Owning in Kansas
Data from January 2026
Property tax in Kansas
The typical owner in Kansas pays $2,798 a year, about 1.29% of the home’s value (0.94% nationwide). Here are the exemptions and discounts the state publishes, the deadlines to claim them or appeal, and every county’s figure.
Key numbers in Kansas
- Typical tax
- $2,798
- per year, typical household
- 10% less than the U.S.
- Effective rate
- 1.29%
- tax ÷ value (estimate)
- 37% more than the U.S.
- United States
- 0.94%
- national effective rate
- Exemptions and relief
- 4
- published by the state, with the source
The state's rules
Kansas's rules, in one table
The assessment cap, the homestead exemption, when to protest and when to pay, as Kansas's official source states them. Tap "What the source says" to read the exact text.
| Rule | What Kansas says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| What triggers a new assessment | In Kansas the county appraiser values your home at fair market value as of Jan. 1 each year; the value can change each year because of improvements (a garage, for example) or recent sales in your neighborhood. The law requires the appraiser to inspect the exterior of every property in the county every six years. What the source says“Your county appraiser appraises your home at "fair market value" as it exists the first day of January each year. … If you make improvements to your home, such as adding a garage, the value may go up. The value may also go up or down because of recent sales in your neighborhood. … State law requires the county appraiser to view and inspect the exterior of all the property in the county every six years.” | Kansas Department of Revenue Verified November 6, 2026 |
| Homestead exemption | Since 2024, the first $75,000 of the appraised value of residential property is exempt from the statewide school levy. It is not an exemption from the whole tax, only from that part; city, county and other district taxes are still charged on the full value. There is nothing to apply for. What the source says· K.S.A. 79-201x“For taxable year 2024, and all taxable years thereafter, the following described property, to the extent herein specified, shall be and is hereby exempt from the property tax levied pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. … 72-5142 , and amendments thereto: Property used for residential purposes to the extent of $75,000 of its appraised valuation.” | Kansas Department of Revenue Verified November 6, 2026 |
| Protest deadline One for the whole state | If you disagree with the notice of value, notify the county appraiser within 30 days of the date it was mailed. The appraiser holds an informal meeting with you, where they must explain why the value went up; they cannot raise it as a result of the meeting. If you disagree with the final determination, you can appeal to a county hearing officer or panel, or, for a single-family home, to the small claims division of the State Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA). You can instead pay "under protest" when you pay the tax, but you cannot use both routes the same year. What the source says· K.S.A. 79-1448“Any taxpayer may complain or appeal to the county appraiser from the classification or appraisal of the taxpayer's property by giving notice to the county appraiser within 30 days subsequent to the date of mailing of the valuation notice required by K.S.A. … The county appraiser or the appraiser's designee shall arrange to hold an informal meeting with the aggrieved taxpayer with reference to the property in question. … The county appraiser shall not increase the appraised valuation of the property as a result of the informal meeting.” | Kansas Department of Revenue Verified November 6, 2026 |
| When to pay | The county treasurer mails the bill by Dec. 15. You can pay it all by Dec. 20, or half by Dec. 20 and the other half by May 10 of the next year. A first half not paid on time draws interest. What the source says· K.S.A. 79-2004“any person charged with real property taxes on the tax books in the hands of the county treasurer may pay, at such person's option, the full amount thereof on or before December 20 of each year, or 1 / 2 thereof on or before December 20 and the remaining 1 / 2 on or before May 10 next ensuing. … In case the first half of the real property taxes remains unpaid after December 20, the first half of the tax shall draw interest at the rate prescribed by K.S.A.” | Kansas Department of Revenue Verified November 6, 2026 |
Not verified yet: Cap on your home, Cap on other property.
Did your assessment go up?By place
Every county, with its figure
What the typical owner pays in each county of Kansas, with the typical home value and the effective rate. Highest tax first.
| Johnson County | $4,447 | $391,200 | 1.14% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | $3,776 | $309,400 | 1.22% |
| Miami County | $3,643 | $287,700 | 1.27% |
| Riley County | $3,466 | $237,100 | 1.46% |
| Leavenworth County | $3,424 | $282,900 | 1.21% |
| Butler County | $3,177 | $217,600 | 1.46% |
| Gray County | $3,071 | $206,000 | 1.49% |
| McPherson County | $2,901 | $211,200 | 1.37% |
| Finney County | $2,900 | $201,400 | 1.44% |
| Franklin County | $2,810 | $198,700 | 1.41% |
| Pottawatomie County | $2,792 | $245,900 | 1.14% |
| Ottawa County | $2,760 | $166,000 | 1.66% |
| Jefferson County | $2,733 | $216,900 | 1.26% |
| Harvey County | $2,715 | $180,300 | 1.51% |
| Shawnee County | $2,705 | $180,900 | 1.50% |
| Ellis County | $2,682 | $216,300 | 1.24% |
| Scott County | $2,640 | $160,000 | 1.65% |
| Wyandotte County | $2,509 | $172,300 | 1.46% |
| Geary County | $2,496 | $172,700 | 1.45% |
| Sheridan County | $2,490 | $167,200 | 1.49% |
| Sedgwick County | $2,461 | $203,300 | 1.21% |
| Thomas County | $2,440 | $172,700 | 1.41% |
| Stevens County | $2,433 | $129,300 | 1.88% |
| Haskell County | $2,396 | $165,100 | 1.45% |
| Jackson County | $2,363 | $207,300 | 1.14% |
| Anderson County | $2,353 | $171,400 | 1.37% |
| Saline County | $2,345 | $179,600 | 1.31% |
| Osage County | $2,343 | $156,800 | 1.49% |
| Lyon County | $2,341 | $150,600 | 1.55% |
| Ford County | $2,300 | $151,100 | 1.52% |
| Seward County | $2,284 | $136,500 | 1.67% |
| Wabaunsee County | $2,276 | $177,300 | 1.28% |
| Russell County | $2,218 | $119,000 | 1.86% |
| Mitchell County | $2,217 | $133,800 | 1.66% |
| Greeley County | $2,178 | $115,200 | 1.89% |
| Sherman County | $2,171 | $136,700 | 1.59% |
| Reno County | $2,158 | $132,500 | 1.63% |
| Dickinson County | $2,154 | $146,800 | 1.47% |
| Sumner County | $2,130 | $135,100 | 1.58% |
| Barton County | $2,126 | $126,400 | 1.68% |
| Kearny County | $2,108 | $200,900 | 1.05% |
| Nemaha County | $2,080 | $217,200 | 0.96% |
| Clay County | $2,055 | $155,900 | 1.32% |
| Linn County | $2,007 | $173,600 | 1.16% |
| Marion County | $2,006 | $124,200 | 1.62% |
| Meade County | $2,005 | $148,900 | 1.35% |
| Cowley County | $1,999 | $120,900 | 1.65% |
| Morton County | $1,995 | $96,100 | 2.08% |
| Pratt County | $1,993 | $114,600 | 1.74% |
| Kingman County | $1,935 | $111,100 | 1.74% |
| Logan County | $1,932 | $117,900 | 1.64% |
| Atchison County | $1,925 | $145,700 | 1.32% |
| Morris County | $1,898 | $129,600 | 1.46% |
| Pawnee County | $1,887 | $93,000 | 2.03% |
| Allen County | $1,796 | $107,600 | 1.67% |
| Bourbon County | $1,789 | $113,800 | 1.57% |
| Montgomery County | $1,754 | $101,700 | 1.72% |
| Trego County | $1,753 | $120,900 | 1.45% |
| Ness County | $1,751 | $89,700 | 1.95% |
| Phillips County | $1,738 | $96,500 | 1.80% |
| Gove County | $1,730 | $118,400 | 1.46% |
| Hamilton County | $1,729 | $115,800 | 1.49% |
| Wichita County | $1,728 | $99,300 | — |
| Norton County | $1,724 | $101,500 | 1.70% |
| Smith County | $1,722 | $94,100 | 1.83% |
| Kiowa County | $1,720 | $155,300 | 1.11% |
| Rooks County | $1,718 | $89,000 | 1.93% |
| Coffey County | $1,717 | $157,400 | 1.09% |
| Cloud County | $1,704 | $100,000 | 1.70% |
| Clark County | $1,699 | $87,600 | 1.94% |
| Ellsworth County | $1,693 | $114,900 | 1.47% |
| Hodgeman County | $1,683 | $101,600 | 1.66% |
| Lane County | $1,680 | — | — |
| Grant County | $1,670 | $110,300 | 1.51% |
| Stanton County | $1,667 | $67,800 | 2.46% |
| Barber County | $1,648 | $97,000 | 1.70% |
| Graham County | $1,641 | $89,900 | 1.83% |
| Neosho County | $1,637 | $111,300 | 1.47% |
| Cheyenne County | $1,636 | $125,900 | 1.30% |
| Rawlins County | $1,620 | $103,800 | 1.56% |
| Washington County | $1,607 | $117,100 | 1.37% |
| Decatur County | $1,604 | $89,500 | 1.79% |
| Rice County | $1,593 | $104,600 | 1.52% |
| Marshall County | $1,574 | $127,700 | 1.23% |
| Woodson County | $1,569 | $81,200 | 1.93% |
| Rush County | $1,562 | $83,600 | 1.87% |
| Labette County | $1,559 | $94,600 | 1.65% |
| Stafford County | $1,550 | $97,600 | 1.59% |
| Chase County | $1,500 | $109,700 | 1.37% |
| Comanche County | $1,500 | $69,600 | 2.16% |
| Harper County | $1,495 | $83,800 | 1.78% |
| Osborne County | $1,465 | $86,400 | 1.70% |
| Brown County | $1,461 | $118,100 | 1.24% |
| Doniphan County | $1,445 | $135,200 | 1.07% |
| Lincoln County | $1,419 | $96,900 | 1.46% |
| Crawford County | $1,406 | $132,600 | 1.06% |
| Wallace County | $1,405 | $105,000 | 1.34% |
| Elk County | $1,388 | $68,500 | 2.03% |
| Wilson County | $1,387 | $93,500 | 1.48% |
| Republic County | $1,350 | $75,600 | 1.79% |
| Greenwood County | $1,348 | $88,700 | 1.52% |
| Jewell County | $1,247 | $64,600 | 1.93% |
| Cherokee County | $1,219 | $100,100 | 1.22% |
| Edwards County | $1,120 | $70,900 | 1.58% |
| Chautauqua County | $991 | $65,500 | 1.51% |
- Johnson $4,4471.14%
- Douglas $3,7761.22%
- Miami $3,6431.27%
- Riley $3,4661.46%
- Leavenworth $3,4241.21%
- Butler $3,1771.46%
- Gray $3,0711.49%
- McPherson $2,9011.37%
- Finney $2,9001.44%
- Franklin $2,8101.41%
- Pottawatomie $2,7921.14%
- Ottawa $2,7601.66%
- Jefferson $2,7331.26%
- Harvey $2,7151.51%
- Shawnee $2,7051.50%
- Ellis $2,6821.24%
- Scott $2,6401.65%
- Wyandotte $2,5091.46%
- Geary $2,4961.45%
- Sheridan $2,4901.49%
- Sedgwick $2,4611.21%
- Thomas $2,4401.41%
- Stevens $2,4331.88%
- Haskell $2,3961.45%
- Jackson $2,3631.14%
- Anderson $2,3531.37%
- Saline $2,3451.31%
- Osage $2,3431.49%
- Lyon $2,3411.55%
- Ford $2,3001.52%
- Seward $2,2841.67%
- Wabaunsee $2,2761.28%
- Russell $2,2181.86%
- Mitchell $2,2171.66%
- Greeley $2,1781.89%
- Sherman $2,1711.59%
- Reno $2,1581.63%
- Dickinson $2,1541.47%
- Sumner $2,1301.58%
- Barton $2,1261.68%
- Kearny $2,1081.05%
- Nemaha $2,0800.96%
- Clay $2,0551.32%
- Linn $2,0071.16%
- Marion $2,0061.62%
- Meade $2,0051.35%
- Cowley $1,9991.65%
- Morton $1,9952.08%
- Pratt $1,9931.74%
- Kingman $1,9351.74%
- Logan $1,9321.64%
- Atchison $1,9251.32%
- Morris $1,8981.46%
- Pawnee $1,8872.03%
- Allen $1,7961.67%
- Bourbon $1,7891.57%
- Montgomery $1,7541.72%
- Trego $1,7531.45%
- Ness $1,7511.95%
- Phillips $1,7381.80%
- Gove $1,7301.46%
- Hamilton $1,7291.49%
- Wichita $1,728—
- Norton $1,7241.70%
- Smith $1,7221.83%
- Kiowa $1,7201.11%
- Rooks $1,7181.93%
- Coffey $1,7171.09%
- Cloud $1,7041.70%
- Clark $1,6991.94%
- Ellsworth $1,6931.47%
- Hodgeman $1,6831.66%
- Lane $1,680—
- Grant $1,6701.51%
- Stanton $1,6672.46%
- Barber $1,6481.70%
- Graham $1,6411.83%
- Neosho $1,6371.47%
- Cheyenne $1,6361.30%
- Rawlins $1,6201.56%
- Washington $1,6071.37%
- Decatur $1,6041.79%
- Rice $1,5931.52%
- Marshall $1,5741.23%
- Woodson $1,5691.93%
- Rush $1,5621.87%
- Labette $1,5591.65%
- Stafford $1,5501.59%
- Chase $1,5001.37%
- Comanche $1,5002.16%
- Harper $1,4951.78%
- Osborne $1,4651.70%
- Brown $1,4611.24%
- Doniphan $1,4451.07%
- Lincoln $1,4191.46%
- Crawford $1,4061.06%
- Wallace $1,4051.34%
- Elk $1,3882.03%
- Wilson $1,3871.48%
- Republic $1,3501.79%
- Greenwood $1,3481.52%
- Jewell $1,2471.93%
- Cherokee $1,2191.22%
- Edwards $1,1201.58%
- Chautauqua $9911.51%
Effective rate: typical tax ÷ typical value, our estimate from two Census medians. Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (external site)
Exemptions
Which exemption fits you?
What Kansas publishes for each case. You have to apply for almost all of them: none is applied on its own.
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If it is your main home
Since 2024, the first $75,000 of the appraised value of residential property is exempt from the statewide school levy. It is not an exemption from the whole tax, only from that part; city, county and other district taxes are still charged on the full value. There is nothing to apply for.
What the source says· K.S.A. 79-201x
“For taxable year 2024, and all taxable years thereafter, the following described property, to the extent herein specified, shall be and is hereby exempt from the property tax levied pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. … 72-5142 , and amendments thereto: Property used for residential purposes to the extent of $75,000 of its appraised valuation.”
Kansas Department of Revenue · Verified November 6, 2026
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If you are an older owner
In Kansas help for older owners is a refund from the Department of Revenue, not an exemption. With SAFESR (Form K-40PT), if you were 65 or older all year, your household income was $25,380 or less and your home is valued at $350,000 or less, you get back 75% of the tax you paid on time. With K-40SVR (income of $58,041 or less), you get back the difference between this year's tax and a base year's. The Department's free software works out which of the three refunds (K-40H, K-40PT or K-40SVR) is largest for you. The figures are for 2025 claims, filed Jan. 1 to April 15, 2026; the Department changes them each year.
What the source says
“The refund is 75% of the property taxes actually and timely paid on real or personal property used as a claimant’s principal residence. … You must have been aged 65 years or older for all of 2025 (born before January 1, 1960 ); … You must have household income of $25,380 or less; … Your house cannot be valued more than $350,000. … The refund will be the difference between the claimant’s homestead property tax amount for a base year and the claimants homestead property tax amount for the current year. … You must have household income of $58,041 or less for 2025; … will automatically generate the largest refund (either Homestead, SAFESR or K-40SVR).”
Kansas Department of Revenue · Verified November 6, 2026
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If you have a disability
If you were blind or totally and permanently disabled all year, you can claim the Homestead Refund (Form K-40H), up to $700, which returns part of the tax you paid on your home. For 2025 claims, household income had to be $43,389 or less and the home valued at $350,000 or less. The same refund exists for owners 55 or older and families with a dependent child under 18.
What the source says
“The Homestead claim (K-40H) allows a rebate of a portion of the property taxes paid on a Kansas resident’s homestead. … The maximum refund is $700. … You must have household income of $43,389 or less; … You must have been 55 years of age or older for the entire calendar year of 2025, which means you were born before January 1, 1970 ; OR You must have been blind or totally and permanently disabled all of 2025 , regardless of your age; OR You must have a dependent child who lived with you the entire year”
Kansas Department of Revenue · Verified November 6, 2026
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If you are a veteran
If you are a disabled veteran (as defined in 38 C.F.R. 3.7), you can claim the Homestead Refund (K-40H, up to $700) or the K-40SVR refund, which returns the difference between this year's tax and a base year's, if household income was $58,041 or less in 2025 and your home was valued at $350,000 or less in the base year. A surviving spouse can qualify.
What the source says
“You must be a disabled veteran including those groups and individuals listed under 38 C.F.R. 3.7 ; … The Property Tax Relief claim form (K-40SVR) allows a refund of property tax for seniors, disabled veterans and the surviving spouse of a claimant who was either a disabled veteran or person 65 years of age or older. … You must have household income of $58,041 or less for 2025; … Your house cannot be valued at more than $350,000 in the base year.”
Kansas Department of Revenue · Verified November 6, 2026
How it works
Where your bill comes from
The local government puts a value on your home, subtracts the exemptions you apply for and applies the rate of each body that taxes it: the county, the city, the school district and others.
- The value assigned to your home
- The exemptions you apply for
- The rates of each taxing body (county, city, schools)
- Your yearly bill
The effective rate on this page is something else: our estimate (typical tax ÷ typical value, from Census data) for comparing places. It is not the rate your local government sets.
Buying or selling
Taxes on the sale
Some states charge a tax or fee when the deed is recorded. What the official source says:
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Mortgage registration tax: repealed beginning in 2019
Before 2019, Kansas law had a tax on mortgage registration paid to the county register of deeds. It was phased out from 2015 through 2019 and was repealed altogether beginning in 2019. To make up for it, the statutory fees for filing documents with registers of deeds went up from 2015 through 2018.
Kansas Legislative Research Department (KLRD) · Verified October 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
How much is property tax in Kansas?
The typical owner pays $2,798 a year, about 1.29% of the home’s value, per the Census (Average 2020–2024). Nationwide the effective rate is 0.94%. Your bill depends on your county, city, school district and the exemptions you claim.
What is the deadline to protest the assessment in Kansas?
If you disagree with the notice of value, notify the county appraiser within 30 days of the date it was mailed. The appraiser holds an informal meeting with you, where they must explain why the value went up; they cannot raise it as a result of the meeting. If you disagree with the final determination, you can appeal to a county hearing officer or panel, or, for a single-family home, to the small claims division of the State Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA). You can instead pay "under protest" when you pay the tax, but you cannot use both routes the same year.
How do I apply for the homestead exemption in Kansas?
Since 2024, the first $75,000 of the appraised value of residential property is exempt from the statewide school levy. It is not an exemption from the whole tax, only from that part; city, county and other district taxes are still charged on the full value. There is nothing to apply for.
When is property tax paid in Kansas?
The county treasurer mails the bill by Dec. 15. You can pay it all by Dec. 20, or half by Dec. 20 and the other half by May 10 of the next year. A first half not paid on time draws interest.
Which county in Kansas pays the most property tax?
By amount, the highest typical tax is in Johnson County ($4,447) and the lowest in Chautauqua County ($991). By effective rate, the highest is Stanton County (2.46%) and the lowest Nemaha County (0.96%).
What is the effective rate?
The typical tax divided by the typical home value in the same place. It is our estimate from two Census medians, not the rate your local government sets; it is for comparing places.