Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Doniphan County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Doniphan County pays $1,445 a year, an effective rate of 1.07%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,445
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.07%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -27%
- vs U.S. average
- #102 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Doniphan County pay a median $1,445 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.07%, more affordable than 30% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,445
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.07%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2185 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -27%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($135,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 7,503. Owner-occupied homes: 2,208.
The median annual property tax in Doniphan County is $1,445, which is 48% lower than the Kansas state average and 27% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.07% on a median home value of $135,200. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Doniphan County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Doniphan County's 1.07% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 30%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Doniphan County pay a median annual property tax of $1,445, well below the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $135,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.07% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Kansas counties by effective rate
Doniphan County ranks #102 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (3% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Doniphan County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $74,028 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Doniphan 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 Doniphan County rose 35.2%, from $100,000 to $135,200. The effective rate fell 18.3% over the same span, a steeper move than in 77% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 10.5%, to $1,445. 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 $1,308 to $1,445, a gain of 10%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 675 of 2,208 owner-occupied homes (30.6%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.0% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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 Doniphan County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Doniphan County homeowners, 675 of 2,208 owner-occupied homes (30.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 20.8% (459)
- $800 to $1,499 30.6% (675)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.8% (348)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.0% (375)
- $3,000 or more 14.4% (317)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
34 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
In Doniphan County, mortgaged homeowners pay 29% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Doniphan County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Doniphan County's effective rate is higher than 3% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #102 of 105.
Where Doniphan County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.07% more affordable than 30% 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
Doniphan County's effective rate runs 17% under the Kansas median and its bill 48% 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 $1,445 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.
Doniphan County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Doniphan 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 Below-median income burden | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Doniphan County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Kansas counties.
Doniphan County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,445 +2.8% | 1.07% |
| 2023 | $1,406 +1.2% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | $1,390 +6.7% | 1.19% |
| 2021 | $1,303 -0.4% | 1.26% |
| 2020 | $1,308 | 1.31% |
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.
Doniphan County: tax takes only 2.0% of income
Counties near Doniphan County's effective rate
On effective rate, Doniphan County sits nearest Plymouth County (IA), Randolph County (GA), Irwin County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Franklin County (ME), Weakley County (TN), Piscataquis County (ME).
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
Doniphan County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 3,310 returns from Doniphan County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,300 - 100% 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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Doniphan County rate FAQs
- How does Doniphan County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Doniphan County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.07% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Doniphan County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Doniphan County is $1,445, an effective rate of 1.07% on a $135,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Doniphan County?
- Doniphan County, Kansas scores C- (54/100) 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+ (1.83×). 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 Doniphan County?
- Property taxes in Doniphan County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $74,028 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Doniphan County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Doniphan County climbed 10.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,308 to $1,445, 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 Doniphan County's PAR rate
Doniphan County's $1,445 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 →
Income burden is light here: about 2.0% of Doniphan County's $74,028 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Doniphan 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: 1.07%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,445/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Doniphan County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Doniphan County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Bossier Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Doniphan County at $1,445/yr; rate 0.64% vs Doniphan County 1.07%.
Meriwether County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Doniphan County at $1,445/yr; rate 0.86% vs Doniphan County 1.07%.
Scurry County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Doniphan County at $1,445/yr; rate 1.27% vs Doniphan County 1.07%.
Augusta County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,446/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.47% vs Doniphan County 1.07%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Doniphan 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 Doniphan County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.