Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lincoln County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lincoln County pays $1,419 a year, an effective rate of 1.46%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,419
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.46%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -29%
- vs U.S. average
- #68 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median $1,419 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.46%, more affordable than 12% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,419
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.46%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2750 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -29%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($96,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 2,923. Owner-occupied homes: 1,028.
The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $1,419, which is 49% lower than the Kansas state average and 29% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.46% on a median home value of $96,900. Property taxes represent 2.5% of the median household income in this county.
Lincoln County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lincoln 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 well below the national median
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median annual property tax of $1,419, well below the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $96,900 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
Lincoln 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 Lincoln County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $57,500 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lincoln 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
Lincoln County's effective rate fell 14.7% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 28.5%, leaving the median bill 9.7% higher at $1,419. That rate move is larger than the one in 62% 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 $1,294 to $1,419, a change of 10%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 288 of 1,028 owner-occupied homes (28.0%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 2.5% 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 Lincoln County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lincoln County homeowners, 288 of 1,028 owner-occupied homes (28.0%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 28.0% (288)
- $800 to $1,499 24.5% (252)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.8% (121)
- $2,000 to $2,999 10.6% (109)
- $3,000 or more 24.4% (251)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Lincoln County, mortgaged homeowners pay 19% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Lincoln County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lincoln County's effective rate is higher than 35% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #68 of 105.
Where Lincoln 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
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Lincoln County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lincoln County | Kansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.5% | - | - |
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.
Lincoln County's STEEP · LIGHT lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Lincoln County's published figures (STEEP · LIGHT), a $96,900 median home carries a $1,419 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $142 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Lincoln County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,419 -0.9% | 1.46% |
| 2023 | $1,432 -0.7% | 1.55% |
| 2022 | $1,442 +2.1% | 1.53% |
| 2021 | $1,412 +9.1% | 1.71% |
| 2020 | $1,294 | 1.72% |
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.
Lincoln County: tax-to-income at 2.5%
Counties near Lincoln County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lincoln County sits nearest Baltimore city (MD), Jefferson County (NE), Nassau County (NY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Garrett County (MD), Pickens County (AL), Jackson County (IL).
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
Lincoln County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 20 of 1,350 returns from Lincoln County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,200 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Lincoln County rate FAQs
- How does Lincoln County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lincoln County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.46% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Lincoln County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $1,419, an effective rate of 1.46% on a $96,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Lincoln County?
- Lincoln County, Kansas scores D (47/100) 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+ (1.69×). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Lincoln County?
- Property taxes in Lincoln County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $57,500 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Lincoln County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lincoln County climbed 9.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,294 to $1,419, 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 Lincoln County's STEEP rate
Lincoln County's $1,419 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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: $1,419/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lincoln County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lincoln County (STEEP · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP LIGHT
Goshen County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lincoln County at $1,419/yr; rate 0.59% vs Lincoln County 1.46%.
Lake of the Woods County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lincoln County at $1,419/yr; rate 0.66% vs Lincoln County 1.46%.
Tift County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lincoln County at $1,419/yr; rate 0.86% vs Lincoln County 1.46%.
Gallia County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,418/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.91% vs Lincoln County 1.46%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Lincoln County stamps STEEP · LIGHT - 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 Lincoln County (STEEP · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.