Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Pratt County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Pratt County pays $1,993 a year, an effective rate of 1.74%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $1,993
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.74%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +0%
- vs U.S. average
- #23 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Pratt County pay a median $1,993 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.74%, more affordable than 5% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,993
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.74%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2968 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +0%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($114,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 9,127. Owner-occupied homes: 2,540.
The median annual property tax in Pratt County is $1,993, which is 29% lower than the Kansas state average and 0% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.74% on a median home value of $114,600. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Pratt County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Pratt County's 1.74% 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 Pratt County pay a median annual property tax of $1,993, roughly in line with the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $114,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.74% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Kansas counties by effective rate
Pratt County ranks #23 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (78% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Pratt County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $66,022 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Pratt 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.
The rate held while the market moved
Pratt County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 3.6% down, against a median home value that rose 6.6%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 2.8%, from $1,939 to $1,993.
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 $1,939 to $1,993, a change of 3%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 714 of 2,540 owner-occupied homes (28.1%) 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 3.0% 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 Pratt County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Pratt County homeowners, 714 of 2,540 owner-occupied homes (28.1%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.6% (319)
- $800 to $1,499 16.4% (416)
- $1,500 to $1,999 20.1% (510)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.4% (517)
- $3,000 or more 28.1% (714)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
64 homes here (2.5%) 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 Pratt County pay about the same bill, within a 2% gap either way.
Pratt County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Pratt County's effective rate is higher than 78% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #23 of 105.
Where Pratt County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.74% 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
Pratt County taxes property at 1.74%, about 35% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $1,993 lands roughly 29% 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.
Pratt County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Pratt 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.
Pratt County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Pratt County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $114,600 median home carries a $1,993 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $199 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Pratt County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,993 -1.3% | 1.74% |
| 2023 | $2,019 +0.9% | 1.76% |
| 2022 | $2,000 +1.6% | 1.80% |
| 2021 | $1,968 +1.5% | 1.90% |
| 2020 | $1,939 | 1.80% |
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.
Pratt County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Pratt County's effective rate
On effective rate, Pratt County sits nearest Greene County (IL), Sarpy County (NE), Fisher County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Rich County (UT), Coahoma County (MS), Rappahannock County (VA).
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
Pratt County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 130 of 4,170 returns from Pratt County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,515 - 38% 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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Pratt County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Pratt County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Pratt County is $1,993, an effective rate of 1.74% on a $114,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Pratt County?
- Pratt 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 housing pressure at A+ (1.74×). 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.
- How does Pratt County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Pratt County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.74% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Pratt County?
- Property taxes in Pratt County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $66,022 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Pratt County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Pratt County ticked up 2.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,939 to $1,993, 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 to do with Pratt County's STEEP rate
Inside Kansas, Pratt County's $1,993 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Pratt County ranks #23 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 Pratt 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: 1.74%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,993/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Pratt County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Pratt County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Upshur County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Pratt County at $1,993/yr; rate 1.19% vs Pratt County 1.74%.
Johnson County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,992/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.24% vs Pratt County 1.74%.
Foster County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,991/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.19% vs Pratt County 1.74%.
Henderson County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,991/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.94% vs Pratt County 1.74%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Pratt 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 Pratt County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.