Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Allen County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Allen County pays $1,796 a year, an effective rate of 1.67%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,796
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.67%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -10%
- vs U.S. average
- #31 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Allen County pay a median $1,796 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.67%, more affordable than 7% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,796
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.67%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2928 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -10%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($107,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 12,483. Owner-occupied homes: 3,780.
The median annual property tax in Allen County is $1,796, which is 36% lower than the Kansas state average and 10% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.67% on a median home value of $107,600. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Allen County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Allen County's 1.67% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 93% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Allen County pay a median annual property tax of $1,796, notably lower than the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $107,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.67% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Kansas counties by effective rate
Allen County ranks #31 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (70% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 8.3%, from $1,659 to $1,796. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Allen County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $60,689 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Allen County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 31% from $1,367 to $1,796. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 900 of 3,780 owner-occupied homes (23.8%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 3.0% of median household income. A rate ranking places this county by the rate alone; the ratio above is the figure that accounts for what is earned here.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Allen County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Allen County homeowners, 900 of 3,780 owner-occupied homes (23.8%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 15.8% (597)
- $800 to $1,499 23.8% (900)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.9% (563)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.7% (745)
- $3,000 or more 22.6% (855)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
120 homes here (3.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Kansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Allen County pay a substantially higher bill, 32% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Allen County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Allen County's effective rate is higher than 70% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #31 of 105.
Where Allen County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.67% more affordable than 7% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Allen County taxes property at 1.67%, about 29% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $1,796 lands roughly 36% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Allen County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Allen County | Kansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.0% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Allen County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Allen County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $107,600 median home carries a $1,796 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $180 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Allen County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,796 +8.3% | 1.67% |
| 2023 | $1,659 +2.6% | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $1,617 +14.0% | 1.69% |
| 2021 | $1,418 +3.7% | 1.70% |
| 2020 | $1,367 | 1.70% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Allen County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Allen County's effective rate
On effective rate, Allen County sits nearest Northwest Hills Planning Region (CT), Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (CT), Kimball County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Powell County (KY), Polk County (NE), Wayne County (UT).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Allen County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 120 of 5,800 returns from Allen County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,117 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $75-100k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in Kansas
Allen County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Allen County?
- Allen County, Kansas scores F (34/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at A+ (1.77×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Allen County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Allen County is $1,796, an effective rate of 1.67% on a $107,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Allen County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Allen County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.67% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Allen County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Allen County is recorded at $1,796 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,367 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 3,780 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Allen County?
- Property taxes in Allen County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $60,689 median household income.
What to do with Allen County's STEEP rate
Inside Kansas, Allen County's $1,796 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Allen County ranks #31 of 105 Kansas counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Kansas overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Allen County's STEEP effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.67%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,796/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Allen County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Allen County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Barnes County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Allen County at $1,796/yr; rate 1.03% vs Allen County 1.67%.
Gunnison County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,798/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.29% vs Allen County 1.67%.
Northumberland County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,794/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.10% vs Allen County 1.67%.
Somerset County, ME
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,798/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.08% vs Allen County 1.67%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Allen County stamps STEEP · MID - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Allen County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.