Property tax in Butler County, Kansas
In Butler County, the property tax bill comes from the Butler County Treasurer. The 2026 bill is paid in 2 installments, and the next one is due December 20, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Butler County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Butler County, Kansas is $3,177 a year, which is about 1.46% of the county's median home value of $217,600. That effective rate is lower than the typical Kansas county (1.51%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Butler County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Butler County Treasurer. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Butler County Appraiser's Office, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
The Butler County Treasurer collects property tax for the county, cities, townships, school districts, fire districts and other local taxing bodies on one statement. If a mortgage company pays your taxes, the original statement goes to the lender and a duplicate copy is mailed to you. Current taxes can be paid online through the state's Kansas.gov property tax payment site by card or e-check, or mailed to the Treasurer's Office. The online tax search does not show accurate interest on late taxes, so call the Treasurer's Office for a payoff amount.
When are property taxes due in Butler County?
For the 2026 bill, Butler County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due December 20, 2026 and the last May 10, 2027. A first half not received by the December due date draws interest from December 20 at a rate the state sets for each calendar year, and can be paid with that interest until May 10. The Kansas Department of Revenue set the 2026 rate on late real property tax at 13% a year (15% on a late amount of $10,000 or more); the 2027 rate is set separately, so a balance carried past December 31, 2026 may be charged a different rate. Tax still unpaid after May 10 draws interest from May 10. Delinquent real estate taxes are published in the newspaper and on the county website beginning in August, which adds a publication fee, and the property goes into redemption on the first Tuesday in September. If the taxes stay unpaid three years after that, the property can be sold at a tax foreclosure auction. Personal property tax becomes due in full, with interest, if the first half is not paid by December 20.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half (or full amount) | December 20, 2026 | Tax statements are mailed in late November; if you have not received one by December 1, call the Treasurer's Office. You may pay the full year or the first half by this date, and the payment must be received in the office, not just mailed. December 20, 2026 is a Sunday. Kansas law (K.S.A. 79-2004) moves a real property tax due date that falls on a Saturday or Sunday to the Treasurer's next regular business day, so in 2026 the first half is on time if received by Monday, December 21, 2026. |
| Second half | May 10, 2027 | May 10, 2027 is a Monday. The county does not mail a second-half notice, so keep your December statement or sign up for the county's email or text reminders. |
From Butler County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Butler County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Butler County's average effective rate of 1.46% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $3,177 / year
Property tax in Butler County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $3,177 |
| Median home value | $217,600 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.46% |
| Typical Kansas county rate | 1.51% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Butler County compare in Kansas?
Among Kansas's 105 counties, Butler County has the 63rd highest effective property-tax rate: 62 rank higher and 42 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Kansas. Nationally, it ranks 386th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Kansas county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Butler County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Butler County's 19,653 owner-occupied homes, 52.4% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 71.1% pay at least $2,000, and 4.9% pay under $800. Another 2.2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 960 | 4.9% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 2,281 | 11.6% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,012 | 10.2% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 3,679 | 18.7% |
| $3,000 or more | 10,292 | 52.4% |
| No property tax paid | 429 | 2.2% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $3,326 and owners without one pay $2,938. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.
How does the Butler County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $3,177 is about 3.4% of the median income of Butler County homeowner households, $93,295 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 77.6% of Butler County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Butler County?
Yes. The median bill went from $2,434 in 2015-2019 to $3,177 in 2020-2024, a 30.5% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 46.4%, from $148,600 to $217,600. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Butler County
Butler County borders 8 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk County, KS | 2.03% | $1,388 | $68,500 |
| Cowley County, KS | 1.65% | $1,999 | $120,900 |
| Marion County, KS | 1.62% | $2,006 | $124,200 |
| Sumner County, KS | 1.58% | $2,130 | $135,100 |
| Greenwood County, KS | 1.52% | $1,348 | $88,700 |
| Harvey County, KS | 1.51% | $2,715 | $180,300 |
| Butler County, KS (this county) | 1.46% | $3,177 | $217,600 |
| Chase County, KS | 1.37% | $1,500 | $109,700 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | 1.21% | $2,461 | $203,300 |
How is a home assessed in Butler County?
Kansas assesses homes at 11.5% of market value in every county, Butler County included. How Kansas assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Butler County?
Only against one levy. Kansas exempts the first $75,000 of appraised value from the 20 mill statewide school levy, worth roughly $173 a year at most, applied automatically. That is the Kansas rule, and it applies in Butler County. Kansas's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Butler County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Kansas ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Butler County property assessment
In Butler County you appeal to the Butler County Appraiser's Office (informal hearing or payment under protest); its decision can then be appealed to the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA). The deadline: To appeal the value on your spring valuation notice, contact the Appraiser's Office within 30 days of the date the notice was mailed; notices go out on or before March 1, so the 2026 window closed at the end of March. If you did not appeal the notice, the route still open for 2026 is paying under protest: file the Payment Under Protest form with the Treasurer at the time you pay the first half or the full amount. If a mortgage company pays your taxes, the form is due by January 31, 2027, which is a Sunday; the county has not said whether that moves, so file by Friday, January 29, 2027 to be safe. You cannot appeal the notice and also pay under protest for the same property in the same tax year. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How Kansas's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Kansas rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Kansas page.
Work out your own numbers
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Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Butler County's tax rate to hand.
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Sales tax in Butler County
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Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Butler County, Kansas: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.