Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Labette County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Labette County pays $1,559 a year, an effective rate of 1.65%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,559
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.65%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -22%
- vs U.S. average
- #37 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Labette County pay a median $1,559 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.65%, more affordable than 7% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,559
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.65%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2914 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -22%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($94,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 19,869. Owner-occupied homes: 5,978.
The median annual property tax in Labette County is $1,559, which is 44% lower than the Kansas state average and 22% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.65% on a median home value of $94,600. Property taxes represent 2.8% of the median household income in this county.
Labette County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Labette County's 1.65% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 93% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Labette County pay a median annual property tax of $1,559, notably lower than the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $94,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.65% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Kansas counties by effective rate
Labette County ranks #37 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (65% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Labette County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $56,325 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Labette 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
Labette County's effective rate fell 13.5% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 23.7%, leaving the median bill 6.9% higher at $1,559. That rate move is larger than the one in 57% 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 $1,458 to $1,559, a change of 7%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,621 of 5,978 owner-occupied homes (27.1%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
This is the least forgiving PAIRING in the data, bottom-quartile household income with a top-quartile effective rate, putting the median bill at 2.8% of median household income. Neither figure is remarkable on its own; the combination is, and the ratio above is the only part of it a household actually feels.
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 Labette County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Labette County homeowners, 1,621 of 5,978 owner-occupied homes (27.1%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 20.1% (1,201)
- $800 to $1,499 27.1% (1,621)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.7% (760)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.3% (1,037)
- $3,000 or more 20.1% (1,203)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
156 homes here (2.6%) 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 Labette County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+68%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Labette County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Labette County's effective rate is higher than 65% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #37 of 105.
Where Labette County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.65% more affordable than 7% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Labette County taxes property at 1.65%, about 28% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $1,559 lands roughly 44% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Labette County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Labette County | Kansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.8% | - | - |
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.
Labette County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Labette County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $94,600 median home carries a $1,559 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $156 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Labette County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,559 +4.0% | 1.65% |
| 2023 | $1,499 -9.3% | 1.63% |
| 2022 | $1,653 +8.2% | 1.75% |
| 2021 | $1,528 +4.8% | 1.91% |
| 2020 | $1,458 | 1.91% |
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.
Labette County: tax-to-income at 2.8%
Counties near Labette County's effective rate
On effective rate, Labette County sits nearest Montgomery County (IA), Cheyenne County (NE), Monmouth County (NJ).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Cochise County (AZ), Keokuk County (IA), Miller 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
Labette County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 220 of 8,710 returns from Labette County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,541 - 27% 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
Labette County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Labette County?
- Labette County, Kansas scores F (35/100) 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+ (1.68×). 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 Labette County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Labette County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.65% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Labette County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Labette County is $1,559, an effective rate of 1.65% on a $94,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Labette County?
- Property taxes in Labette County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $56,325 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Labette County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Labette County ticked up 6.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,458 to $1,559, 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 Labette County's STEEP rate
Inside Kansas, Labette County's $1,559 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Labette County ranks #37 of 105 Kansas counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Kansas overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Labette 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: 1.65%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,559/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Labette County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Labette County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Iron County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,558/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.41% vs Labette County 1.65%.
Lancaster County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,558/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.48% vs Labette County 1.65%.
Washington County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,558/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.90% vs Labette County 1.65%.
Grant County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,557/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.91% vs Labette County 1.65%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Labette 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 Labette County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.