Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Norton County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Norton County pays $1,724 a year, an effective rate of 1.70%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,724
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.70%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -13%
- vs U.S. average
- #28 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Norton County pay a median $1,724 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.70%, more affordable than 6% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,724
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.70%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2948 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -13%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($101,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 5,359. Owner-occupied homes: 1,524.
The median annual property tax in Norton County is $1,724, which is 38% lower than the Kansas state average and 13% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.70% on a median home value of $101,500. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Norton County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Norton County's 1.70% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 94% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Norton County pay a median annual property tax of $1,724, notably lower than the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $101,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.70% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Kansas counties by effective rate
Norton County ranks #28 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (73% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Norton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $54,050 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Norton 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
Norton County's effective rate fell 14.8% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 28.3%, leaving the median bill 9.3% higher at $1,724. 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 $1,577 to $1,724, a change of 9%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
Owner-occupied homes cluster in the $1,500 to $1,999 range here: 403 of 1,524 (26.4%). A middle band carrying the plurality means the county median sits near the most common reported range.
This is the least forgiving PAIRING in the data, bottom-quartile household income with a top-quartile effective rate, putting the median bill at 3.2% 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 Norton County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Norton County homeowners, 403 of 1,524 owner-occupied homes (26.4%), pays $1,500 to $1,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 14.2% (216)
- $800 to $1,499 21.7% (330)
- $1,500 to $1,999 26.4% (403)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.1% (230)
- $3,000 or more 18.0% (274)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
71 homes here (4.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Kansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Norton County pay about the same bill, within a 5% gap either way.
Norton County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Norton County's effective rate is higher than 73% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #28 of 105.
Where Norton County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.70% more affordable than 6% 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
Norton County taxes property at 1.70%, about 32% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $1,724 lands roughly 38% 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.
Norton County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Norton 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 | 3.2% | - | - |
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.
Norton County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Norton County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $101,500 median home carries a $1,724 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $172 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Norton County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,724 +8.8% | 1.70% |
| 2023 | $1,585 -9.9% | 1.49% |
| 2022 | $1,759 +1.4% | 1.60% |
| 2021 | $1,734 +10.0% | 2.09% |
| 2020 | $1,577 | 1.99% |
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.
Norton County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Norton County's effective rate
On effective rate, Norton County sits nearest Jefferson County (IL), Douglas County (IL), Otsego County (NY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Pawnee County (NE), Clay County (AR), Alcorn County (MS).
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
Norton County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 40 of 2,240 returns from Norton County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,325 - 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.
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Norton County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Norton County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Norton County is $1,724, an effective rate of 1.70% on a $101,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Norton County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Norton County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.70% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Norton County?
- Norton County, Kansas scores D (42/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-86). 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 Norton County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Norton County climbed 9.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,577 to $1,724, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Norton County?
- Property taxes in Norton County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $54,050 median household income.
What to do with Norton County's STEEP rate
Inside Kansas, Norton County's $1,724 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Norton County ranks #28 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 Norton 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: 1.70%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,724/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Norton County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Norton County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Blair County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Norton County at $1,724/yr; rate 1.07% vs Norton County 1.70%.
McLean County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Norton County at $1,724/yr; rate 0.76% vs Norton County 1.70%.
Carroll County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,725/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.94% vs Norton County 1.70%.
Jerome County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,725/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.63% vs Norton County 1.70%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Norton 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 Norton County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.