Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Smith County is $972.00 per year, based on a median home value of $58,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.66% of property value.

Smith 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, Smith County is ranked 64th by median property taxes, and 7th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Smith County collects a median of 1.66% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Kansas. This is partially because the median property value in Smith County is $67,100.00 lower than the Kansas median property value of $125,500.00.

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64th out of 105 By median yearly property tax

7th out of 105 By percentage of median home value

50th out of 105 By percentage of median income

You can see how Smith County (highlighted in green) compares to the one-hundred--five other counties in Kansas with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Kansas, see our Kansas county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Kansas counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

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

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Smith County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Smith County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Smith County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Smith 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 Smith County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).