Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Kansas
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Kansas ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chautauqua County | $117 | 1.599% | $63,300 |
| 2 | Edwards County | $108 | 1.593% | $70,500 |
| 3 | Elk County | $101 | 1.989% | $60,900 |
| 4 | Cherokee County | $100 | 1.226% | $99,400 |
| 5 | Jewell County | $100 | 1.968% | $62,100 |
| 6 | Republic County | $94 | 1.697% | $76,000 |
| 7 | Wilson County | $94 | 1.378% | $93,900 |
| 8 | Greenwood County | $88 | 1.646% | $82,600 |
| 9 | Osborne County | $88 | 1.612% | $84,700 |
| 10 | Comanche County | $88 | 2.285% | $59,900 |
| 11 | Crawford County | $87 | 1.123% | $122,400 |
| 12 | Harper County | $87 | 1.784% | $77,300 |
| 13 | Brown County | $86 | 1.248% | $111,100 |
| 14 | Woodson County | $85 | 1.811% | $77,100 |
| 15 | Doniphan County | $85 | 1.160% | $121,200 |
| 16 | Decatur County | $84 | 1.794% | $78,500 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | $82 | 1.546% | $92,600 |
| 18 | Wallace County | $81 | 1.538% | $94,200 |
| 19 | Wichita County | $81 | 1.468% | $98,700 |
| 20 | Labette County | $77 | 1.628% | $92,100 |
| 21 | Neosho County | $77 | 1.483% | $101,200 |
| 22 | Smith County | $76 | 1.652% | $91,000 |
| 23 | Rush County | $76 | 1.897% | $79,300 |
| 24 | Stafford County | $76 | 1.556% | $96,700 |
| 25 | Marshall County | $74 | 1.279% | $119,500 |
| 26 | Graham County | $74 | 1.732% | $88,800 |
| 27 | Barber County | $73 | 1.663% | $92,700 |
| 28 | Washington County | $73 | 1.462% | $106,100 |
| 29 | Montgomery County | $72 | 1.696% | $92,100 |
| 30 | Gove County | $70 | 1.329% | $119,000 |
| 31 | Norton County | $70 | 1.491% | $106,300 |
| 32 | Stanton County | $70 | 2.470% | $64,200 |
| 33 | Rooks County | $69 | 1.770% | $90,000 |
| 34 | Phillips County | $68 | 1.697% | $94,700 |
| 35 | Clark County | $68 | 2.054% | $78,400 |
| 36 | Coffey County | $67 | 1.160% | $139,500 |
| 37 | Rice County | $65 | 1.551% | $105,500 |
| 38 | Hodgeman County | $65 | 1.767% | $92,700 |
| 39 | Rawlins County | $64 | 1.661% | $99,400 |
| 40 | Allen County | $64 | 1.652% | $100,400 |
| 41 | Cheyenne County | $62 | 1.402% | $119,300 |
| 42 | Ness County | $62 | 1.965% | $85,400 |
| 43 | Trego County | $62 | 1.456% | $115,400 |
| 44 | Chase County | $61 | 1.595% | $106,200 |
| 45 | Lane County | $59 | 1.435% | $119,000 |
| 46 | Cloud County | $58 | 1.788% | $96,300 |
| 47 | Ellsworth County | $55 | 1.518% | $116,300 |
| 48 | Kiowa County | $55 | 1.159% | $152,400 |
| 49 | Bourbon County | $52 | 1.670% | $107,600 |
| 50 | Linn County | $52 | 1.094% | $164,500 |
| 51 | Pawnee County | $49 | 1.789% | $102,400 |
| 52 | Meade County | $47 | 1.523% | $122,000 |
| 53 | Russell County | $47 | 1.751% | $106,400 |
| 54 | Kearny County | $46 | 1.224% | $152,500 |
| 55 | Morris County | $46 | 1.547% | $120,900 |
| 56 | Cowley County | $45 | 1.683% | $111,600 |
| 57 | Hamilton County | $45 | 1.571% | $119,700 |
| 58 | Grant County | $43 | 1.307% | $146,200 |
| 59 | Kingman County | $42 | 1.784% | $107,400 |
| 60 | Nemaha County | $42 | 0.978% | $196,100 |
| 61 | Atchison County | $40 | 1.312% | $147,900 |
| 62 | Barton County | $39 | 1.662% | $117,200 |
| 63 | Morton County | $39 | 2.042% | $95,600 |
| 64 | Marion County | $37 | 1.726% | $114,400 |
| 65 | Sherman County | $36 | 1.572% | $126,300 |
| 66 | Pratt County | $34 | 1.763% | $114,500 |
| 67 | Sumner County | $33 | 1.705% | $118,700 |
| 68 | Clay County | $30 | 1.378% | $149,600 |
| 69 | Greeley County | $28 | 1.910% | $108,900 |
| 70 | Mitchell County | $28 | 1.901% | $109,600 |
| 71 | Logan County | $25 | 1.816% | $116,600 |
| 72 | Dickinson County | $25 | 1.430% | $148,500 |
| 73 | Reno County | $20 | 1.744% | $125,000 |
| 74 | Ford County | $19 | 1.650% | $132,700 |
| 75 | Thomas County | $19 | 1.321% | $165,900 |
| 76 | Haskell County | $16 | 1.438% | $154,800 |
| 77 | Stevens County | $15 | 1.798% | $124,500 |
| 78 | Wyandotte County | $15 | 1.467% | $152,700 |
| 79 | Seward County | $14 | 1.684% | $134,000 |
| 80 | Anderson County | $13 | 1.528% | $147,900 |
| 81 | Wabaunsee County | $13 | 1.274% | $178,200 |
| 82 | Lyon County | $12 | 1.598% | $142,200 |
| 83 | Osage County | $12 | 1.598% | $142,800 |
| 84 | Saline County | $12 | 1.328% | $171,900 |
| 85 | Jackson County | $10 | 1.190% | $193,600 |
| 86 | Sheridan County | $7 | 1.534% | $152,000 |
| 87 | Sedgwick County | $6 | 1.230% | $190,700 |
| 88 | Gray County | $-3 | 1.409% | $174,700 |
| 89 | Pottawatomie County | $-5 | 1.110% | $223,000 |
| 90 | Shawnee County | $-7 | 1.467% | $170,400 |
| 91 | Harvey County | $-8 | 1.452% | $173,300 |
| 92 | Geary County | $-10 | 1.538% | $165,000 |
| 93 | Jefferson County | $-12 | 1.276% | $200,800 |
| 94 | Ellis County | $-13 | 1.223% | $211,100 |
| 95 | Scott County | $-15 | 1.532% | $170,100 |
| 96 | Ottawa County | $-19 | 1.615% | $164,100 |
| 97 | Finney County | $-26 | 1.430% | $191,100 |
| 98 | Franklin County | $-26 | 1.461% | $187,400 |
| 99 | McPherson County | $-30 | 1.401% | $198,400 |
| 100 | Butler County | $-41 | 1.462% | $199,600 |
| 101 | Leavenworth County | $-59 | 1.203% | $260,600 |
| 102 | Riley County | $-75 | 1.435% | $231,200 |
| 103 | Miami County | $-82 | 1.227% | $277,700 |
| 104 | Douglas County | $-91 | 1.246% | $281,600 |
| 105 | Johnson County | $-150 | 1.153% | $366,000 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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