Kansas property taxes by county
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.
- 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.
| 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).
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%.