Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Harvey County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Harvey County pays $2,715 a year, an effective rate of 1.51%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,715
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.51%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +36%
- vs U.S. average
- #53 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Harvey County pay a median $2,715 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.51%, more affordable than 10% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,715
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.51%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2808 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +36%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($180,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 33,756. Owner-occupied homes: 9,569.
The median annual property tax in Harvey County is $2,715, which is 3% lower than the Kansas state average and 36% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.51% on a median home value of $180,300. Property taxes represent 3.7% of the median household income in this county.
Harvey County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Harvey County's 1.51% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 90% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Harvey County pay a median annual property tax of $2,715, well above the national median and modestly below the Kansas state median. On a $180,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.51% 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 Harvey County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $74,368 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Kansas counties by effective rate
Harvey County ranks #53 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (50% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Harvey 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 8.5% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 66% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 37.6%, the median bill rose 26.0% to $2,715: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 26% from $2,155 to $2,715. 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: 4,057 of 9,569 owner-occupied homes (42.4%) 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.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 3.7% 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 Harvey County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Harvey County homeowners, 4,057 of 9,569 owner-occupied homes (42.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 6.2% (598)
- $800 to $1,499 15.2% (1,458)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.7% (1,124)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.3% (2,041)
- $3,000 or more 42.4% (4,057)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
291 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
In Harvey County, mortgaged homeowners pay 15% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Harvey County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Harvey County's effective rate is higher than 50% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #53 of 105.
Where Harvey County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.51% more affordable than 10% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 1.51%, Harvey County sits in the top 10% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. That is the rate, not the bill: a high rate on a modest home can still produce a smaller cheque than a low rate on an expensive one, which is why the $2,715 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Harvey County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Harvey 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 | 3.7% | - | - |
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.
Harvey County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Harvey County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $180,300 median home carries a $2,715 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $272 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Harvey County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,715 +7.9% | 1.51% |
| 2023 | $2,517 +3.8% | 1.45% |
| 2022 | $2,425 +6.7% | 1.51% |
| 2021 | $2,273 +5.5% | 1.71% |
| 2020 | $2,155 | 1.65% |
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.
Harvey County: tax-to-income at 3.7%
Counties near Harvey County's effective rate
On effective rate, Harvey County sits nearest Wright County (IA), Des Moines County (IA), Box Butte County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Benton County (OR), Contra Costa County (CA), Steuben County (IN).
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
Harvey County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 670 of 15,790 returns from Harvey County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,330 - 36% 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.
Other Counties in Kansas
Harvey County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Harvey County?
- Harvey County, Kansas scores F (26/100) 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 B (2.42×). 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 Harvey County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Harvey County is $2,715, an effective rate of 1.51% on a $180,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Harvey County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Harvey County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.51% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Harvey County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Harvey County jumped 26.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,155 to $2,715, 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 Harvey County?
- Property taxes in Harvey County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $74,368 median household income.
What to do with Harvey County's STEEP rate
Harvey County's $2,715 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Harvey County ranks #53 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 Harvey 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: 1.51%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,715/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Harvey County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Harvey County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Los Alamos County, NM
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,717/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.55% vs Harvey County 1.51%.
Green Lake County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,718/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.26% vs Harvey County 1.51%.
Cobb County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,720/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.67% vs Harvey County 1.51%.
Aransas County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,705/yr (near-tied bill ABS $10); rate 1.02% vs Harvey County 1.51%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Harvey 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 Harvey County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.