Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Ellis County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Ellis County pays $2,682 a year, an effective rate of 1.24%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,682
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.24%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +35%
- vs U.S. average
- #90 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Ellis County pay a median $2,682 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.24%, more affordable than 22% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,682
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.24%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2456 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +35%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($216,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 28,920. Owner-occupied homes: 7,742.
The median annual property tax in Ellis County is $2,682, which is 4% lower than the Kansas state average and 35% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.24% on a median home value of $216,300. Property taxes represent 4.3% of the median household income in this county.
Ellis County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Ellis County's 1.24% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 22%).
Decision signal 2
High among Kansas counties by effective rate
Ellis County ranks #90 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (14% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Ellis County pay a median annual property tax of $2,682, well above the national median and modestly below the Kansas state median. On a $216,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.24% 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 Ellis County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.3% of the $63,084 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Ellis 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 held while the market moved
Ellis County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 3.8% down, against a median home value that rose 25.2%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 20.4%, from $2,227 to $2,682.
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 $2,227 to $2,682, 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: 3,005 of 7,742 owner-occupied homes (38.8%) 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 4.3% 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 Ellis County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Ellis County homeowners, 3,005 of 7,742 owner-occupied homes (38.8%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.4% (574)
- $800 to $1,499 11.9% (925)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.7% (675)
- $2,000 to $2,999 29.5% (2,282)
- $3,000 or more 38.8% (3,005)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
281 homes here (3.6%) 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 Ellis County pay about the same bill, a 5% gap.
Ellis County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Ellis County's effective rate is higher than 14% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #90 of 105.
Where Ellis County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.24% more affordable than 22% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Close to the Kansas median on both measures
Rate and bill both land within 10% of the Kansas medians here, which makes Ellis County a reasonable stand-in for the state when comparing against counties elsewhere. It also means the county-level figure adds little beyond the state figure for this particular comparison; the $2,682 median bill and the state median tell substantially the same story.
Ellis County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Ellis County | Kansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 4.3% | - | - |
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.
Ellis County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Kansas counties.
Ellis County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,682 +3.9% | 1.24% |
| 2023 | $2,582 +4.2% | 1.22% |
| 2022 | $2,478 +5.0% | 1.24% |
| 2021 | $2,361 +6.0% | 1.37% |
| 2020 | $2,227 | 1.29% |
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.
Ellis County: tax takes 4.3% of income
Counties near Ellis County's effective rate
On effective rate, Ellis County sits nearest Johnson County (IL), Gratiot County (MI), Medina County (OH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Rockingham County (NH), Madison County (IA), Newton 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
Ellis County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 590 of 13,340 returns from Ellis County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,741 - 32% 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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Ellis County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Ellis County?
- Ellis County, Kansas scores F (29/100) 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 (+$137). 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 Ellis County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Ellis County is $2,682, an effective rate of 1.24% on a $216,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Ellis County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Ellis County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.24% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Ellis County?
- Property taxes in Ellis County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.3% of the $63,084 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Ellis County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Ellis County jumped 20.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,227 to $2,682, 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 Ellis County's PAR rate
Ellis County's $2,682 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Ellis County ranks #90 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 Ellis 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: 1.24%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,682/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Ellis County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Ellis County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Waldo County, ME
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,684/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.04% vs Ellis County 1.24%.
Stanley County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,679/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.32% vs Ellis County 1.24%.
Morton County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,686/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.02% vs Ellis County 1.24%.
Bryan County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,677/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.78% vs Ellis County 1.24%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Ellis County stamps PAR · MID - 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 Ellis County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.