Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Linn County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Linn County pays $2,007 a year, an effective rate of 1.16%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $2,007
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.16%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +1%
- vs U.S. average
- #96 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Linn County pay a median $2,007 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.16%, more affordable than 25% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,007
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.16%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2350 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +1%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($173,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 9,767. Owner-occupied homes: 3,528.
The median annual property tax in Linn County is $2,007, which is 28% lower than the Kansas state average and 1% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.16% on a median home value of $173,600. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
Linn County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Linn County's 1.16% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 25%).
Decision signal 2
High among Kansas counties by effective rate
Linn County ranks #96 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (9% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Linn County pay a median annual property tax of $2,007, roughly in line with the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $173,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.16% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 11.5%, from $1,800 to $2,007. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Linn County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $59,069 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Linn 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 49% from $1,350 to $2,007. 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: 980 of 3,528 owner-occupied homes (27.8%) 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.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 3.4% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Linn County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Linn County homeowners, 980 of 3,528 owner-occupied homes (27.8%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 15.0% (529)
- $800 to $1,499 18.5% (651)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.2% (536)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.1% (746)
- $3,000 or more 27.8% (980)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
86 homes here (2.4%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Kansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Linn County, mortgaged homeowners pay 12% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Linn County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Linn County's effective rate is higher than 9% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #96 of 105.
Where Linn County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.16% more affordable than 25% 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 Linn County moved from $1,350 in the 2020 release to $2,007 in 2024, a change of about 49%. 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.
Linn County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Linn County | Kansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.4% | - | - |
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.
Linn County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Kansas counties.
Linn County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,007 +11.5% | 1.16% |
| 2023 | $1,800 +14.7% | 1.09% |
| 2022 | $1,569 +8.7% | 1.06% |
| 2021 | $1,444 +7.0% | 1.11% |
| 2020 | $1,350 | 1.21% |
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.
Linn County: tax-to-income at 3.4%
Counties near Linn County's effective rate
On effective rate, Linn County sits nearest Ida County (IA), Talbot County (GA), Androscoggin County (ME).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Nobles County (MN), St. Lucie County (FL), Kiowa County (CO).
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
Linn County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 150 of 4,590 returns from Linn County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,380 - 33% 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
Linn County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Linn County?
- Linn County, Kansas scores F (36/100) 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 C+ (+$223). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Linn County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Linn County is recorded at $2,007 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,350 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 3,528 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 Linn County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Linn County is $2,007, an effective rate of 1.16% on a $173,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Linn County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Linn County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.16% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Linn County?
- Property taxes in Linn County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $59,069 median household income.
What to do with Linn County's PAR rate
Inside Kansas, Linn County's $2,007 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Linn County ranks #96 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 Linn County's PAR 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: 1.16%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,007/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Linn County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Linn County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Montgomery County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Linn County at $2,007/yr; rate 1.65% vs Linn County 1.16%.
Marion County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,006/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.62% vs Linn County 1.16%.
Meade County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,005/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.35% vs Linn County 1.16%.
Cumberland County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,004/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.59% vs Linn County 1.16%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Linn County stamps PAR · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
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 Linn County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.