Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Ness County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Ness County pays $1,751 a year, an effective rate of 1.95%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,751
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.95%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -12%
- vs U.S. average
- #6 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Ness County pay a median $1,751 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.95%, more affordable than 3% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,751
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.95%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3037 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -12%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($89,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 2,653. Owner-occupied homes: 947.
The median annual property tax in Ness County is $1,751, which is 37% lower than the Kansas state average and 12% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.95% on a median home value of $89,700. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Ness County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Ness County's 1.95% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 97% pay more.
Decision signal 2
Low among Kansas counties by effective rate
Ness County ranks #6 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (94% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Ness County pay a median annual property tax of $1,751, notably lower than the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $89,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.95% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Ness County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $68,616 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 4.4%, from $1,678 to $1,751. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Ness 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 26% from $1,392 to $1,751. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 232 of 947 owner-occupied homes (24.5%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 2.6% 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 Ness County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Ness County homeowners, 232 of 947 owner-occupied homes (24.5%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 15.9% (151)
- $800 to $1,499 24.5% (232)
- $1,500 to $1,999 18.4% (174)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.0% (199)
- $3,000 or more 19.5% (185)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Ness County pay about the same bill, a 1% gap.
Ness County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Ness County's effective rate is higher than 94% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #6 of 105.
Where Ness County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.95% more affordable than 3% 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
Ness County taxes property at 1.95%, about 51% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $1,751 lands roughly 37% 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.
Ness County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Ness 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 | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Ness County's PEAK · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Ness County's published figures (PEAK · MID), a $89,700 median home carries a $1,751 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $175 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Ness County rate trail · PEAK
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,751 +4.4% | 1.95% |
| 2023 | $1,678 +11.9% | 1.96% |
| 2022 | $1,500 +3.0% | 1.87% |
| 2021 | $1,456 +4.6% | 2.08% |
| 2020 | $1,392 | 1.88% |
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.
Ness County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Ness County's effective rate
On effective rate, Ness County sits nearest Jasper County (IL), Menard County (TX), Knox County (IL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Seminole County (FL), Meigs County (OH), Placer County (CA).
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
Ness County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 1,300 returns from Ness County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,320 - 60% 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.
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Ness County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Ness County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Ness County is $1,751, an effective rate of 1.95% on a $89,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Ness County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Ness County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.95% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Ness County?
- Ness County, Kansas scores D (44/100) 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+ (1.31×). 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 Ness County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Ness County is recorded at $1,751 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,392 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 947 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 Ness County?
- Property taxes in Ness County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $68,616 median household income.
What to do with Ness County's PEAK rate
Inside Kansas, Ness County's $1,751 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Ness County ranks #6 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 Ness 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: 1.95%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,751/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Ness County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Ness County (PEAK · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK MID
Huron County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Ness County at $1,751/yr; rate 1.05% vs Ness County 1.95%.
Louisa County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Ness County at $1,751/yr; rate 1.17% vs Ness County 1.95%.
Morgan County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Ness County at $1,751/yr; rate 0.52% vs Ness County 1.95%.
Defiance County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,750/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.07% vs Ness County 1.95%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Ness 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 Ness County (PEAK · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.