Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Republic County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Republic County pays $1,350 a year, an effective rate of 1.79%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,350
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.79%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -32%
- vs U.S. average
- #19 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Republic County pay a median $1,350 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.79%, more affordable than 5% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,350
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.79%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2984 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -32%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($75,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 4,646. Owner-occupied homes: 1,560.
The median annual property tax in Republic County is $1,350, which is 52% lower than the Kansas state average and 32% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.79% on a median home value of $75,600. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
Republic County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Republic County's 1.79% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 95% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Republic County pay a median annual property tax of $1,350, well below the national median and far below the Kansas state median. On a $75,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.79% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Kansas counties by effective rate
Republic County ranks #19 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (82% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Republic County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $56,833 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Republic 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 9.2% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 63% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 12.7%, the median bill rose 2.3% to $1,350: 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,320 to $1,350, a change of 2%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 507 of 1,560 owner-occupied homes (32.5%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 2.4% 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 Republic County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Republic County homeowners, 507 of 1,560 owner-occupied homes (32.5%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 32.5% (507)
- $800 to $1,499 21.1% (329)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.4% (178)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.8% (247)
- $3,000 or more 16.7% (260)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
39 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 homeowners in Republic County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+82%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Republic County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Republic County's effective rate is higher than 82% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #19 of 105.
Where Republic County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.79% 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
Republic County taxes property at 1.79%, about 39% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $1,350 lands roughly 52% 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.
Republic County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Republic County | Kansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.4% | - | - |
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.
Republic County's STEEP · LIGHT lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Republic County's published figures (STEEP · LIGHT), a $75,600 median home carries a $1,350 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $135 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Republic County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,350 +4.7% | 1.79% |
| 2023 | $1,290 +1.6% | 1.70% |
| 2022 | $1,270 +12.7% | 1.79% |
| 2021 | $1,127 -14.6% | 1.81% |
| 2020 | $1,320 | 1.97% |
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.
Republic County: tax-to-income at 2.4%
Counties near Republic County's effective rate
On effective rate, Republic County sits nearest Stonewall County (TX), Moultrie County (IL), Union County (IA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Roger Mills County (OK), Madison County (TX), Sevier County (AR).
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
Republic County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 2,300 returns from Republic County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,100 - 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.
Other Counties in Kansas
Republic County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Republic County?
- Republic County, Kansas scores F (38/100) 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+ (1.33×). 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 Republic County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Republic County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.79% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Republic County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Republic County is $1,350, an effective rate of 1.79% on a $75,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Republic County?
- Property taxes in Republic County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $56,833 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Republic County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Republic County ticked up 2.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,320 to $1,350, 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 Republic County's STEEP rate
Republic County's $1,350 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Republic County ranks #19 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 Republic 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: 1.79%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,350/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Republic County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Republic County (STEEP · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP LIGHT
Emery County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Republic County at $1,350/yr; rate 0.62% vs Republic County 1.79%.
McPherson County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Republic County at $1,350/yr; rate 1.11% vs Republic County 1.79%.
Daviess County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,351/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.69% vs Republic County 1.79%.
Montgomery County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,351/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.76% vs Republic County 1.79%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Republic County stamps STEEP · LIGHT - 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 Republic County (STEEP · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.