Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Stafford County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Stafford County pays $1,550 a year, an effective rate of 1.59%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,550
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.59%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -22%
- vs U.S. average
- #42 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Stafford County pay a median $1,550 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.59%, more affordable than 8% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,550
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.59%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2872 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 ($97,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 3,978. Owner-occupied homes: 1,300.
The median annual property tax in Stafford County is $1,550, which is 45% lower than the Kansas state average and 22% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.59% on a median home value of $97,600. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
Stafford County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Stafford 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 Stafford County pay a median annual property tax of $1,550, notably lower than the national median and well below the Kansas state median. On a $97,600 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
Stafford County ranks #42 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (60% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Stafford County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $64,226 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Stafford 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 6.6% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 73% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 32.1%, the median bill rose 23.3% to $1,550: 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,257 to $1,550, a gain of 23%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 338 of 1,300 owner-occupied homes (26.0%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
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 Stafford County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Stafford County homeowners, 338 of 1,300 owner-occupied homes (26.0%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 22.2% (288)
- $800 to $1,499 26.0% (338)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.6% (216)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.4% (239)
- $3,000 or more 16.5% (214)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Stafford County, mortgaged homeowners pay 29% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Stafford County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Stafford County's effective rate is higher than 60% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #42 of 105.
Where Stafford 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
Stafford County taxes property at 1.59%, about 23% above the Kansas average, yet its median bill of $1,550 lands roughly 45% 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.
Stafford County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Stafford 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.
Stafford County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Stafford County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $97,600 median home carries a $1,550 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $155 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Stafford County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,550 +3.0% | 1.59% |
| 2023 | $1,505 +2.0% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | $1,475 +10.9% | 1.53% |
| 2021 | $1,330 +5.8% | 1.62% |
| 2020 | $1,257 | 1.70% |
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.
Stafford County: tax-to-income at 2.4%
Counties near Stafford County's effective rate
On effective rate, Stafford County sits nearest Cumberland County (IL), Cameron County (PA), McKean County (PA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Blackford County (IN), Howard County (NE), Pike County (KY).
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
Stafford County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 40 of 1,860 returns from Stafford County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,500 - 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.
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Stafford County rate FAQs
- How does Stafford County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Stafford County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.59% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Stafford County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Stafford County is $1,550, an effective rate of 1.59% on a $97,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Stafford County?
- Stafford 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+ (1.52×). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Stafford County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Stafford County jumped 23.3% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,257 to $1,550, 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 Stafford County?
- Property taxes in Stafford County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $64,226 median household income.
What to do with Stafford County's STEEP rate
Inside Kansas, Stafford County's $1,550 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Kansas overview →
Stafford 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 Stafford 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: $1,550/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Stafford County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Stafford County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Phillips County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,551/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.78% vs Stafford County 1.59%.
Platte County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,549/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.52% vs Stafford County 1.59%.
Callaway County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,548/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.77% vs Stafford County 1.59%.
Henderson County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,548/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.90% vs Stafford County 1.59%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Stafford 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 Stafford County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.