Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Osage County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Osage County pays $2,343 a year, an effective rate of 1.49%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,343
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.49%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +18%
- vs U.S. average
- #58 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Osage County pay a median $2,343 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.49%, more affordable than 11% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,343
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.49%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2787 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +18%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($156,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 15,744. Owner-occupied homes: 5,297.
The median annual property tax in Osage County is $2,343, which is 16% lower than the Kansas state average and 18% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.49% on a median home value of $156,800. Property taxes represent 3.1% of the median household income in this county.
Osage County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Osage County's 1.49% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 11%).
Decision signal 2
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Osage County pay a median annual property tax of $2,343, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Kansas state median. On a $156,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.49% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Kansas counties by effective rate
Osage County ranks #58 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (45% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Osage County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $74,467 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Osage 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 7.2% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 70% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 26.9%, the median bill rose 17.7% to $2,343: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,991 to $2,343, a gain of 18%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 1,705 of 5,297 owner-occupied homes (32.2%) 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.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 3.1% 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 Osage County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Osage County homeowners, 1,705 of 5,297 owner-occupied homes (32.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.7% (461)
- $800 to $1,499 16.1% (854)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.3% (813)
- $2,000 to $2,999 25.4% (1,346)
- $3,000 or more 32.2% (1,705)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
118 homes here (2.2%) 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 Osage County pay about the same bill, a 7% gap.
Osage County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Osage County's effective rate is higher than 45% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #58 of 105.
Where Osage County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.49% more affordable than 11% 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
Osage County taxes property at 1.49%, about 16% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $2,343 lands roughly 16% 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.
Osage County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Osage County | Kansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.1% | - | - |
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.
Osage County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Osage County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $156,800 median home carries a $2,343 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $234 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Osage County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,343 +2.7% | 1.49% |
| 2023 | $2,282 +3.5% | 1.60% |
| 2022 | $2,205 +3.2% | 1.59% |
| 2021 | $2,136 +7.3% | 1.64% |
| 2020 | $1,991 | 1.61% |
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.
Osage County: tax-to-income at 3.1%
Counties near Osage County's effective rate
On effective rate, Osage County sits nearest Wayne County (IL), Effingham County (IL), Crawford County (IL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Hale County (AL), Charles County (MD), Lawrence County (MO).
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
Osage County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 220 of 7,430 returns from Osage County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,914 - 32% 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
Osage County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Osage County?
- Osage 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 housing pressure at A- (2.11×). 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 Osage County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Osage County is $2,343, an effective rate of 1.49% on a $156,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Osage County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Osage County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.49% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Osage County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Osage County climbed 17.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,991 to $2,343, 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 Osage County?
- Property taxes in Osage County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $74,467 median household income.
What to do with Osage County's STEEP rate
At Osage County's 1.49% effective rate, a $156,800 home implies about $2,343/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Osage County ranks #58 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 Osage 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: 1.49%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,343/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Osage County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Osage County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Lyon County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,341/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.55% vs Osage County 1.49%.
Saline County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,345/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.31% vs Osage County 1.49%.
Asotin County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,340/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.72% vs Osage County 1.49%.
Grant County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,339/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.78% vs Osage County 1.49%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Osage 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 Osage County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.