Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Geary County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Geary County pays $2,496 a year, an effective rate of 1.45%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,496
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.45%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +25%
- vs U.S. average
- #71 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Geary County pay a median $2,496 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.45%, more affordable than 13% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,496
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.45%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2737 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +25%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($172,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 35,815. Owner-occupied homes: 6,161.
The median annual property tax in Geary County is $2,496, which is 11% lower than the Kansas state average and 25% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.45% on a median home value of $172,700. Property taxes represent 4.2% of the median household income in this county.
Geary County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Geary County's 1.45% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 13%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Geary County pay a median annual property tax of $2,496, well above the national median and notably lower than the Kansas state median. On a $172,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.45% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Geary County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.2% of the $59,317 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Kansas counties by effective rate
Geary County ranks #71 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (32% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Geary 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Geary County's effective rate fell 15.7% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 20.7%, leaving the median bill 1.7% higher at $2,496. That rate move is larger than the one in 67% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $2,454 to $2,496, a change of 2%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 2,187 of 6,161 owner-occupied homes (35.5%) 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 4.2% 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 Geary County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Geary County homeowners, 2,187 of 6,161 owner-occupied homes (35.5%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 11.8% (725)
- $800 to $1,499 11.3% (699)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.6% (776)
- $2,000 to $2,999 26.1% (1,609)
- $3,000 or more 35.5% (2,187)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
165 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 Geary County, mortgaged homeowners pay 27% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Geary County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Geary County's effective rate is higher than 32% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #71 of 105.
Where Geary County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.45% more affordable than 13% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Geary County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Geary 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 | 4.2% | - | - |
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.
Geary County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Geary County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $172,700 median home carries a $2,496 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $250 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Geary County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,496 -1.6% | 1.45% |
| 2023 | $2,537 -1.5% | 1.54% |
| 2022 | $2,576 +3.3% | 1.59% |
| 2021 | $2,494 +1.6% | 1.73% |
| 2020 | $2,454 | 1.71% |
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.
Geary County: tax takes 4.2% of income
Counties near Geary County's effective rate
On effective rate, Geary County sits nearest Woodbury County (IA), Cerro Gordo County (IA), Fayette County (IL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Oldham County (TX), Marion County (AR), Laurens County (GA).
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
Geary County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 390 of 16,500 returns from Geary County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,313 - 38% 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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Geary County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Geary County?
- Geary County, Kansas scores F (21/100) 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 C- (2.91×). 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 Geary County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Geary County is $2,496, an effective rate of 1.45% on a $172,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Geary County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Geary County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.45% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Geary County?
- Property taxes in Geary County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.2% of the $59,317 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Geary County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Geary County held roughly steady, up 1.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,454 to $2,496, 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 Geary County's STEEP rate
Geary County's $2,496 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Geary County ranks #71 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 Geary 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: 1.45%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,496/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Geary County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Geary County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Goochland County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Geary County at $2,496/yr; rate 0.50% vs Geary County 1.45%.
Effingham County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,495/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.90% vs Geary County 1.45%.
Scotts Bluff County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,495/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.48% vs Geary County 1.45%.
Charlevoix County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,493/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.90% vs Geary County 1.45%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Geary 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 Geary County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.