Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Hamilton County is $936.00 per year, based on a median home value of $73,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.28% of property value.

Hamilton County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the one-hundred--five counties in Kansas, Hamilton County is ranked 74th by median property taxes, and 75th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Hamilton County has lower property taxes than many other Kansas counties. The median home value is $73,300.00, compared to the median property value in Kansas of $125,500.00

Property tax assessments in Hamilton County are the responsibility of the Hamilton County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Syracuse, Kansas.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Hamilton County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Hamilton County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Hamilton County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Hamilton County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Hamilton County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).