Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Rush County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Rush County pays $1,562 a year, an effective rate of 1.87%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,562
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.87%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -22%
- vs U.S. average
- #13 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Rush County pay a median $1,562 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.87%, more affordable than 4% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,562
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.87%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3014 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -22%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($83,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 2,947. Owner-occupied homes: 1,076.
The median annual property tax in Rush County is $1,562, which is 44% lower than the Kansas state average and 22% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.87% on a median home value of $83,600. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Rush County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Rush County's 1.87% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 96% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Rush County pay a median annual property tax of $1,562, notably lower than the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $83,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.87% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Kansas counties by effective rate
Rush County ranks #13 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (88% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Rush County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $59,970 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Rush 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
Rush County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 0.7% down, against a median home value that rose 19.3%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 18.4%, from $1,319 to $1,562.
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 $1,319 to $1,562, a gain of 18%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
Owner-occupied homes cluster in the $1,500 to $1,999 range here: 284 of 1,076 (26.4%). A middle band carrying the plurality means the county median sits near the most common reported range.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 2.6% 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 Rush County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Rush County homeowners, 284 of 1,076 owner-occupied homes (26.4%), pays $1,500 to $1,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 26.2% (282)
- $800 to $1,499 20.2% (217)
- $1,500 to $1,999 26.4% (284)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.6% (146)
- $3,000 or more 12.9% (139)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Rush County pay a substantially higher bill, 31% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Rush County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Rush County's effective rate is higher than 88% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #13 of 105.
Where Rush County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.87% more affordable than 4% 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
Rush County taxes property at 1.87%, about 45% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $1,562 lands roughly 44% 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.
Rush County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Rush 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 Above-median income burden | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Rush County's PEAK · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Rush County's published figures (PEAK · MID), a $83,600 median home carries a $1,562 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $156 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Rush County rate trail · PEAK
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,562 +3.9% | 1.87% |
| 2023 | $1,504 -0.2% | 1.90% |
| 2022 | $1,507 +5.8% | 2.01% |
| 2021 | $1,424 +8.0% | 1.99% |
| 2020 | $1,319 | 1.88% |
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.
Rush County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Rush County's effective rate
On effective rate, Rush County sits nearest Washington County (IL), Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (CT), Yates County (NY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Plymouth County (IA), Comanche County (TX), Shelby County (IA).
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
Rush County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 30 of 1,510 returns from Rush County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,333 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $75-100k 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
Rush County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Rush County?
- Rush 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+ (1.39×). 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 Rush County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Rush County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.87% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Rush County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Rush County is $1,562, an effective rate of 1.87% on a $83,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Rush County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Rush County climbed 18.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,319 to $1,562, 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 Rush County?
- Property taxes in Rush County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $59,970 median household income.
What to do with Rush County's PEAK rate
Inside Kansas, Rush County's $1,562 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Rush County ranks #13 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 Rush 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: 1.87%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,562/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Rush County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Rush County (PEAK · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK MID
St. Charles Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Rush County at $1,562/yr; rate 0.59% vs Rush County 1.87%.
Delta County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,563/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.95% vs Rush County 1.87%.
Lake County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,563/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.71% vs Rush County 1.87%.
Modoc County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,561/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.69% vs Rush County 1.87%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Rush 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 Rush County (PEAK · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.