Kansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Stevens County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Stevens County pays $2,433 a year, an effective rate of 1.88%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,433
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.88%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +22%
- vs U.S. average
- #12 of 105
- rank in KS
The verdict
Homeowners in Stevens County pay a median $2,433 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.88%, more affordable than 4% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,433
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.88%
- Effective rate on median home
- #3017 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 ($129,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Kansas. Population: 5,162. Owner-occupied homes: 1,406.
The median annual property tax in Stevens County is $2,433, which is 13% lower than the Kansas state average and 22% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.88% on a median home value of $129,300. Property taxes represent 3.8% of the median household income in this county.
Stevens County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Stevens County's 1.88% 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
Stevens County ranks #12 of 105 counties in Kansas by effective rate (89% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Stevens County pay a median annual property tax of $2,433, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the Kansas state median. On a $129,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.88% 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 Stevens County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.8% of the $64,178 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Stevens 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 9.0% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 64% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 24.1%, the median bill rose 12.9% to $2,433: 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 $2,155 to $2,433, a gain of 13%. 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: 599 of 1,406 owner-occupied homes (42.6%) 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 3.8% 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 Stevens County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Stevens County homeowners, 599 of 1,406 owner-occupied homes (42.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 26.3% (370)
- $800 to $1,499 12.6% (177)
- $1,500 to $1,999 5.3% (75)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.2% (171)
- $3,000 or more 42.6% (599)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Stevens County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+236%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Stevens County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Stevens County's effective rate is higher than 89% of the 105 counties in Kansas - ranking #12 of 105.
Where Stevens County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.88% more affordable than 4% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 1.88%, Stevens County sits in the top 4% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. That is the rate, not the bill: a high rate on a modest home can still produce a smaller cheque than a low rate on an expensive one, which is why the $2,433 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Stevens County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Stevens 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 | 3.8% | - | - |
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.
Stevens County's PEAK · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Stevens County's published figures (PEAK · MID), a $129,300 median home carries a $2,433 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $243 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Kansas.
Stevens County rate trail · PEAK
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,433 +8.7% | 1.88% |
| 2023 | $2,239 +4.4% | 1.80% |
| 2022 | $2,145 -14.0% | 1.60% |
| 2021 | $2,494 +15.7% | 2.26% |
| 2020 | $2,155 | 2.07% |
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.
Stevens County: tax-to-income at 3.8%
Counties near Stevens County's effective rate
On effective rate, Stevens County sits nearest Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (CT), Yates County (NY), Bond County (IL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Wilson County (NC), Vernon County (WI), Big Horn County (WY).
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
Stevens County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 90 of 2,290 returns from Stevens County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,467 - 44% 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
Stevens County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Stevens County?
- Stevens County, Kansas scores F (19/100) 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 (2.01×). 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 Stevens County, Kansas?
- The median annual property tax in Stevens County is $2,433, an effective rate of 1.88% on a $129,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Stevens County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Stevens County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.88% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Stevens County?
- Property taxes in Stevens County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.8% of the $64,178 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Stevens County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Stevens County climbed 12.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,155 to $2,433, 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 Stevens County's PEAK rate
At Stevens County's 1.88% effective rate, a $129,300 home implies about $2,433/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Stevens County ranks #12 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 Stevens 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: 1.88%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,433/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Stevens County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Stevens County (PEAK · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PEAK MID
Lake County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Stevens County at $2,433/yr; rate 0.76% vs Stevens County 1.88%.
Jackson County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,432/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.26% vs Stevens County 1.88%.
Dawson County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,430/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.60% vs Stevens County 1.88%.
Indian River County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,436/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.69% vs Stevens County 1.88%.
Kansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Kansas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Stevens 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 Stevens County (PEAK · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.