Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Morton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Morton County pays $1,995 a year, an effective rate of 2.08%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $1,995
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 2.08%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +0%
- vs U.S. average
- #3 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Morton County pay a median $1,995 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 2.08%, more affordable than 2% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,995
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 2.08%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3070 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +0%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($96,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 2,611. Owner-occupied homes: 830.
The median annual property tax in Morton County is $1,995, which is 29% lower than the Kansas state average and 0% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 2.08% on a median home value of $96,100. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Morton County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Morton County's 2.08% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 98% pay more.
Decision signal 2
Low among Kansas counties by effective rate
Morton County ranks #3 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (97% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Morton County pay a median annual property tax of $1,995, roughly in line with the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $96,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 2.08% 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 ticked up 2.2%, from $1,952 to $1,995. 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 Morton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $66,447 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Morton 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 27% from $1,565 to $1,995. 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 plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 281 of 830 (33.9%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 3.0% 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.
Morton County is an outlier inside Kansas
Across the 105 Kansas counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 1.54%. Morton County is at 2.08%, which sits 2.0 standard deviations above that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Morton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Morton County homeowners, 281 of 830 owner-occupied homes (33.9%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.4% (103)
- $800 to $1,499 20.6% (171)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.7% (139)
- $2,000 to $2,999 33.9% (281)
- $3,000 or more 15.5% (129)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Morton County pay a substantially higher bill, 33% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Morton County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Morton County's effective rate is higher than 97% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #3 of 105.
Where Morton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
2.08% more affordable than 2% 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
Morton County taxes property at 2.08%, about 61% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $1,995 lands roughly 29% 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.
Morton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Morton County | Kansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.0% | - | - |
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.
Morton County's PEAK · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Morton County's published figures (PEAK · MID), a $96,100 median home carries a $1,995 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $200 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Morton County rate trail · PEAK
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,995 +2.2% | 2.08% |
| 2023 | $1,952 +8.3% | 2.04% |
| 2022 | $1,802 +22.3% | 1.88% |
| 2021 | $1,473 -5.9% | 1.86% |
| 2020 | $1,565 | 1.73% |
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.
Morton County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Morton County's effective rate
On effective rate, Morton County sits nearest Mason County (IL), Fulton County (NY), Ogle County (IL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Goodhue County (MN), Westmoreland County (VA), Floyd 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
Morton County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 40 of 1,230 returns from Morton County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,250 - 100% 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
Morton County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Morton County?
- Morton County, Kansas scores F (30/100) 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+ (1.45×). 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 Morton County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Morton County is $1,995, an effective rate of 2.08% on a $96,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Morton County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Morton County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 2.08% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Morton County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Morton County is recorded at $1,995 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,565 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 830 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Morton County?
- Property taxes in Morton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $66,447 median household income.
What to do with Morton County's PEAK rate
Inside Kansas, Morton County's $1,995 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Morton County ranks #3 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 Morton County's PEAK 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: 2.08%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,995/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Morton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Morton County (PEAK · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK MID
Lyon County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Morton County at $1,995/yr; rate 0.87% vs Morton County 2.08%.
Orange County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,997/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.55% vs Morton County 2.08%.
Pratt County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,993/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.74% vs Morton County 2.08%.
Upshur County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,993/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.19% vs Morton County 2.08%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Morton County stamps PEAK · 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 Morton County (PEAK · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.