Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Pawnee County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Pawnee County pays $1,887 a year, an effective rate of 2.03%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,887
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 2.03%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -5%
- vs U.S. average
- #5 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Pawnee County pay a median $1,887 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 2.03%, more affordable than 2% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,887
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 2.03%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3061 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -5%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($93,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 6,144. Owner-occupied homes: 1,582.
The median annual property tax in Pawnee County is $1,887, which is 33% lower than the Kansas state average and 5% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 2.03% on a median home value of $93,000. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Pawnee County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Pawnee County's 2.03% 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
Pawnee County ranks #5 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (95% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Pawnee County pay a median annual property tax of $1,887, modestly below the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $93,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 2.03% 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 3.0%, from $1,832 to $1,887. 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 Pawnee County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $63,517 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Pawnee 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 37% from $1,379 to $1,887. 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: 378 of 1,582 owner-occupied homes (23.9%) 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.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 3.0% of median household income. A rate ranking places this county by the rate alone; the ratio above is the figure that accounts for what is earned 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 Pawnee County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Pawnee County homeowners, 378 of 1,582 owner-occupied homes (23.9%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 18.9% (299)
- $800 to $1,499 17.8% (282)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.5% (261)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.9% (346)
- $3,000 or more 23.9% (378)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
16 homes here (1.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Kansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Pawnee County, mortgaged homeowners pay 21% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Pawnee County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Pawnee County's effective rate is higher than 95% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #5 of 105.
Where Pawnee County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
2.03% more affordable than 2% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Pawnee County taxes property at 2.03%, about 57% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $1,887 lands roughly 33% 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.
Pawnee County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Pawnee 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.
Pawnee County's PEAK · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Pawnee County's published figures (PEAK · MID), a $93,000 median home carries a $1,887 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $189 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Pawnee County rate trail · PEAK
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,887 +3.0% | 2.03% |
| 2023 | $1,832 +17.7% | 1.79% |
| 2022 | $1,556 +5.3% | 1.66% |
| 2021 | $1,477 +7.1% | 1.76% |
| 2020 | $1,379 | 1.75% |
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.
Pawnee County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Pawnee County's effective rate
On effective rate, Pawnee County sits nearest St. Clair County (IL), Schoharie County (NY), El Paso County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Plumas County (CA), Tillamook County (OR), Pueblo 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
Pawnee County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 80 of 2,780 returns from Pawnee County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,063 - 38% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Pawnee County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Pawnee County?
- Pawnee County, Kansas scores F (34/100) 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+ (1.46×). 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 Pawnee County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Pawnee County is $1,887, an effective rate of 2.03% on a $93,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Pawnee County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Pawnee County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 2.03% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Pawnee County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Pawnee County is recorded at $1,887 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,379 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 1,582 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 Pawnee County?
- Property taxes in Pawnee County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $63,517 median household income.
What to do with Pawnee County's PEAK rate
Inside Kansas, Pawnee County's $1,887 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Pawnee County ranks #5 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 Pawnee 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: 2.03%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,887/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Pawnee County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Pawnee County (PEAK · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK MID
Montgomery County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Pawnee County at $1,887/yr; rate 1.68% vs Pawnee County 2.03%.
Jefferson County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,886/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.46% vs Pawnee County 2.03%.
Monroe County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,886/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.70% vs Pawnee County 2.03%.
Polk County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,888/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.99% vs Pawnee County 2.03%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Pawnee 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 Pawnee County (PEAK · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.