Kansas Property Tax Calculator: Estimate Your Bill by County
Estimate your Kansas property tax from your home value and county's typical rate, or get an exact figure from the numbers on your tax statement.
A fast ballpark from your home value and your county's typical rate.
Seniors, veterans, people with a disability and lower-income households can often get part of their property tax back.
Seniors may qualify for income-based property tax refunds.
Disabled veterans and homeowners with a disability may qualify for a refund.
$3,124
at the Kansas typical rate
$260
what escrow usually collects
1.25%
of the home value
How your area compares
Tax on a $250,000 home
- Kansas average$3,1241.25%
- U.S. average$2,2260.89%
How Kansas property tax applies to your home
- Kansas's typical rate: 1.25%. Kansas homeowners pay a median $2,983 a year on a median home worth $238,700. That's number 10 of 51 among the states and DC, and above the 0.89% U.S. average.
- It depends a lot on the county. Across 105 counties, typical rates run from 0.96% in Nemaha County to 2.46% in Stanton County. At the state average, your $250,000 home would owe about $3,124 a year. Pick your county for a closer figure.
- Kansas taxes a share of the value. Homes are assessed at 11.5% of appraised value, commercial property at 25% and farmland at 30% of its use value. Your mill levy applies to that assessed value.
- The first $75,000 of a home skips the school levy. Every Kansas bill includes a 20-mill statewide school levy, and homes are exempt from it on their first $75,000 of value, worth up to $172.50 a year.
- Refunds for seniors, veterans and lower incomes. The Homestead Refund pays back up to $700 to homeowners who are 55+, disabled, disabled veterans or raising a child under 18, with household income of $43,389 or less, and SAFESR refunds 75% of the tax for seniors 65+ earning $25,380 or less (2025 limits).
How property tax works
- It's a local tax. Counties, cities and school districts charge it every year on land and buildings, and use it to pay for schools, police, roads and other public services. There's no federal property tax.
- Your county values the property. The assessor sets an appraised (market) value. Many states then tax only a share of it, called the assessment rate. In Kansas that's 11.5% for homes, 25% for commercial property and 30% of farmland's use value (what it can produce, not its sale price).
- Local governments set the rate in mills. A mill is $1 for every $1,000 of assessed value, and your bill adds up the levies of every district you live in. The formula is taxable value times the tax rate.
- Kansas exempts part of a home from the school levy. Every Kansas bill includes a 20-mill statewide levy for schools, but the first $75,000 of a home's appraised value is exempt from it.
- The quick estimate uses a typical rate. Homeowners in Kansas pay a typical $2,983 a year on a typical home worth $238,700, about 1.25% of its value. Applied to your $250,000, that's $3,124. Your real bill depends on your exact district, exemptions, and when the home was last reassessed.
- Most people pay through escrow. If you have a mortgage, your lender likely collects about a twelfth of the bill with each payment and pays the county for you.
County and state rates are median property taxes paid divided by median home values for owner-occupied homes (averages for the few high-tax counties where the Census caps the median at $10,000), from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey: 2024 for states and larger counties, 2020–2024 for smaller counties.
This is an estimate for the 2026 tax year, not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures are simplified and don't include every credit or deduction. Talk to a tax professional before making decisions.