Understanding Your Bill

The short version — plus where to go next

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Your Kansas property tax bill comes from three numbers multiplied together:

  1. Appraised value — the county's estimate of what your property would sell for.
  2. Assessment percentage — a fixed rate set by property type (11.5% for an owner-occupied home).
  3. Mill levy — the combined rate set by your school district, county, city, and any special districts, added together.

Appraised value × assessment percentage = your assessed value. Assessed value × the combined mill levy = your bill.

That's why your bill can change even if nothing about your property changed — a higher appraisal or a higher mill levy from any one of those local governments moves the number, independent of the other.

Want the fuller picture — where the money actually goes, how fast it's grown statewide, and how much it varies by county? See How Property Tax Works.

Where to Go From Here

Once you understand how the number was calculated, there are two different next steps depending on what you're trying to do:

  • Think the appraised value is wrong? → How to Appeal Your Valuation — the two ways to dispute it, and the deadlines for each.
  • Want to see if you qualify for a refund? → Property Tax Relief Programs — three existing Kansas programs, separate from disputing your valuation.

← Back: How Property Tax Works  |  Next: How to Appeal Your Valuation →

See How Property Tax Works for full detail and citations, and Sources for the underlying government records.