,490 $167,200 #361
Wilson County 1.483% $1,387 $93,500 #363
Ellsworth County 1.473% $1,693 $114,900 #370
Neosho County 1.471% $1,637 $111,300 #378
Dickinson County 1.467% $2,154 $146,800 #382
Morris County 1.465% $1,898 $129,600 #386
Lincoln County 1.464% $1,419 $96,900 #387
Riley County 1.462% $3,466 $237,100 #388
Gove County 1.461% $1,730 $118,400 #389
Butler County 1.460% $3,177 $217,600 #394
Wyandotte County 1.456% $2,509 $172,300 #398
Haskell County 1.451% $2,396 $165,100 #403
Trego County 1.450% $1,753 $120,900 #406
Geary County 1.445% $2,496 $172,700 #417
Finney County 1.440% $2,900 $201,400 #423
Franklin County 1.414% $2,810 $198,700 #450
Thomas County 1.413% $2,440 $172,700 #454
McPherson County 1.374% $2,901 $211,200 #494
Anderson County 1.373% $2,353 $171,400 #495
Washington County 1.372% $1,607 $117,100 #497
Chase County 1.367% $1,500 $109,700 #507
Meade County 1.347% $2,005 $148,900 #527
Wallace County 1.338% $1,405 $105,000 #544
Lane County 1.322% $1,680 $127,100 #560
Atchison County 1.321% $1,925 $145,700 #562
Clay County 1.318% $2,055 $155,900 #572
Saline County 1.306% $2,345 $179,600 #592
Cheyenne County 1.299% $1,636 $125,900 #599
Wabaunsee County 1.284% $2,276 $177,300 #620
Miami County 1.266% $3,643 $287,700 #647
Jefferson County 1.260% $2,733 $216,900 #661
Ellis County 1.240% $2,682 $216,300 #686
Brown County 1.237% $1,461 $118,100 #688
Marshall County 1.233% $1,574 $127,700 #693
Douglas County 1.220% $3,776 $309,400 #711
Cherokee County 1.218% $1,219 $100,100 #713
Sedgwick County 1.211% $2,461 $203,300 #724
Leavenworth County 1.210% $3,424 $282,900 #725
Linn County 1.156% $2,007 $173,600 #807
Jackson County 1.140% $2,363 $207,300 #832
Johnson County 1.137% $4,447 $391,200 #838
Pottawatomie County 1.135% $2,792 $245,900 #839
Kiowa County 1.108% $1,720 $155,300 #887
Coffey County 1.091% $1,717 $157,400 #923
Doniphan County 1.069% $1,445 $135,200 #965
Crawford County 1.060% $1,406 $132,600 #982
Kearny County 1.049% $2,108 $200,900 #1005
Nemaha County 0.958% $2,080 $217,200 #1222

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).

Official Kansas tax authority

Property tax in Kansas is assessed and collected locally. For an individual property's assessed value, exemptions, and bill, use the county assessor or appraisal district. For statewide rules and forms:

This state link is hand-verified. Per-county assessor URLs are not published (no verified nationwide source exists) and are never guessed.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average property tax rate in Kansas?
Statewide, Kansas's effective property-tax rate is 1.288% — the state median real-estate taxes ($2,798) divided by the state median home value ($217,200), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
Which Kansas county has the highest property taxes?
Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.

Compare & explore

See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; Kansas's statewide figure is 1.288%.