Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Sherman County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Sherman County pays $2,171 a year, an effective rate of 1.59%, modestly above the U.S. average.
- $2,171
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.59%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +9%
- vs U.S. average
- #42 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Sherman County pay a median $2,171 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.59%, more affordable than 8% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,171
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.59%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2872 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +9%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($136,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 5,858. Owner-occupied homes: 1,605.
The median annual property tax in Sherman County is $2,171, which is 22% lower than the Kansas state average and 9% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.59% on a median home value of $136,700. Property taxes represent 3.5% of the median household income in this county.
Sherman County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Sherman County's 1.59% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 92% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Kansas median
Homeowners in Sherman County pay a median annual property tax of $2,171, modestly above the national median and notably lower than the Kansas state median. On a $136,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.59% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Kansas counties by effective rate
Sherman County ranks #42 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (60% 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 9.3%, from $1,986 to $2,171. 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 Sherman County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $61,750 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Sherman 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 25% from $1,736 to $2,171. 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 plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 453 of 1,605 (28.2%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 3.5% 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 Sherman County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Sherman County homeowners, 453 of 1,605 owner-occupied homes (28.2%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.7% (156)
- $800 to $1,499 17.1% (274)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.6% (283)
- $2,000 to $2,999 28.2% (453)
- $3,000 or more 25.9% (415)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
24 homes here (1.5%) 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 Sherman County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+62%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Sherman County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Sherman County's effective rate is higher than 60% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #42 of 105.
Where Sherman County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.59% more affordable than 8% 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
Sherman County taxes property at 1.59%, about 23% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $2,171 lands roughly 22% 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.
Sherman County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Sherman 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 | 3.5% | - | - |
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.
Sherman County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Sherman County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $136,700 median home carries a $2,171 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $217 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Sherman County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,171 +9.3% | 1.59% |
| 2023 | $1,986 +11.3% | 1.57% |
| 2022 | $1,785 +0.1% | 1.44% |
| 2021 | $1,784 +2.8% | 1.44% |
| 2020 | $1,736 | 1.61% |
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.
Sherman County: tax-to-income at 3.5%
Counties near Sherman County's effective rate
On effective rate, Sherman County sits nearest Cumberland County (IL), Cameron County (PA), McKean County (PA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Talladega County (AL), Ottawa County (MI), Rankin County (MS).
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
Sherman County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 80 of 2,610 returns from Sherman County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,375 - 50% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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
Sherman County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Sherman County?
- Sherman County, Kansas scores F (24/100) 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- (2.21×). 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 Sherman County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Sherman County is $2,171, an effective rate of 1.59% on a $136,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Sherman County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Sherman County run modestly above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.59% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Sherman County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Sherman County is recorded at $2,171 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,736 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 1,605 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 Sherman County?
- Property taxes in Sherman County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $61,750 median household income.
What to do with Sherman County's STEEP rate
Inside Kansas, Sherman County's $2,171 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Sherman County ranks #42 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 Sherman 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: 1.59%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,171/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Sherman County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Sherman County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Wicomico County, MD
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Sherman County at $2,171/yr; rate 0.85% vs Sherman County 1.59%.
Dawson County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,172/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.31% vs Sherman County 1.59%.
Uvalde County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,173/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.44% vs Sherman County 1.59%.
Beaufort County, SC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,174/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.48% vs Sherman County 1.59%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Sherman 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 Sherman County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.