Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Gray County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Gray County pays $3,071 a year, an effective rate of 1.49%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,071
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.49%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +54%
- vs U.S. average
- #58 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Gray County pay a median $3,071 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.49%, more affordable than 11% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,071
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.49%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2787 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +54%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($206,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 5,701. Owner-occupied homes: 1,646.
The median annual property tax in Gray County is $3,071, which is 10% higher than the Kansas state average and 54% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.49% on a median home value of $206,000. Property taxes represent 3.9% of the median household income in this county.
Gray County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Gray County's 1.49% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 11%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Gray County pay a median annual property tax of $3,071, far above the national median and notably higher than the Kansas state median. On a $206,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.49% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has jumped 24.8%, from $2,461 to $3,071. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Gray County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.9% of the $79,122 median household income.
Decision signal 5
Near the middle of Kansas counties by effective rate
Gray County ranks #58 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (45% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Gray 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 58% from $1,944 to $3,071. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 844 of 1,646 owner-occupied homes (51.3%) 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.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 3.9% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
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 Gray County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Gray County homeowners, 844 of 1,646 owner-occupied homes (51.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.2% (118)
- $800 to $1,499 14.5% (239)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.3% (137)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.6% (289)
- $3,000 or more 51.3% (844)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
19 homes here (1.2%) 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 Gray County pay about the same bill, within a 8% gap either way.
Gray County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Gray County's effective rate is higher than 45% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #58 of 105.
Where Gray County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.49% more affordable than 11% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Gray County moved from $1,944 in the 2020 release to $3,071 in 2024, a change of about 58%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Gray County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Gray 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 | 3.9% | - | - |
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.
Gray County's STEEP · HEAVY lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Gray County's published figures (STEEP · HEAVY), a $206,000 median home carries a $3,071 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $307 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Gray County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,071 +24.8% | 1.49% |
| 2023 | $2,461 +1.8% | 1.41% |
| 2022 | $2,418 +6.0% | 1.49% |
| 2021 | $2,281 +17.3% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | $1,944 | 1.36% |
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.
Gray County: tax-to-income at 3.9%
Counties near Gray County's effective rate
On effective rate, Gray County sits nearest Wayne County (IL), Effingham County (IL), Crawford County (IL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Union Parish (LA), Pulaski County (IN), Big Stone County (MN).
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
Gray County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 120 of 2,780 returns from Gray County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,767 - 42% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in Kansas
Gray County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Gray County?
- Gray County, Kansas scores F (33/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-243). 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.
- How does Gray County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Gray County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.49% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Gray County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Gray County is recorded at $3,071 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,944 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 1,646 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What is the average property tax in Gray County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Gray County is $3,071, an effective rate of 1.49% on a $206,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Gray County?
- Property taxes in Gray County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.9% of the $79,122 median household income.
What to do with Gray County's STEEP rate
Gray County's $3,071 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Gray County ranks #58 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 Gray 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: 1.49%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,071/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Gray County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Gray County (STEEP · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP HEAVY
Yuba County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Gray County at $3,071/yr; rate 0.74% vs Gray County 1.49%.
Cecil County, MD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,068/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.89% vs Gray County 1.49%.
Eaton County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,067/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.41% vs Gray County 1.49%.
Polk County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,075/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.13% vs Gray County 1.49%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Gray County stamps STEEP · HEAVY - 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 Gray County (STEEP · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.