Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Atchison County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Atchison County pays $1,925 a year, an effective rate of 1.32%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,925
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.32%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -3%
- vs U.S. average
- #83 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Atchison County pay a median $1,925 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.32%, more affordable than 18% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,925
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.32%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2580 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -3%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($145,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 16,208. Owner-occupied homes: 4,124.
The median annual property tax in Atchison County is $1,925, which is 31% lower than the Kansas state average and 3% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.32% on a median home value of $145,700. Property taxes represent 3.1% of the median household income in this county.
Atchison County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Atchison County's 1.32% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 18%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Atchison County pay a median annual property tax of $1,925, modestly below the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $145,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.32% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Kansas counties by effective rate
Atchison County ranks #83 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (21% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Atchison County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $61,112 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Atchison 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Atchison County's effective rate fell 16.0% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 34.0%, leaving the median bill 12.6% higher at $1,925. That rate move is larger than the one in 68% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $1,709 to $1,925, a gain of 13%. 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: 1,154 of 4,124 owner-occupied homes (28.0%) 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.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 3.1% 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 Atchison County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Atchison County homeowners, 1,154 of 4,124 owner-occupied homes (28.0%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 10.2% (422)
- $800 to $1,499 27.1% (1,119)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.0% (576)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.2% (790)
- $3,000 or more 28.0% (1,154)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
63 homes here (1.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Kansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Atchison County pay about the same bill, a 5% gap.
Atchison County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Atchison County's effective rate is higher than 21% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #83 of 105.
Where Atchison County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.32% more affordable than 18% 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 2% of the Kansas median, yet the median bill runs 31% 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 $1,925 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Atchison County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Atchison 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 | 3.1% | - | - |
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.
Atchison County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Atchison County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $145,700 median home carries a $1,925 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $193 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Atchison County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,925 -0.8% | 1.32% |
| 2023 | $1,941 +10.0% | 1.31% |
| 2022 | $1,765 +1.3% | 1.43% |
| 2021 | $1,742 +1.9% | 1.55% |
| 2020 | $1,709 | 1.57% |
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.
Atchison County: tax-to-income at 3.1%
Counties near Atchison County's effective rate
On effective rate, Atchison County sits nearest Winnebago County (IA), Mahaska County (IA), Harrison County (IA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Providence County (RI), Columbia County (WI), Potter County (PA).
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
Atchison County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 210 of 6,810 returns from Atchison County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,933 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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.
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Atchison County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Atchison County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Atchison County is $1,925, an effective rate of 1.32% on a $145,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Atchison County?
- Atchison County, Kansas scores D (41/100) 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 mortgage premium at B+ (+$85). 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.
- How does Atchison County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Atchison County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.32% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Atchison County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Atchison County climbed 12.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,709 to $1,925, 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 Atchison County?
- Property taxes in Atchison County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $61,112 median household income.
What to do with Atchison County's STEEP rate
Inside Kansas, Atchison County's $1,925 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Atchison County ranks #83 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 Atchison 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: 1.32%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,925/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Atchison County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Atchison County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Albany County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Atchison County at $1,925/yr; rate 0.58% vs Atchison County 1.32%.
Hamilton County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Atchison County at $1,925/yr; rate 0.62% vs Atchison County 1.32%.
Lassen County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,923/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.72% vs Atchison County 1.32%.
Randolph County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,927/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.43% vs Atchison County 1.32%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Atchison 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 Atchison County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.