Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Russell County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Russell County pays $2,218 a year, an effective rate of 1.86%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,218
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.86%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +11%
- vs U.S. average
- #14 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Russell County pay a median $2,218 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.86%, more affordable than 4% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,218
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.86%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3012 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +11%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($119,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 6,679. Owner-occupied homes: 2,327.
The median annual property tax in Russell County is $2,218, which is 21% lower than the Kansas state average and 11% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.86% on a median home value of $119,000. Property taxes represent 3.6% of the median household income in this county.
Russell County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Russell County's 1.86% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 96% pay more.
Decision signal 2
Low among Kansas counties by effective rate
Russell County ranks #14 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (87% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Russell County pay a median annual property tax of $2,218, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Kansas state median. On a $119,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.86% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Russell County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.6% of the $62,392 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Russell 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
Russell County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 2.5% up, against a median home value that rose 19.1%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 22.1%, from $1,817 to $2,218.
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 $1,817 to $2,218, a gain of 22%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 918 of 2,327 owner-occupied homes (39.4%) 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 3.6% 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 Russell County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Russell County homeowners, 918 of 2,327 owner-occupied homes (39.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 18.6% (432)
- $800 to $1,499 19.7% (458)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.4% (196)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.8% (298)
- $3,000 or more 39.4% (918)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
25 homes here (1.1%) 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 Russell County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+113%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Russell County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Russell County's effective rate is higher than 87% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #14 of 105.
Where Russell County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.86% 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
Russell County taxes property at 1.86%, about 44% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $2,218 lands roughly 21% 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.
Russell County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Russell 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 Heavy income burden | 3.6% | - | - |
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.
Russell County's PEAK · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Russell County's published figures (PEAK · MID), a $119,000 median home carries a $2,218 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $222 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Russell County rate trail · PEAK
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,218 +19.1% | 1.86% |
| 2023 | $1,863 -0.5% | 1.75% |
| 2022 | $1,872 -2.2% | 1.81% |
| 2021 | $1,915 +5.4% | 1.80% |
| 2020 | $1,817 | 1.82% |
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.
Russell County: tax-to-income at 3.6%
Counties near Russell County's effective rate
On effective rate, Russell County sits nearest Fort Bend County (TX), Mitchell County (TX), Strafford County (NH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Guernsey County (OH), Pike County (MO), Harris County (GA).
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
Russell County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 80 of 3,180 returns from Russell County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,163 - 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
Russell County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Russell County?
- Russell County, Kansas scores F (21/100) 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+ (1.91×). 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 Russell County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Russell County is $2,218, an effective rate of 1.86% on a $119,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Russell County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Russell County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.86% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Russell County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Russell County jumped 22.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,817 to $2,218, 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 Russell County?
- Property taxes in Russell County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.6% of the $62,392 median household income.
What to do with Russell County's PEAK rate
Inside Kansas, Russell County's $2,218 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Russell County ranks #14 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 Russell 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: 1.86%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,218/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Russell County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Russell County (PEAK · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK MID
Hubbard County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,217/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.78% vs Russell County 1.86%.
Mitchell County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,217/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.66% vs Russell County 1.86%.
Grand County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,215/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.41% vs Russell County 1.86%.
Hopkins County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,221/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.00% vs Russell County 1.86%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Russell 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 Russell County (PEAK · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.