Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Ellsworth County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Ellsworth County pays $1,693 a year, an effective rate of 1.47%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,693
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.47%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -15%
- vs U.S. average
- #62 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Ellsworth County pay a median $1,693 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.47%, more affordable than 12% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,693
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.47%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2767 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -15%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($114,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 6,360. Owner-occupied homes: 1,968.
The median annual property tax in Ellsworth County is $1,693, which is 39% lower than the Kansas state average and 15% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.47% on a median home value of $114,900. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Ellsworth County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Ellsworth County's 1.47% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 12%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Ellsworth County pay a median annual property tax of $1,693, notably lower than the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $114,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.47% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Kansas counties by effective rate
Ellsworth County ranks #62 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (41% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Ellsworth County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $65,560 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Ellsworth 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
Ellsworth County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 3.6% down, against a median home value that rose 4.4%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 0.6%, from $1,683 to $1,693.
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 $1,683 to $1,693, a change of 1%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 518 of 1,968 owner-occupied homes (26.3%) 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 2.6% 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 Ellsworth County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Ellsworth County homeowners, 518 of 1,968 owner-occupied homes (26.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 18.8% (370)
- $800 to $1,499 25.9% (509)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.9% (254)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.4% (303)
- $3,000 or more 26.3% (518)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Ellsworth County pay a substantially higher bill, 43% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Ellsworth County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Ellsworth County's effective rate is higher than 41% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #62 of 105.
Where Ellsworth County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.47% more affordable than 12% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Ellsworth County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Ellsworth 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 | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Ellsworth County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Ellsworth County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $114,900 median home carries a $1,693 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $169 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Ellsworth County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,693 -4.1% | 1.47% |
| 2023 | $1,766 +9.5% | 1.52% |
| 2022 | $1,613 -2.1% | 1.47% |
| 2021 | $1,647 -2.1% | 1.67% |
| 2020 | $1,683 | 1.53% |
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.
Ellsworth County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Ellsworth County's effective rate
On effective rate, Ellsworth County sits nearest Scott County (IA), Mills County (IA), Emmet County (IA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Hunterdon County (NJ), Piute County (UT), Robertson County (KY).
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
Ellsworth County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 60 of 2,630 returns from Ellsworth County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,583 - 33% of those reporters sat in the $10-25k 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.
Other Counties in Kansas
Ellsworth County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Ellsworth County?
- Ellsworth County, Kansas scores F (38/100) 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+ (1.75×). 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 Ellsworth County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Ellsworth County is $1,693, an effective rate of 1.47% on a $114,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Ellsworth County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Ellsworth County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.47% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Ellsworth County?
- Property taxes in Ellsworth County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $65,560 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Ellsworth County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Ellsworth County held roughly steady, up 0.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,683 to $1,693, 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 Ellsworth County's STEEP rate
Inside Kansas, Ellsworth County's $1,693 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Ellsworth County ranks #62 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 Ellsworth 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: 1.47%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,693/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Ellsworth County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Ellsworth County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Day County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Ellsworth County at $1,693/yr; rate 0.98% vs Ellsworth County 1.47%.
Deuel County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,694/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.82% vs Ellsworth County 1.47%.
Oktibbeha County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,691/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.71% vs Ellsworth County 1.47%.
Renville County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,691/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.04% vs Ellsworth County 1.47%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.