Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Phillips County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Phillips County pays $1,738 a year, an effective rate of 1.80%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,738
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.80%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -13%
- vs U.S. average
- #17 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Phillips County pay a median $1,738 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.80%, more affordable than 5% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,738
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.80%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2988 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 ($96,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 4,813. Owner-occupied homes: 1,773.
The median annual property tax in Phillips County is $1,738, which is 38% lower than the Kansas state average and 13% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.80% on a median home value of $96,500. Property taxes represent 2.8% of the median household income in this county.
Phillips County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Phillips County's 1.80% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 95% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Phillips County pay a median annual property tax of $1,738, notably lower than the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $96,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.80% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Kansas counties by effective rate
Phillips County ranks #17 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (84% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 8.2%, from $1,607 to $1,738. 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 Phillips County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $62,123 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Phillips 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 29% from $1,346 to $1,738. 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 452 of 1,773 owner-occupied homes (25.5%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 2.8% 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 Phillips County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Phillips County homeowners, 452 of 1,773 owner-occupied homes (25.5%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.9% (317)
- $800 to $1,499 25.5% (452)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.8% (209)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.0% (355)
- $3,000 or more 22.8% (404)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
36 homes here (2.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Kansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Phillips County pay a substantially higher bill, 54% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Phillips County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Phillips County's effective rate is higher than 84% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #17 of 105.
Where Phillips County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.80% more affordable than 5% 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
Phillips County taxes property at 1.80%, about 40% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $1,738 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.
Phillips County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Phillips 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 | 2.8% | - | - |
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.
Phillips County's PEAK · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Phillips County's published figures (PEAK · MID), a $96,500 median home carries a $1,738 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $174 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Phillips County rate trail · PEAK
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,738 +8.2% | 1.80% |
| 2023 | $1,607 -0.5% | 1.70% |
| 2022 | $1,615 +11.9% | 1.69% |
| 2021 | $1,443 +7.2% | 1.73% |
| 2020 | $1,346 | 1.63% |
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.
Phillips County: tax-to-income at 2.8%
Counties near Phillips County's effective rate
On effective rate, Phillips County sits nearest Union County (IA), Moultrie County (IL), Webb County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Somervell County (TX), Arkansas County (AR), Solano 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
Phillips County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 60 of 2,440 returns from Phillips County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,117 - 50% of those reporters sat in the $25-50k 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
Phillips County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Phillips County?
- Phillips County, Kansas scores F (33/100) 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+ (1.55×). 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 Phillips County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Phillips County is $1,738, an effective rate of 1.80% on a $96,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Phillips County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Phillips County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.80% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Phillips County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Phillips County is recorded at $1,738 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,346 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 1,773 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 Phillips County?
- Property taxes in Phillips County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $62,123 median household income.
What to do with Phillips County's PEAK rate
Inside Kansas, Phillips County's $1,738 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Phillips County ranks #17 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 Phillips 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: 1.80%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,738/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Phillips County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Phillips County (PEAK · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK MID
Bartholomew County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Phillips County at $1,738/yr; rate 0.75% vs Phillips County 1.80%.
Hillsdale County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Phillips County at $1,738/yr; rate 0.99% vs Phillips County 1.80%.
Dallam County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,736/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.15% vs Phillips County 1.80%.
Floyd County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,736/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.69% vs Phillips County 1.80%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Phillips 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 Phillips County (PEAK · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.