Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Crawford County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Crawford County pays $1,406 a year, an effective rate of 1.06%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,406
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.06%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -29%
- vs U.S. average
- #103 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Crawford County pay a median $1,406 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.06%, more affordable than 31% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,406
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.06%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2165 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -29%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($132,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 39,008. Owner-occupied homes: 9,628.
The median annual property tax in Crawford County is $1,406, which is 50% lower than the Kansas state average and 29% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.06% on a median home value of $132,600. Property taxes represent 2.7% of the median household income in this county.
Crawford County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Crawford County's 1.06% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 31%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Crawford County pay a median annual property tax of $1,406, well below the national median and far below the Kansas state median. On a $132,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.06% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Kansas counties by effective rate
Crawford County ranks #103 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (2% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Crawford County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $52,844 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Crawford 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 Crawford County rose 36.8%, from $96,900 to $132,600. The effective rate fell 22.0% over the same span, a steeper move than in 88% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 6.7%, to $1,406. 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,318 to $1,406, a change of 7%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 2,778 of 9,628 owner-occupied homes (28.9%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 2.7% of median household income. The rate alone understates that; it is the pairing that matters.
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 Crawford County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Crawford County homeowners, 2,778 of 9,628 owner-occupied homes (28.9%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 23.7% (2,280)
- $800 to $1,499 28.9% (2,778)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.5% (1,008)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.3% (1,663)
- $3,000 or more 17.0% (1,636)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
263 homes here (2.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Kansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Crawford County, mortgaged homeowners pay 14% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Crawford County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Crawford County's effective rate is higher than 2% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #103 of 105.
Where Crawford County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.06% more affordable than 31% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Kansas on both measures
Crawford County's effective rate runs 18% under the Kansas median and its bill 50% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,406 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Kansas norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Crawford County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Crawford County | Kansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.7% | - | - |
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.
Crawford County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Kansas counties.
Crawford County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,406 +2.3% | 1.06% |
| 2023 | $1,375 +1.9% | 1.12% |
| 2022 | $1,350 +2.8% | 1.18% |
| 2021 | $1,313 -0.4% | 1.33% |
| 2020 | $1,318 | 1.36% |
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.
Crawford County: tax-to-income at 2.7%
Counties near Crawford County's effective rate
On effective rate, Crawford County sits nearest North Slope Borough (AK), Matanuska-Susitna Borough (AK), Allegany County (MD).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Androscoggin County (ME), Kent County (MD), Allegany County (MD).
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
Crawford County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 510 of 16,460 returns from Crawford County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,300 - 35% 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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Crawford County rate FAQs
- How does Crawford County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Crawford County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.06% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Crawford County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Crawford County is $1,406, an effective rate of 1.06% on a $132,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Crawford County?
- Crawford County, Kansas scores D (49/100) 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- (2.51×). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Crawford County?
- Property taxes in Crawford County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $52,844 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Crawford County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Crawford County ticked up 6.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,318 to $1,406, 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 to do with Crawford County's PAR rate
Crawford County's $1,406 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 →
Crawford County ranks #103 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 Crawford 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: 1.06%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,406/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Crawford County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Crawford County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Aitkin County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,407/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.55% vs Crawford County 1.06%.
Catawba County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,407/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.58% vs Crawford County 1.06%.
Coffee County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,407/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.57% vs Crawford County 1.06%.
Evans County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,405/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.02% vs Crawford County 1.06%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Crawford 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 Crawford County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.