Kansas property tax by county
The median Kansas homeowner pays $2,643 a year in property tax on a home worth $203,400, an effective rate of 1.30%. That ranks Kansas #14 of 51 states, against a national 0.98%.
Why the county matters more than the state
Mitchell County charges an effective 1.90% and Nemaha County 0.98%, a spread of 0.92 points inside one state. Property tax in the United States is set by counties, cities, school districts and special districts, not by states. A statewide figure is a weighted average of thousands of separate decisions, and it can be a poor guide to any particular address.
Kansas sits 0.32 points above the national effective rate. States with high rates often have low home values, because a school district has to raise the same money whatever housing is worth. House prices in the state moved +3.2% over the year to 2026 Q2, which changes the denominator of this rate over time.
Every county ranked
| # | County | Rate | Median bill | Home value | Rent | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell County | 1.90% | $2,084 | $109,600 | $653 | $58,233 |
| 2 | Stevens County | 1.80% | $2,239 | $124,500 | $930 | $61,909 |
| 3 | Cloud County | 1.79% | $1,722 | $96,300 | $689 | $57,333 |
| 4 | Pawnee County | 1.79% | $1,832 | $102,400 | $806 | $63,625 |
| 5 | Kingman County | 1.78% | $1,916 | $107,400 | $807 | $59,819 |
| 6 | Harper County | 1.78% | $1,379 | $77,300 | $693 | $55,417 |
| 7 | Pratt County | 1.76% | $2,019 | $114,500 | $810 | $64,348 |
| 8 | Russell County | 1.75% | $1,863 | $106,400 | $722 | $53,902 |
| 9 | Reno County | 1.74% | $2,180 | $125,000 | $857 | $60,498 |
| 10 | Marion County | 1.73% | $1,974 | $114,400 | $727 | $63,438 |
| 11 | Sumner County | 1.71% | $2,024 | $118,700 | $829 | $60,348 |
| 12 | Montgomery County | 1.70% | $1,562 | $92,100 | $759 | $53,242 |
| 13 | Cowley County | 1.68% | $1,878 | $111,600 | $779 | $58,263 |
| 14 | Seward County | 1.68% | $2,257 | $134,000 | $924 | $62,269 |
| 15 | Bourbon County | 1.67% | $1,797 | $107,600 | $784 | $67,555 |
| 16 | Barton County | 1.66% | $1,948 | $117,200 | $742 | $56,733 |
| 17 | Ford County | 1.65% | $2,190 | $132,700 | $960 | $70,495 |
| 18 | Allen County | 1.65% | $1,659 | $100,400 | $685 | $57,618 |
| 19 | Greenwood County | 1.65% | $1,360 | $82,600 | $710 | $58,276 |
| 20 | Labette County | 1.63% | $1,499 | $92,100 | $729 | $55,439 |
| 21 | Ottawa County | 1.62% | $2,651 | $164,100 | $738 | $76,755 |
| 22 | Lyon County | 1.60% | $2,272 | $142,200 | $796 | $59,078 |
| 23 | Osage County | 1.60% | $2,282 | $142,800 | $810 | $70,216 |
| 24 | Sherman County | 1.57% | $1,986 | $126,300 | $852 | $64,444 |
| 25 | Rice County | 1.55% | $1,636 | $105,500 | $717 | $63,947 |
| 26 | Morris County | 1.55% | $1,870 | $120,900 | $711 | $56,716 |
| 27 | Geary County | 1.54% | $2,537 | $165,000 | $1,119 | $57,344 |
| 28 | Anderson County | 1.53% | $2,260 | $147,900 | $792 | $64,925 |
| 29 | Scott County | 1.53% | $2,606 | $170,100 | $861 | $67,788 |
| 30 | Ellsworth County | 1.52% | $1,766 | $116,300 | $705 | $66,792 |
| 31 | Norton County | 1.49% | $1,585 | $106,300 | $642 | $50,305 |
| 32 | Neosho County | 1.48% | $1,501 | $101,200 | $650 | $55,704 |
| 33 | Shawnee County | 1.47% | $2,500 | $170,400 | $970 | $66,043 |
| 34 | Wyandotte County | 1.47% | $2,240 | $152,700 | $1,070 | $60,582 |
| 35 | Butler County | 1.46% | $2,918 | $199,600 | $984 | $80,375 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 1.46% | $2,737 | $187,400 | $949 | $72,142 |
| 37 | Washington County | 1.46% | $1,551 | $106,100 | $547 | $62,452 |
| 38 | Harvey County | 1.45% | $2,517 | $173,300 | $891 | $73,269 |
| 39 | Riley County | 1.43% | $3,317 | $231,200 | $1,065 | $59,560 |
| 40 | Finney County | 1.43% | $2,733 | $191,100 | $991 | $72,437 |
| 41 | Dickinson County | 1.43% | $2,123 | $148,500 | $809 | $67,982 |
| 42 | Gray County | 1.41% | $2,461 | $174,700 | $833 | $77,885 |
| 43 | McPherson County | 1.40% | $2,780 | $198,400 | $889 | $77,701 |
| 44 | Wilson County | 1.38% | $1,294 | $93,900 | $727 | $57,056 |
| 45 | Clay County | 1.38% | $2,061 | $149,600 | $911 | $63,136 |
| 46 | Saline County | 1.33% | $2,283 | $171,900 | $915 | $63,316 |
| 47 | Thomas County | 1.32% | $2,192 | $165,900 | $753 | $73,575 |
| 48 | Atchison County | 1.31% | $1,941 | $147,900 | $756 | $62,164 |
| 49 | Grant County | 1.31% | $1,911 | $146,200 | $696 | $72,484 |
| 50 | Jefferson County | 1.28% | $2,562 | $200,800 | $844 | $77,393 |
| 51 | Marshall County | 1.28% | $1,529 | $119,500 | $670 | $70,828 |
| 52 | Wabaunsee County | 1.27% | $2,270 | $178,200 | $771 | $70,536 |
| 53 | Douglas County | 1.25% | $3,508 | $281,600 | $1,066 | $68,756 |
| 54 | Brown County | 1.25% | $1,387 | $111,100 | $675 | $58,886 |
| 55 | Sedgwick County | 1.23% | $2,345 | $190,700 | $977 | $67,675 |
| 56 | Miami County | 1.23% | $3,406 | $277,700 | $1,101 | $88,000 |
| 57 | Cherokee County | 1.23% | $1,219 | $99,400 | $801 | $58,274 |
| 58 | Ellis County | 1.22% | $2,582 | $211,100 | $899 | $59,889 |
| 59 | Leavenworth County | 1.20% | $3,136 | $260,600 | $1,138 | $86,906 |
| 60 | Jackson County | 1.19% | $2,304 | $193,600 | $856 | $72,703 |
| 61 | Coffey County | 1.16% | $1,618 | $139,500 | $842 | $67,377 |
| 62 | Doniphan County | 1.16% | $1,406 | $121,200 | $801 | $72,833 |
| 63 | Johnson County | 1.15% | $4,221 | $366,000 | $1,385 | $107,261 |
| 64 | Crawford County | 1.12% | $1,375 | $122,400 | $837 | $50,311 |
| 65 | Pottawatomie County | 1.11% | $2,475 | $223,000 | $1,011 | $87,694 |
| 66 | Linn County | 1.09% | $1,800 | $164,500 | $682 | $59,200 |
| 67 | Nemaha County | 0.98% | $1,917 | $196,100 | $726 | $77,375 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. The effective property tax rate is median taxes paid divided by median home value. The two medians come from different distributions, so it approximates the typical rate rather than describing any one household.