Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Anderson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Anderson County pays $2,353 a year, an effective rate of 1.37%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,353
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.37%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +18%
- vs U.S. average
- #78 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Anderson County pay a median $2,353 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.37%, more affordable than 16% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,353
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.37%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2647 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +18%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($171,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 7,834. Owner-occupied homes: 2,531.
The median annual property tax in Anderson County is $2,353, which is 16% lower than the Kansas state average and 18% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.37% on a median home value of $171,400. Property taxes represent 3.3% of the median household income in this county.
Anderson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Anderson County's 1.37% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 16%).
Decision signal 2
High among Kansas counties by effective rate
Anderson County ranks #78 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (26% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Anderson County pay a median annual property tax of $2,353, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Kansas state median. On a $171,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.37% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Anderson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $70,614 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Anderson 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Anderson County rose 70.9%, from $100,300 to $171,400. The effective rate fell 30.0% over the same span, a steeper move than in 97% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 19.6%, to $2,353. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,967 to $2,353, a gain of 20%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 927 of 2,531 owner-occupied homes (36.6%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 3.3% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to 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 Anderson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Anderson County homeowners, 927 of 2,531 owner-occupied homes (36.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.2% (308)
- $800 to $1,499 14.7% (372)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.4% (390)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.2% (486)
- $3,000 or more 36.6% (927)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
48 homes here (1.9%) 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 Anderson County pay a substantially higher bill, 31% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Anderson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Anderson County's effective rate is higher than 26% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #78 of 105.
Where Anderson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.37% more affordable than 16% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Kansas, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 6% of the Kansas median, yet the median bill runs 16% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $2,353 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Anderson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Anderson County | Kansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.3% | - | - |
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.
Anderson County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Anderson County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $171,400 median home carries a $2,353 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $235 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Anderson County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,353 +4.1% | 1.37% |
| 2023 | $2,260 -1.0% | 1.53% |
| 2022 | $2,283 +4.0% | 1.61% |
| 2021 | $2,196 +11.6% | 1.87% |
| 2020 | $1,967 | 1.96% |
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.
Anderson County: tax-to-income at 3.3%
Counties near Anderson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Anderson County sits nearest Washington County (IA), Tama County (IA), Monroe County (IA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Alcona County (MI), St. Croix County (WI), Drew County (AR).
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
Anderson County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 90 of 3,580 returns from Anderson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,111 - 56% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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
Anderson County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Anderson County?
- Anderson County, Kansas scores F (27/100) 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 B (2.43×). 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 Anderson County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Anderson County is $2,353, an effective rate of 1.37% on a $171,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Anderson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Anderson County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.37% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Anderson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Anderson County climbed 19.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,967 to $2,353, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Anderson County?
- Property taxes in Anderson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $70,614 median household income.
What to do with Anderson County's STEEP rate
At Anderson County's 1.37% effective rate, a $171,400 home implies about $2,353/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Anderson County ranks #78 of 105 Kansas counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Kansas overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Anderson 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: 1.37%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,353/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Anderson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Anderson County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Val Verde County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,354/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.43% vs Anderson County 1.37%.
Clear Creek County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,350/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.39% vs Anderson County 1.37%.
Muskegon County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,348/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 1.18% vs Anderson County 1.37%.
Newton County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,348/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.89% vs Anderson County 1.37%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Anderson 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 Anderson County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.