Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Gove County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Gove County pays $1,730 a year, an effective rate of 1.46%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,730
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.46%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -13%
- vs U.S. average
- #68 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Gove County pay a median $1,730 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.46%, more affordable than 12% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,730
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.46%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2750 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -13%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($118,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 2,799. Owner-occupied homes: 927.
The median annual property tax in Gove County is $1,730, which is 38% lower than the Kansas state average and 13% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.46% on a median home value of $118,400. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Gove County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Gove County's 1.46% 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 Gove County pay a median annual property tax of $1,730, notably lower than the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $118,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.46% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Kansas counties by effective rate
Gove County ranks #68 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (35% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Gove County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $66,029 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Gove 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
Gove County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 2.1% down, against a median home value that rose 18.6%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 16.2%, from $1,489 to $1,730.
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 $1,489 to $1,730, a gain of 16%. 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 209 of 927 owner-occupied homes (22.5%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 2.6% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to 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 Gove County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Gove County homeowners, 209 of 927 owner-occupied homes (22.5%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 19.8% (184)
- $800 to $1,499 22.5% (209)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.3% (123)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.1% (186)
- $3,000 or more 21.3% (197)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
28 homes here (3.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Kansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Gove County pay a substantially higher bill, 41% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Gove County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Gove County's effective rate is higher than 35% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #68 of 105.
Where Gove County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.46% more affordable than 12% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Gove County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Gove 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.
Gove County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Gove County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $118,400 median home carries a $1,730 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $173 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Gove County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,730 +9.4% | 1.46% |
| 2023 | $1,581 +0.2% | 1.33% |
| 2022 | $1,578 +2.6% | 1.40% |
| 2021 | $1,538 +3.3% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | $1,489 | 1.49% |
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.
Gove County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Gove County's effective rate
On effective rate, Gove County sits nearest Baltimore city (MD), Jefferson County (NE), Nassau County (NY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Emmons County (ND), Gallatin County (IL), Lewis County (NY).
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
Gove County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 40 of 1,320 returns from Gove County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,450 - 50% of those reporters sat in the $1-10k 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
Gove County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Gove County?
- Gove 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+ (1.79×). 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 Gove County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Gove County is $1,730, an effective rate of 1.46% on a $118,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Gove County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Gove County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.46% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Gove County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Gove County climbed 16.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,489 to $1,730, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Gove County?
- Property taxes in Gove County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $66,029 median household income.
What to do with Gove County's STEEP rate
Inside Kansas, Gove County's $1,730 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Gove County ranks #68 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 Gove 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: 1.46%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,730/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Gove County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Gove County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Boyle County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,731/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.82% vs Gove County 1.46%.
Hamilton County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,729/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.49% vs Gove County 1.46%.
King William County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,729/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.55% vs Gove County 1.46%.
Franklin County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,728/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.63% vs Gove County 1.46%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Gove 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 Gove County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.