Missouri · County property tax · ACS 2024
Atchison County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Atchison County pays $1,241 a year, an effective rate of 1.16%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,241
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.16%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -38%
- vs U.S. average
- #2 of 115
- rank in MO
The verdict
Homeowners in Atchison County pay a median $1,241 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.16%, more affordable than 25% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,241
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.16%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2350 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -38%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($106,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Missouri. Population: 5,187. Owner-occupied homes: 1,757.
The median annual property tax in Atchison County is $1,241, which is 36% lower than the Missouri state average and 38% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.16% on a median home value of $106,800. Property taxes represent 2.1% 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 1.16% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 25%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Missouri counties by effective rate
Atchison County ranks #2 of 115 counties in Missouri by effective rate (98% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Atchison County pay a median annual property tax of $1,241, well below the national median and well below the Missouri state median. On a $106,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.16% 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 Atchison County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $58,750 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 5.3%, from $1,178 to $1,241. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 40% from $889 to $1,241. 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 555 of 1,757 owner-occupied homes (31.6%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.1% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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.
Atchison County is an outlier inside Missouri
Across the 115 Missouri counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.70%. Atchison County is at 1.16%, which sits 2.7 standard deviations above that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Atchison County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Atchison County homeowners, 555 of 1,757 owner-occupied homes (31.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 29.9% (526)
- $800 to $1,499 31.6% (555)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.0% (211)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.0% (299)
- $3,000 or more 8.5% (149)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Atchison County pay about the same bill, a 4% 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 98% of the 115 counties in Missouri - ranking #2 of 115.
Where Atchison County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.16% more affordable than 25% 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
Atchison County taxes property at 1.16%, about 36% above the Missouri average, yet its median bill of $1,241 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.
Atchison County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Atchison County | Missouri Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
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 is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Missouri counties.
Atchison County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,241 +5.3% | 1.16% |
| 2023 | $1,178 +10.1% | 1.17% |
| 2022 | $1,070 +14.7% | 1.11% |
| 2021 | $933 +4.9% | 1.07% |
| 2020 | $889 | 0.98% |
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 2.1%
Counties near Atchison County's effective rate
On effective rate, Atchison County sits nearest Ontonagon County (MI), Monroe County (MI), Houghton County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Ravalli County (MT), Johnson County (GA), West Feliciana Parish (LA).
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 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 2,500 returns from Atchison County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,680 - 60% 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.
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Atchison County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Atchison County, Missouri?
- The median annual property tax in Atchison County is $1,241, an effective rate of 1.16% on a $106,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Atchison County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Atchison County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.16% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Atchison County?
- Atchison County, Missouri scores C (59/100) 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+ (1.82×). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Atchison County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Atchison County is recorded at $1,241 in the 2024 5-year release against $889 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 1,757 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 Atchison County?
- Property taxes in Atchison County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $58,750 median household income.
What to do with Atchison County's PAR rate
Atchison County's $1,241 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Atchison County ranks #2 of 115 Missouri counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Missouri overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Atchison County's PAR 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: 1.16%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,241/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 (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Kingfisher County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,242/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.58% vs Atchison County 1.16%.
Panola County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,242/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.79% vs Atchison County 1.16%.
Steuben County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,242/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.57% vs Atchison County 1.16%.
Willacy County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,240/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.68% vs Atchison County 1.16%.
Missouri county set
State ACS overview for every published Missouri county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Atchison County stamps PAR · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
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 (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.