Tax Watch
Senior tax freezes, rebates and caps, city sales tax rates, and the school bonds behind your property tax bill. Covers every county we serve in Kansas and Missouri, from Emporia to Excelsior Springs.
Benjamin Franklin said nothing is certain except death and taxes. He never had to read a revenue neutral rate notice.
Last updated October 17, 2026 · Compiled by Wingman Real Estate from state, county and city records and local reporting. Every item links to its source.
Staying put
How seniors keep from getting priced out of their homes
When home values climb, so do tax bills, even for owners on fixed incomes who never plan to sell. Kansas and Missouri handle this very differently. Kansas runs it through state refunds you claim on a tax form. Missouri lets each county decide whether to freeze seniors’ bills, so the answer depends on which side of a county line you live on.
Kansas: state refunds
- Homestead Property Tax Refund (K-40H)
- SAFESR senior refund: 75% of property tax back
- Senior and disabled veteran 'tax freeze' refund (K-40SVR)
Local extras: Douglas County, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Shawnee.
Missouri: county freezes
- SB 190 (2023): counties may freeze seniors' homestead property taxes
- SB 756 (2024) fixes the senior freeze: age 62, not Social Security
- Missouri Property Tax Credit ("circuit breaker") for low-income seniors
Senior freeze in effect in: Cass, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray counties.
The 2025 stadium bill twist
Missouri’s SB 3 (the Royals and Chiefs bill) also asked most counties to vote in April 2026 on capping or freezing homeowner tax bills for owners of any age. Cass County voted for a freeze and Platte County for a 5% cap; Johnson County, Mo., said no. Jackson County was left out. The law is being challenged in court, so check the status below before you count on it.
Your bill stays at a base-year amount even if values or rates rise. Missouri’s county senior credit works this way.
You pay the bill, then the state sends some back based on income. Kansas Homestead, SAFESR and the K-40SVR refund work this way.
Increases are limited to a set percentage each year. Kansas lawmakers tried three versions in 2026; none passed.
Why some places say no: a freeze doesn’t make the cost disappear. It shifts it to other taxpayers or trims revenue for schools, fire and libraries, which is why school districts and some county officials pushed back. Each card below includes the reasons given, for and against.
Map
What every county and city is doing
Each pin is one action: a relief program, a cap vote, a levy decision. Tap a status to hide it, or narrow by topic.
Pins sit at the center of each county or city, not a specific address. Statewide laws are listed below the map.
State law
What Topeka and Jefferson City did (and didn’t do)
Kansas
Homestead Property Tax Refund (K-40H)
Senior relief · Effective: Ongoing; 2025 claims filed in 2026
Kansas refunds part of the property tax paid by lower-income homeowners who are 55 or older, disabled, raising a dependent child, or a disabled veteran. The maximum refund is $700, scaled to household income.
Who qualifies: Kansas resident all year; owned and lived in the home; household income at or below $43,389 (2025); home value at or below $350,000; age 55+, disability, dependent child, or disabled-veteran status.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2025 claim year: household income of $43,389 or less.
- Home appraised value can be no more than $350,000.
- Qualifier (one): born before Jan. 1, 1970; blind or totally and permanently disabled all year; a qualifying dependent child; a disabled veteran; or the surviving spouse of a qualifying veteran or service member (until remarriage).
- Refund is a percentage of general property tax paid, based on household income; max $700.
- Claims are filed with the Kansas Department of Revenue; a refund advanced to the county for first-half taxes must be claimed by April 15.
Why: 2026 bills to raise the $350,000 home-value limit (SB 402) and protect prior recipients whose values rise above it (HB 2044) did not become law; see those entries.
Sources: ksrevenue.gov · kssos.org
SAFESR senior refund: 75% of property tax back
Senior relief · Effective: Ongoing; 2025 claims filed in 2026
SAFESR (Selective Assistance for Effective Senior Relief) refunds 75% of the property tax paid on the home by very low-income Kansans 65 and older. It is claimed on form K-40PT.
Who qualifies: Age 65+, Kansas resident all year, owned and lived in the home, household income at or below $25,380 (2025), home value at or below $350,000.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2025 claim year: age 65 or older all year (born before Jan. 1, 1960).
- Household income of $25,380 or less.
- Home appraised value of $350,000 or less.
- Refund equals 75% of property tax actually and timely paid on the principal residence.
Why: Supporters of the 2026 changes said the $350,000 home-value cutoff knocks out longtime recipients as values rise. HB 2044 would have fixed that and was vetoed; SB 402 (inflation-indexed income limit, birth-year age test) died in the House.
Sources: ksrevenue.gov · kslegislature.gov · kssos.org
Senior and disabled veteran 'tax freeze' refund (K-40SVR)
Senior relief · Effective: Ongoing
Qualifying seniors and disabled veterans can get back any increase in the property tax on their home above a base-year amount, which in effect freezes their home's tax. The earliest allowed base year is 2021.
Who qualifies: Age 65+ or disabled veteran; income at or below $58,041 (2025); home value at or below $350,000 in base year.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2025 claim year: household income of $58,041 or less.
- Home value of $350,000 or less in the base year.
- Qualifier: 65 or older all of the base year, a disabled veteran all of the base year, or the surviving spouse of a claimant receiving the refund at death.
- Refund equals the current-year homestead property tax minus the base-year tax.
- KDOR example: the 2026 claim is filed Jan. 1 to April 15, 2027.
Sources: ksrevenue.gov · kslegislature.gov
2024 SB 1: $75,000 of home value exempt from state school levy
Other · Effective: Tax year 2024
The June 2024 special-session tax law raised the residential exemption from the statewide 20-mill school levy to $75,000 of appraised value, starting in tax year 2024. It also cut income taxes and exempted all Social Security benefits from state income tax.
Who qualifies: All owner and non-owner residential property (exemption applies to residential appraised value).
Details, reasons & sources
- Exemption fixed at $75,000; the prior formula that indexed the exemption to valuation growth was ended.
- State General Fund backfills the school finance fund for the cost above the old $42,049 exemption.
- Income tax moved to two brackets (5.2% and 5.58%).
- For 2024 only, the county clerk deadline for revenue neutral rate data moved from June 15 to July 1.
Why: Passed with broad bipartisan support (only six no votes among 159 voting).
Sources: klrd.gov · kansasreflector.com
State 1.5-mill building levy eliminated (2025 SB 35)
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026
SB 35 ended the statewide 1-mill educational building fund and 0.5-mill institutional building fund property levies after tax year 2025. State building projects are now paid from the State General Fund instead.
Who qualifies: All property owners
Details, reasons & sources
- Levies end after tax year 2025, so 2026 tax bills should not include them.
- For 2026, the state transfers $56 million to the educational building fund and $25 million to the institutional building fund.
- Starting 2027, transfers grow with valuation growth (educational) or 2% a year (institutional).
- Votes: Senate unanimous; House 96-26; signed by Gov. Kelly.
- Backed by Kansas Farm Bureau, Kansas Livestock Association, Kansas Association of Realtors and Kansas Policy Institute.
Why: Supporters said state buildings should be paid with general state revenue rather than property tax. The levy raised about $84 million a year.
Sources: ksrevenue.gov · kansasreflector.com · kansasreflector.com
Revenue neutral rate ('truth in taxation') law and 2025 notice changes
Levy & rates · Effective: RNR law since 2021; HB 2125 changes 2025
Under the revenue neutral rate law created by 2021 SB 13 (K.S.A. 79-2988), a city, county or other taxing district must mail notice, hold a hearing and vote before levying more property tax dollars than the prior year. 2025's HB 2125 reworked the notice and moved several deadlines.
Details, reasons & sources
- Notices must be headed 'NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS' and say 'This is not a bill. Do not remit payment.'
- Notices show prior-year tax, tax at the revenue neutral rate, proposed tax, dollar and percent change, and hearing details.
- Taxing districts must certify levies to the county clerk by October 1; tax statements go out by December 1.
- If a district misses the October 1 deadline, the clerk uses the prior year's budget and levy.
- State reimbursement of RNR notice printing and postage extended through 2026.
Sources: ksrevenue.gov · ottawaks.gov
New personal property exemptions for trailers, boats and more (HB 2231)
Other · Effective: Tax year 2026
Starting tax year 2026, Kansas exempts several kinds of personal property from property tax, including personal-use trailers rated 15,000 pounds or less, watercraft and marine equipment, and off-road vehicles not driven on highways.
Who qualifies: Owners of the listed personal property
Details, reasons & sources
- Also exempts certain electric bicycles, scooters and motorized wheelchairs.
- Owners do not need to file an exemption application with the Board of Tax Appeals.
Sources: ksrevenue.gov
State sales tax on groceries is 0% (since Jan. 1, 2025)
Sales tax · Effective: 2025-01-01
The state sales tax on food and food ingredients phased down from 6.5% to 4% in 2023, 2% in 2024 and 0% on Jan. 1, 2025, under 2022's HB 2106. City and county sales taxes still apply to groceries.
Who qualifies: All shoppers
Details, reasons & sources
- Jan. 1, 2023: 4.0%.
- Jan. 1, 2024: 2.0%.
- Jan. 1, 2025: 0.0%.
- Prepared food generally stays at the full 6.5% state rate.
- Local, CID, TDD and STAR bond district sales taxes still apply.
Sources: ksrevenue.gov
Special session on property tax floated, not called
Other
After the vetoes, some Republicans pushed for a special session, including a plan to eliminate the 20-mill state school levy and replace it with a 0.75-cent sales tax increase. As of the latest reporting found (May 8, 2026), no session had been called and no petition drive was reported.
Details, reasons & sources
- A special session can be called by the governor or by petition of two-thirds of lawmakers (84 House, 27 Senate).
- Both parties pledged to return to property tax in the 2027 session.
Why: Supporters say property tax reform cannot wait; Democratic leaders criticized the push.
Sources: kansasreflector.com · johnsoncountypost.com
SB 402 'Golden Years' homestead overhaul died in House
Senior relief
SB 402 would have merged the Homestead and tax-freeze claim forms, raised the home-value limit to $375,000, and kept prior recipients eligible if their values rose. It passed Senate committee work but died on the House calendar.
Details, reasons & sources
- Would have created a single 'Kansas Golden Years Homestead Property Tax Relief Claim Form' starting tax year 2026.
- Would have raised the homestead/tax-freeze home-value limit from $350,000 to $375,000.
- SAFESR: age test changed to born before Jan. 1, 1961; income limit set at $25,380 for 2026, indexed to inflation from 2027.
- Would have let prior recipients stay eligible if forced away from the home for health or hardship reasons.
- Supported by Johnson County Commission/Commission on Aging, Kansas Association of Realtors and League of Kansas Municipalities.
Why: Supporters said it would expand access and simplify applications. No opposing testimony was recorded; the bill ran out of time in the House at the end of the session.
Sources: kslegislature.gov · policyrisk.com
HB 2044 vetoed: would have locked in Homestead/SAFESR eligibility
Senior relief
HB 2044 would have kept homeowners eligible for the Homestead refund and SAFESR after their home's appraised value rose above $350,000, as long as they qualified in an earlier year. Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed it on April 27, 2026.
Details, reasons & sources
- Final conference version also included an active-duty military pay income tax subtraction.
- Passed the Senate 40-0 and the House 116-4.
- Legislature had already adjourned, so no override was possible.
Why: Kelly said the bill raised issues that deserved full discussion alongside other tax and budget questions, and that process did not happen for this bill.
SCR 1616: 3% valuation-cap amendment failed in House
Caps & freezes
SCR 1616, Sen. Caryn Tyson's 'CAP' constitutional amendment, would have limited annual growth in real property taxable value to 3% and reset values to 2022 levels. It passed the Senate 30-10 but the House failed to advance it, so it will not be on a 2026 ballot.
Details, reasons & sources
- Would have gone to voters on the Aug. 4, 2026 ballot if two-thirds of both chambers approved.
- Values could rise faster after major renovations; tax bills could still rise if mill levies rose.
- House did not advance it (reported March 12, 2026).
Why: Supporters, including Senate President Ty Masterson, said rapid valuation growth is squeezing families, seniors and farmers. Opponents included the Kansas Association of School Boards and KNEA (lost school levy revenue starting 2028), plus the Kansas Association of Counties, Kansas Association of Realtors, Kansas Building Industry Association, Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Livestock Association. Critics said caps do not cut taxes, can discourage new construction and downsizing, and can shift the burden to vehicles and other property.
SCR 1603 amendment rejected by House, 69-54
Caps & freezes
SCR 1603 started in 2025 as a Senate-passed 3% cap on property tax increases starting in 2027, which the House never took up that year. A pared-down 2026 version letting the Legislature set valuation limits by property class fell short of two-thirds in the House on April 9, 2026.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2025: Senate endorsed it; House leaders said the two-thirds votes did not exist.
- Mid-March 2026 versions included a senior tax freeze and valuing property at the lower of current or average market value.
- Final version was simplified by House Speaker Dan Hawkins.
- House vote 69-54, short of the 84 needed; a motion to revive it failed.
Why: Rep. Tom Sawyer (D-Wichita) called valuation caps 'artificial,' said they create growing unfairness among neighbors, and warned they could raise vehicle taxes. In 2025, critics said it would hamstring cities and counties.
Sources: kansasreflector.com · kansasreflector.com · kscpa.org
HCR 5008: rolling-average assessment cap rejected
Caps & freezes
In the final days of the 2026 session the Senate amended HCR 5008 into a constitutional amendment capping annual assessment increases at a six-year rolling average. The Senate adopted it 27-12 but the House rejected it 59-62, ending any chance of a statewide vote in 2026.
Details, reasons & sources
- Senate 27-12 (adopted).
- House 59-62 (rejected).
Why: House Taxation Chair Adam Smith (R) argued capping valuations shifts taxes rather than cutting them and told Senate leaders the votes were not there.
Sources: kscpa.org · johnsoncountypost.com
Local spending cap with voter petition vetoed twice (HB 2745, HB 2043)
Levy & rates
Legislative leaders passed a cap holding city and county property tax revenue growth to 3% or inflation, whichever is lower, with a voter petition to block budgets over the cap. Gov. Kelly vetoed HB 2745 and then the reworked HB 2043 (April 27, 2026); the Legislature had adjourned, so no override was possible.
Details, reasons & sources
- HB 2745 passed the House 76-45; an earlier version had a $60 million fund to reward counties that held spending down, which was dropped over cost.
- HB 2043 (final): 3% or CPI cap, petition by 10% of voters from the last secretary of state election could block an over-cap budget; school districts excluded.
- HB 2043 passed the House 87-35 and the Senate 27-13.
- Legislature adjourned April 11, 2026, before the veto.
Why: Supporters, led by Speaker Dan Hawkins, said taxes had hit 'crisis level' and the bill 'gave taxpayers a voice.' Kelly called it a 'false promise' and said the state should work with cities and counties. A senator called the petition 'tyranny of the minority'; local officials worried a small group could block projects most residents want.
Sources: lawrencekstimes.com · kcur.org · kansasreflector.com · kscpa.org
Governor's alternative relief package never got a vote
Other
Gov. Kelly backed a package based on a plan by Sen. Ethan Corson: a one-time $250 vehicle property tax cut, doubling the $75,000 residential school-levy exemption, and a $60 million fund to help counties buy down increases. Legislative leaders did not let it come up for debate, and a $60 million county fund failed on the House floor.
Details, reasons & sources
- One-time $250 vehicle property tax reduction.
- Double the residential school-levy exemption from $75,000.
- $60 million state fund to help counties hold down property taxes.
Why: Kelly said leadership never allowed discussion or a vote on her alternative. Republican leaders favored caps and petition rights instead.
Sources: lawrencekstimes.com · johnsoncountypost.com
Local sales tax distribution bill (HB 2535) failed
Sales tax
HB 2535 would have extended a freeze on how local sales tax revenue is distributed for one more year and given new sales tax authority to Labette, Butler and Sedgwick counties. The Senate passed the final version 30-8, but the House voted 107-14 not to adopt it.
Details, reasons & sources
- Senate 30-8 to adopt conference report.
- House 107-14 against adopting conference report.
Sources: kscpa.org
Missouri
SB 190 (2023): counties may freeze seniors' homestead property taxes
Senior relief · Effective: Signed 2023; county programs began with 2024 base years and 2025 bills in most KC-area counties.
SB 190 lets each Missouri county give a property tax credit that offsets any increase in a senior's homestead tax bill above a base year, which in effect freezes the bill. It is optional: a county opts in by ordinance, or voters can adopt it after a citizen petition.
Who qualifies: As amended in 2024: age 62+, Missouri resident, owns and lives in the home as primary residence, liable for its property taxes.
Details, reasons & sources
- Credit = current-year homestead tax minus tax in the base year; it is shown on the collector's bill.
- Original 2023 eligibility tied to receiving or being eligible for Social Security retirement benefits; owner of record (or legal/equitable interest) and liable for the taxes.
- Credits are counted as revenue 'actually received' for levy-setting math, so taxing districts absorb the cost.
- SB 190 also expanded the state income tax deduction for Social Security and public pensions to all filers starting tax year 2024.
- Early rollout was rocky: the law did not define key terms or explain funding, and counties wrote different rules (some used home-value caps).
Why: Supporters: keep seniors from being taxed out of their homes as assessments climb. Critics: no income test; shifts cost to schools, libraries and fire districts.
Sources: documents.house.mo.gov · kcur.org · missouriindependent.com
SB 756 (2024) fixes the senior freeze: age 62, not Social Security
Senior relief · Effective: 2024-08-28
SB 756 rewrote the senior credit so eligibility is based on age 62 instead of Social Security status, which opened it to retirees on pensions such as teachers, police and firefighters. It also clarified how the base year works and let counties change their programs without a new vote.
Who qualifies: Age 62+, homestead owner and occupant, liable for the taxes.
Details, reasons & sources
- Passed the House 139-0 in May 2024; signed July 9, 2024; effective Aug. 28, 2024.
- Base year ('initial credit year') = year the county authorized the credit for people already eligible, otherwise the year the person first qualifies.
- If a later tax bill is lower, that lower year becomes the new base; new construction, improvements and annexation raise the base.
- Counties may set reasonable procedures but may not narrow the definition of 'eligible taxpayer' or 'eligible credit amount'.
- Counties must tell each taxing district the total credit charged against it by Nov. 30 each year.
Why: Original Social Security wording excluded pension-only retirees and exposed counties to lawsuit risk.
Sources: senate.mo.gov · senate.mo.gov · stlpr.org · missouriindependent.com
Missouri Property Tax Credit ("circuit breaker") for low-income seniors
Senior relief · Effective: Ongoing (annual claim)
Separate from county freezes, the state's Property Tax Credit refunds part of the property taxes or rent paid by certain low-income seniors and 100% disabled residents. The maximum is $1,100 for homeowners and $750 for renters.
Who qualifies: Certain seniors and 100% disabled individuals under the state income limits (see DOR chart). Renters must live in a facility that pays property taxes.
Details, reasons & sources
- Amount depends on taxes or rent paid and total household income (taxable and nontaxable).
- Filed with the Missouri Department of Revenue; see its qualification chart for income limits.
- Clay County notes this credit is different from its SB 190 senior program, and seniors may qualify for both.
Why: Long-standing state relief aimed at fixed-income households.
Sources: dor.mo.gov · claycountymo.gov
Amendment 1 (Aug. 2026): parks and soils sales tax renewed
Other · Effective: Renewal for 10 years
Voters renewed the existing 0.1% state sales tax for state parks and soil and water conservation for 10 more years. The rate did not change.
Details, reasons & sources
- Raises about $140 million a year.
Why: Renewal of an existing tax.
Sources: kcur.org · sos.mo.gov
SB 3 (2025 stadium bill): county votes on homeowner tax caps or freezes, now in court
Caps & freezes · Effective: Base year 2024; implementation depends on each county and the court case (some counties say 2027 or 2028).
The June 2025 special-session bill that offered stadium subsidies also made 97 of Missouri's 114 counties ask voters to give homeowners of any age a tax credit. In 22 'zero-percent' counties it freezes the homestead tax bill at its 2024 level; in 75 'five-percent' counties increases are limited to 5% a year or inflation, whichever is greater. Many counties approved it on April 7, 2026, but a lawsuit backed by 43 county commissions challenges whether it is constitutional.
Who qualifies: Missouri resident who owns (or holds a legal/equitable interest in) and lives in the homestead and is liable for its taxes. No age requirement.
Details, reasons & sources
- Signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe June 14, 2025.
- 17 counties plus St. Louis city were left out, including Jackson County, St. Louis County, Greene and Boone.
- The base still rises for voter-approved new levies, new construction/improvements and annexation.
- No carve-out for bond debt service levies, unlike the Hancock Amendment.
- A homeowner cannot also claim the SB 190 senior credit on the same property.
Why: Sen. Joe Nicola added it to the stadium bill to deliver homeowner relief. School districts, fire districts and dozens of counties object that it cuts revenue and was drawn without a rational pattern.
Sources: missouriindependent.com · missouriindependent.com · mydigitalpublication.com · governing.com
Amendment 7 (Nov. 3, 2026): "Show-Me Prosperity Fund" state endowment
Other · Effective: If approved: after the Nov. 3, 2026 election
Creates a state endowment fund that lawmakers could not spend until the State Treasurer certifies its earnings are sufficient, with spending capped at 3% of the fund's average value. The ballot summary says it could eventually lead to eliminating state-imposed taxes.
Details, reasons & sources
- No immediate tax change.
- It is the only Nov. 3 statewide measure with a tax angle; no statewide property tax measure is on the November ballot.
Why: Long-term goal of replacing state taxes with endowment earnings.
Sources: sos.mo.gov
2026 session ends without property tax reform
Caps & freezes · Effective: n/a
Lawmakers called property tax relief a top priority in 2026 but adjourned May 15 without a final deal. Competing House and Senate bills would have taxed each property class separately, tightened ballot language and made seniors' freeze credits continue without yearly reapplication.
Details, reasons & sources
- SB 1410 (Sen. Sandy Crawford) passed the Senate 31-2 on April 30, 2026: separate rates by property class statewide, plain-dollar ballot language per $100,000 of value, short-term rentals taxed as residential, and senior freeze credits that continue until the owner moves or dies.
- HB 2780 (Rep. Tim Taylor) passed the House but stalled in a Senate committee.
- Sticking point: whether districts could shift rates among classes to recapture revenue, which Taylor said would push costs onto homeowners.
- Sen. Joe Nicola wanted the 15% no-inspection limit on residential increases made a hard cap; his amendments failed.
- Work starts over in 2027.
Why: House-Senate split over revenue shifting, a school construction fund provision, and strong lobbying by local taxing districts.
Sources: missouriindependent.com · stlpr.org · kctv5.com
Amendment 5 (Aug. 2026): income tax phase-out with broader sales tax rejected
Other · Effective: n/a
Voters rejected Gov. Kehoe's plan to phase out the state income tax and let lawmakers tax more goods and services. Opponents said it would lead to higher sales taxes.
Details, reasons & sources
- Would have required a phase-out plan within five years, tied to other revenue.
- Would have loosened constitutional limits on taxing goods and services.
- A Cole County judge kept it on the Aug. 4 ballot after a challenge.
- No direct property tax change.
Why: Supporters: growth and lower income taxes. Opponents: higher sales taxes hit lower-income households.
Sources: kctv5.com · sos.mo.gov
County & city actions
Local decisions, one place at a time
Counties first, then cities and districts. This list grows as councils vote, so if your city isn’t here yet, it means we haven’t found an action, not that nothing will happen.
Kansas: counties, cities & districts 28 items
Douglas County
Fifth straight mill levy cut, but above revenue neutral
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
Douglas County adopted a $199.6 million 2027 budget with a levy of 40.286 mills, down 0.383 mills and the fifth straight annual cut. The rate is still above the 38.605-mill revenue neutral rate; the vote to exceed it was 3-2.
Details, reasons & sources
- Budget adoption was unanimous; exceeding the RNR passed 3-2 (Erica Anderson and Gene Dorsey no).
- Cut made possible partly by moving ongoing costs to the behavioral health sales tax fund.
- Assessed valuation up 4.9%.
- Consolidated Fire District No. 1 rose 3.83 mills to 9.830 for added firefighters (district properties only).
Why: Commissioner Patrick Kelly said the rate should meet community needs. Anderson said fund balances could have reached revenue neutral; Dorsey pointed to cuts like bringing legal services in-house and rethinking pay raises.
Sources: www2.ljworld.com · dgcoks.gov
Pilot property tax rebate: up to $400 for seniors, disabled vets
Senior relief · Effective: Applications Jan. 15 – Apr. 15, 2027; payments by July 2027 ·
Douglas County runs a pilot property tax rebate paying up to $400 per household to low-income homeowners who are 65 or older or disabled veterans. The next application window is Jan. 15 to April 15, 2027, with checks mailed by July 2027.
Who qualifies: Douglas County homeowner, age 65+ or disabled veteran (K.S.A. 79-4502), home value at or below $350,000, income at or below the Homestead or HUD very-low-income limit.
Details, reasons & sources
- Max rebate: $400 per household.
- Home appraised at $350,000 or less; owner-occupied and not a short-term rental.
- Income at or below the higher of the Kansas Homestead limit or HUD very low-income limit for household size.
- Half of Social Security/SSI counts as income; disability payments excluded.
- Apply online, in person or by mail at the County Clerk's Office, 1100 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, or email propertytaxrebate@dgcoks.gov.
Sources: dgcoks.gov
Franklin County
Franklin County approves revenue-neutral 2027 budget
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
Franklin County commissioners voted 5-0 for a revenue-neutral 2027 budget, meaning county property tax dollars stay flat, at a levy of about 42.803 mills. The county kept 4.1% employee raises by leaning on grants and cash.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2027: about 42.803 mills (per staff presentation); levy was about 62.92 mills a decade ago.
- 2026 (Sept. 2025): about 45.142 mills, above the RNR, raising about $18.7 million.
Why: Staff defined the goal as a budget that 'does not rise by a single dollar over what was levied last year.'
Sources: citizenportal.ai · citizenportal.ai · citizenportal.ai
Jackson County
Jackson County raises 2027 levy above revenue neutral
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
Jackson County commissioners unanimously adopted a 2027 budget at about 71.6 mills on Sept. 14, 2026, up from 70.417 and above the 68.316-mill revenue neutral rate. It is expected to raise about $542,000 more than this year.
Details, reasons & sources
- Proposed at 72.012 mills; trimmed to about 71.6 (CitizenPortal reports 71.553).
- More than 100 people attended the Aug. 26 revenue neutral hearing.
- Projected property tax: nearly $12 million.
Why: Chairman Mark Pruett said the levy should change gradually and that this year's revenue-neutral budget forced the county to draw down reserves to a 'critical situation.'
Sources: mscnews.net · holtonrecorder.net · citizenportal.ai
Jefferson County
No confirmed 2026-27 relief or levy action found
Other ·
We could not confirm Jefferson County's 2026 or 2027 mill levy or revenue neutral rate vote from readable sources. No county senior property tax rebate program was found.
Details, reasons & sources
- Searched: county commission budget/RNR coverage, jfcountyks.com minutes (blocked to automated reading), Kansas Dept. of Administration 2026 budget file (scanned PDF, not readable).
- Check the county's Budgets page and the state's 2026 budget filing for exact figures.
Sources: admin.ks.gov
Johnson County
2027 budget passes 6-1; mill levy about flat
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
Johnson County commissioners adopted a $1.9 billion 2027 budget 6-1, with a combined county, library and park levy of about 24.12 mills. The county held a revenue neutral rate hearing because the budget collects more property tax than last year.
Details, reasons & sources
- Levy: county 17.283, library 3.815, parks 3.021 (24.119 total, expected 24.130 after appeals).
- Average $536,000 home: about $1,487 a year in county, park and library tax ($277.50 per $100,000 of value).
- County, park and library taxes are about 20% of a typical bill; schools about 47%.
- No new property-tax-funded positions; some positions cut.
- About 175 people attended the August hearing; 36 spoke, mostly opposed.
Why: Chair Mike Kelly said the budget absorbs cost pressure with 3.4% inflation and called the state's RNR method misleading because it ignores new growth. Commissioner Jeff Meyers stressed the AAA bond rating. Speakers urged cutting reserves and dropping the Corinth Library replacement. Commissioner Michael Ashcraft voted no.
Sources: johnsoncountypost.com
Leavenworth County
Revenue-neutral 2027 budget trims county rate about 2.25 mills
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
Leavenworth County adopted a revenue-neutral 2027 budget, cutting its mill rate by about 2.25 mills and collecting about $60,000 less in county property tax than in 2026. The year before, it exceeded the revenue neutral rate after dozens of residents protested.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2027: revenue neutral; county portion down about 2.25 mills.
- 2026 (Aug. 2025): budget exceeded RNR after a long public comment period opposing increases.
- Cybersecurity and an employee clinic funded from existing reserves.
Why: Residents pressed commissioners not to raise taxes in 2025; vote tallies and stated reasons were not in available summaries.
Sources: citizenportal.ai · citizenportal.ai
Linn County
Linn County exceeds revenue neutral rate again for 2027
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
Linn County commissioners approved resolutions on Sept. 14, 2026, to levy above the revenue neutral rate for the county and rural fire district, while continuing to trim the 2027 budget. For 2026 the county exceeded the revenue neutral rate by 3.15 mills.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2026 budget: intent to exceed RNR by 3.15 mills (July 2025); staff said staying revenue neutral would require about $1.2 million in cuts.
- 2027: residents pressed commissioners over steep tax notices at the RNR hearing.
- Final 2027 mill levy not confirmed in available sources.
Why: Specific reasons not reported in available summaries.
Sources: citizenportal.ai · citizenportal.ai
Lyon County
Lyon County goes revenue neutral for 2027, cuts 2+ mills
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
Lyon County commissioners chose not to exceed the revenue neutral rate for 2027 and unanimously approved a budget of just over $40 million at 54.117 mills, down more than two mills. In 2026 the county had exceeded the revenue neutral rate after resident protests.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2027: 54.117 mills; stays within RNR (vote not to exceed in late September 2026).
- 2026: 56.818 mills (from 56.972), above the 54.159-mill RNR.
- Outside agency funding about $2.8 million; Newman Regional Health cut its request by $150,000.
Why: Chair Ken Duft set a goal of holding the levy flat or lower after residents protested 2025 increases. Controller Dan Williams said inflation made the process hard but the budget funds major needs.
Sources: kvoe.com · emporiagazette.com · emporiagazette.com
Miami County
2027 budget exceeds revenue neutral rate, 5-0
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
Miami County commissioners voted 5-0 on Aug. 26, 2026, to exceed the revenue neutral rate and adopt the 2027 budget. Staff said spending rises about 3.72% and the plan rebuilds reserves.
Details, reasons & sources
- For 2025 the county had chosen a revenue-neutral budget.
- 2027 mill levy figure not confirmed in available sources.
Why: Staff cited rebuilding reserves.
Sources: citizenportal.ai · republic-online.com
Osage County
2027 levy set at 41.623 mills, above revenue neutral
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
Osage County commissioners voted to exceed the revenue neutral rate and adopted the 2027 budget 3-0 with a 41.623-mill levy. The budget is projected to raise about $205,000 more in county property tax.
Details, reasons & sources
- Earlier, the county published a not-to-exceed ceiling of 51 mills and held a Sept. 8 hearing.
- No county senior rebate program found.
Why: Reasons were not reported in available coverage.
Sources: citizenportal.ai
Pottawatomie County
2027 budget adopted above revenue neutral rate, 5-0
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
Pottawatomie County commissioners voted 5-0 on Aug. 24, 2026, for Resolution 2026-38 to levy above the revenue neutral rate, then adopted the 2027 budget 5-0. Two residents spoke at the hearing.
Details, reasons & sources
- Adopted mill levy not stated in available sources.
Why: Reasons not reported.
Sources: citizenportal.ai
Shawnee County
2027 budget trims rate slightly but exceeds revenue neutral
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
Shawnee County commissioners approved the 2027 budget 2-1, lowering the levy to 51.68 mills from 52.09 and using $1 million in reserves. They had earlier voted 3-0 to exceed the 46.861-mill revenue neutral rate.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2027: 51.68 mills (from 52.09), per WIBW; RNR 46.861 mills.
- 2026 budget (Sept. 2025) raised the levy 0.591 mills to 48.917 and used about $4.1 million in reserves.
- Drivers cited: wages, health insurance, staffing a new jail mental health facility.
- $50,000 set aside in 2026 for a government-relations contractor to chase state and federal money.
Why: Majority cited rising costs, wages and health insurance. Commissioner Kevin Cook voted no, saying rising valuations mean taxpayers will see roughly a 7% increase.
Sources: wibw.com · citizenportal.ai · wibw.com
Wabaunsee County
2027 county levy set above 53.415-mill revenue neutral rate
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
Wabaunsee County commissioners voted 3-0 to levy above the 53.415-mill revenue neutral rate for 2027, along with separate resolutions for fire and ambulance districts. No one from the public spoke at the hearing.
Details, reasons & sources
- Resolution 2026-32 (county levy) and 2026-33 (fire/ambulance districts), both 3-0.
- Adopted mill levy not stated in available sources.
Why: Reasons not reported.
Sources: citizenportal.ai
Wyandotte County / Unified Government
UG raised rates for 2026, held them flat for 2027
Levy & rates · Effective: Tax year 2026 bills (2027 budget) ·
For 2026 the Unified Government raised the mill levy 1.5 mills for Kansas City, Kansas, and 2 mills for Wyandotte County, overriding Mayor Tyrone Garner's veto. For 2027 commissioners voted to exceed the revenue neutral rate but adopted budgets that keep city and county mill levies at current rates.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2026: about $35 more a year (city) and $56 more (county) on a $200,000 home.
- July 16, 2026: 6-3 vote allowed up to 1 more mill each (max 37.219 KCK, 36.704 county), up to $11 million more revenue.
- Aug. 24-25, 2026: resolution to exceed the revenue neutral rate approved after a public hearing.
- Early September 2026: 2027 budgets adopted at current mill levy rates.
- No UG senior property tax rebate program found in coverage.
Why: Leaders said the county lost about $14 million by staying revenue neutral, costs outpace revenue, reserves are below policy targets and street and facility backlogs are growing. Commissioners Phil Lopez, Chuck Stites and Andrew Kump said spending cuts should come first; residents questioned increases during financial strain.
Sources: kshb.com · hoodline.com · kctv5.com · kshb.com
Emporia
Emporia holds levy flat at about 46 mills for 2027
Levy & rates · Effective: 2027 budget ·
Emporia adopted its 2027 budget on Sept. 16, 2026, holding the levy flat at about 46.0 mills. That is above the 44.528-mill revenue neutral rate.
Details, reasons & sources
- Notice: 46.006 proposed (2027), 46.007 (2026), 46.119 (2025).
- City manager cited about $361 million in capital needs over 10 years, led by streets, water and wastewater.
Why: City said the budget maintains essential services while drawing on cash balances.
Sources: emporiaks.gov · citizenportal.ai
Holton
Holton cuts levy to revenue neutral for third year
Levy & rates · Effective: 2027 budget ·
Holton proposed a 2027 levy of 47.646 mills, down from 49.989 and equal to its revenue neutral rate, keeping city property tax collections flat for a third straight year. A hearing was set for Aug. 17, 2026.
Details, reasons & sources
- Expected levy: about $1.54 million, same as 2026.
- City sales tax helps ease property tax pressure.
Sources: holtonrecorder.net
Leavenworth
Leavenworth city votes to exceed revenue neutral rate
Levy & rates · Effective: 2027 budget ·
The Leavenworth City Commission approved a resolution to exceed the revenue neutral rate after an August 2026 public hearing where residents raised concerns about rising property taxes.
Details, reasons & sources
- Rate and vote tally not stated in available summary.
- The city also exceeded the RNR for 2026 (hearing Aug. 26, 2025).
Why: Commissioners said economic development is key to easing future tax pressure.
Sources: citizenportal.ai · leavenworthks.gov
Lecompton
Lecompton proposes 30 mills for 2027, above revenue neutral
Levy & rates · Effective: 2027 budget ·
Lecompton's 2027 budget notice proposed a 30.000-mill levy, up from 28.296 in 2026 and 26.698 in 2025, above a revenue neutral rate of about 25.975 mills. A hearing was set for Sept. 8, 2026.
Olathe
Olathe keeps 23.317-mill rate, exceeds revenue neutral
Levy & rates · Effective: 2026 budget ·
Olathe voted July 15, 2025, to exceed the revenue neutral rate for 2026, capping its levy at the existing 23.317 mills. Rising values still push the average home's city bill up about $7.42 a month.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2026 budget up 1.7%; more than $4 million cut from the 2025 budget.
- No city rebate program mentioned.
Why: City said staying revenue neutral was not sustainable with rising costs and uncertain revenue.
Sources: olatheks.gov
Osawatomie
Osawatomie stays under its revenue neutral rate
Levy & rates · Effective: 2027 budget ·
Osawatomie's Resolution 1384 told the Miami County Clerk the city would not exceed its 2027 revenue neutral rate of 78.384 mills. The proposed levy was about 76.093 mills.
Details, reasons & sources
- Budget hearing set for Aug. 27, 2026, at Memorial Hall.
- Figures come from a third-party summary; verify against the resolution.
Why: City aims to rebuild fund balances without raising the levy.
Sources: civiciq.com
Ottawa
Ottawa's city rate has drifted down since 2022
Levy & rates ·
Ottawa's city levy fell from 45.968 mills in 2022 to 44.136 mills in 2026, according to the city's 2027 budget introduction. The 2027 rate was not stated in the materials reviewed.
Details, reasons & sources
- Total levy for property inside city limits was 158.427 mills in 2026 (all taxing units).
Sources: ottawaks.gov
Overland Park
City property tax rebate: up to 75% of the city portion
Senior relief · Effective: Annual; 2026 applications June 1 – July 15, 2026 ·
Overland Park rebates up to 75% of the city's share of property tax to low-income homeowners, with priority for seniors 65+, disabled residents and veterans. The 2026 window ran June 1 to July 15 with more than $185,000 available.
Who qualifies: Owner-occupant in Overland Park, current on property taxes, income within HUD very-low/extremely-low limits; priority to seniors 65+, disabled residents and veterans.
Details, reasons & sources
- Started as a 2025 pilot with $200,000; first round paid about $60,000 to 161 eligible households (average $358).
- Recipients in round one averaged age 64, 23 years in the home, and a $283,700 home value.
- Income must meet HUD very low or extremely low income limits ($55,700 or less for a family of four in 2025); a council committee recommended adding low-income households.
- Priority: lowest incomes, homes below the city average value ($528,006 in 2025), veterans/disabled/65+, 15+ years at the address, priority neighborhoods.
- Must live in Overland Park, own and live in the home, and be current on property taxes.
Why: City leaders framed it as helping residents in need stay in their homes as values climb.
Sources: kctv5.com · kctv5.com · johnsoncountypost.com
Paola
Paola exceeds revenue neutral rate for 2027
Levy & rates · Effective: 2027 budget ·
Paola's council voted 4-0 on Sept. 8, 2026, to exceed the revenue neutral rate and adopted an $18.56 million 2027 budget at 44.443 mills, 1.673 mills above the revenue neutral rate.
Details, reasons & sources
- Resolution 2026-010.
Why: Officials said other revenue and reserves help limit the increase.
Sources: citizenportal.ai
Prairie Village
$100,000 property tax rebate line; mill levy held at 18.057
Senior relief · Effective: 2027 budget ·
Prairie Village's preliminary 2027 budget keeps a $100,000 Property Tax Rebate line and holds the city levy flat at 18.057 mills, after cutting it from 18.326. Staff did not recommend a further cut.
Who qualifies: See City of Prairie Village for rebate eligibility.
Details, reasons & sources
- Median home pays about $970 a year in city tax.
- Staff cited possible future state limits and the expiring county public safety sales tax (about $570,000 lost in 2027).
- Budget likely to exceed the revenue neutral rate even with a flat levy; adoption set for Sept. 8, 2026.
- Rebate eligibility rules were not in the document reviewed.
Why: Staff wanted to keep the general fund near its 25% reserve target.
Sources: prairievillageks.gov
Shawnee
Shawnee doubles its property tax rebate fund; levy flat
Senior relief · Effective: 2026 budget year onward ·
Shawnee's 2026 budget doubled its Property Tax Rebate Program funding to $100,000 and kept the mill levy flat at 23.249. The proposed 2027 rate is 23.267 mills, about 1.3 mills above the 21.948-mill revenue neutral rate.
Who qualifies: See City of Shawnee for rebate eligibility.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2026 budget passed 5-3 on Aug. 25, 2025; a proposed mill levy cut failed 3-5.
- Average home ($422,527) paid about $52 more in city tax for 2026 due to higher value.
- 2027 budget hearing on exceeding the RNR held Aug. 24, 2026.
- Eligibility details for the rebate program were not in the sources reviewed.
Why: Council members Gillette, Walters and Kemmling dissented on the 2026 budget; the city cited falling sales tax and a general fund deficit.
Sources: johnsoncountypost.com · cityofshawnee.org
Spring Hill
Spring Hill cut its 2026 levy by one mill
Levy & rates · Effective: 2026 budget ·
Spring Hill lowered its 2026 levy by one mill to 21.97, about $204,000 less in property tax. The rate is still above the 20.747-mill revenue neutral rate, which the council voted to exceed on Aug. 28, 2025.
Topeka
Topeka set 2026 levy 1.77 mills above revenue neutral
Levy & rates · Effective: 2026 budget ·
Topeka's governing body adopted Resolution 9708 on Aug. 26, 2025, to levy 36.956 mills for 2026, 1.773 mills above the 35.183-mill revenue neutral rate.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2027 decision not confirmed in sources reviewed.
Why: Governing body found it necessary after hearing testimony.
Sources: files.topeka.gov
Missouri: counties, cities & districts 22 items
Bates County
Bates County: no senior freeze action found
Senior relief · Effective: n/a ·
We found no record of Bates County adopting, rejecting or discussing the SB 190 senior credit. We searched news and county sources for 'Bates County senior property tax freeze SB 190' and the collector's senior credit application.
Details, reasons & sources
- SB 3 category and April 2026 result for Bates County were not confirmed.
- Confirm with the Bates County Collector.
Why: n/a
Sources:
Caldwell County
Caldwell County: has an SB 190 page, but details are unverified
Senior relief · Effective: Unconfirmed ·
Caldwell County's website has a page titled 'SB190 – Caldwell County, Missouri,' which suggests a senior credit program exists or is planned. The page would not load, so we could not confirm adoption, dates or rules.
Details, reasons & sources
- SB 3 category and April 2026 result for Caldwell County were not confirmed.
- Confirm with the Caldwell County Collector or Commission.
Sources: caldwellco.missouri.org
Cass County
Cass County senior tax credit (SB 190) in effect
Senior relief · Effective: Unconfirmed first year (amended 2024 and 2026) ·
Cass County runs the SB 190 senior credit under county code, amended in July 2024 and again in January 2026 to simplify renewals. As of January 2026, 9,466 seniors were enrolled, saving about $3.6 million.
Who qualifies: Cass County resident age 62+, owner of record (or written legal/equitable interest), liable for the homestead's taxes; government ID required.
Details, reasons & sources
- Code section 125.300, amended by Ord. 24-06 (July 10, 2024) and Ord. 26-01 (Jan. 7, 2026).
- Once approved, the credit continues automatically unless the owner becomes ineligible or the title transfers.
- Excludes the State Blind Pension Fund levy.
- Original adoption date not confirmed (commissioners said in 2023 they planned an ordinance).
Why: Senior relief; the 2026 change was meant to cut renewal burden on seniors.
Sources: ecode360.com · citizenportal.ai · news.yahoo.com
Cass County voters approve an all-ages homestead tax freeze
Caps & freezes · Effective: Planned for 2026 bills (November billing), pending court case ·
Cass County, an SB 3 'zero-percent' county, approved freezing homestead tax bills at 2024 levels in a landslide on April 7, 2026. The collector planned to apply it starting with November billing, but the statewide lawsuit could still overturn it.
Who qualifies: Owner-occupants of a homestead liable for its taxes, any age.
Details, reasons & sources
- About 29,000 of roughly 57,000 parcels are eligible; agricultural, commercial and industrial property don't qualify.
- Raymore-Peculiar schools estimate an immediate loss of about $6.5 million (about 6% of the budget); the county has 14 school districts.
- Sen. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) said taxing districts 'won't lose a dime'; school leaders disagree.
- KSHB reported 'nearly 80%' yes; a separate video headline said nearly 95% (see notes).
Why: Supporters: stop bills from rising with assessments. Schools: property taxes are up to 65% of their budgets.
Clay County
Clay County senior tax relief in effect, expanded to cover bond levies
Senior relief · Effective: 2025-01-01 ·
The Clay County Commission adopted the SB 190 senior credit 6-1 in November 2023, effective Jan. 1, 2025, with 2024 as the first base year. In January 2026 it widened the credit to include bond debt levies, and in September 2026 commissioners agreed to draft a change ending the yearly renewal.
Who qualifies: Age 62+ (one owner in the household is enough), owns and lives in the home as primary residence, liable for the taxes; annual renewal currently required.
Details, reasons & sources
- Adopted Nov. 30, 2023; first credits on 2025 bills.
- Jan. 8, 2026 amendment: bonded debt levies now included; the State Blind Pension Fund is still excluded.
- About 17,114 applications at the start of 2026; 16,701 completed renewal.
- Staff hand-posted more than 17,000 enrolled bills for the 2025 cycle, and the county extended the 2025 payment deadline to Jan. 30, 2026.
- 2026 application/renewal window: Jan. 1 to March 31.
Why: Seniors on fixed incomes facing rising assessments; the commission wanted to reach as many eligible people as possible.
Sources: claycountymo.gov · excelsiorspringsstandard.com · kctv5.com · claycountymo.gov
Clay County trims its 2026 general levy
Levy & rates · Effective: 2026 tax year ·
After more than two hours of debate, the Clay County Commission voted 4-2 on Sept. 24, 2026 to set its general levy at 0.0150, a small cut from the prior rate. Commissioners said they would look for savings to cover rising road, benefit and insurance costs.
Details, reasons & sources
- Prior rate and dollar savings per home were not reported in the source.
Why: Ease the bill for taxpayers; dissenters warned of lower general revenue.
Sources: citizenportal.ai
Clay County is an SB 3 'zero-percent' (freeze) county; April 2026 result not confirmed
Caps & freezes · Effective: Unconfirmed ·
Under SB 3, Clay County voters could freeze homeowners' tax bills at 2024 levels for all ages. Excelsior Springs schools prepared for the possible revenue hit, but we could not confirm whether the question appeared on Clay's April 7, 2026 ballot or how it fared.
Who qualifies: Homestead owner-occupants of any age (if adopted).
Details, reasons & sources
- Excelsior Springs School District gets about 52% of its $42 million budget from local property taxes.
- A homeowner cannot claim both the SB 3 credit and the SB 190 senior credit on the same home.
- Outcome also depends on the pending Cole County lawsuit.
Why: School districts warn of lost operating revenue.
Sources: excelsiorcitizen.com
Clinton County
Clinton County: senior program announced as 'coming soon,' details not posted
Senior relief · Effective: Unconfirmed ·
The Clinton County Collector's page says information about a 'Senior Real Estate Property Tax Relief Program' is coming and told residents to check back in February 2025. We could not confirm an adopted ordinance, eligibility rules or start date.
Details, reasons & sources
- Collector contact: 816-539-3726, collector@clintoncomo.org.
- SB 3 category and April 2026 result for Clinton County were not confirmed.
Sources: clintoncomo.org
Jackson County
Jackson County senior property tax credit (SB 190) in effect
Senior relief · Effective: 2024 base year; credits from 2025 bills ·
Jackson County was an early adopter, opening applications in March 2024 for a freeze that first showed up on 2025 bills. In 2025 the county widened the program by switching to age 62 and dropping its $550,000 home-value cap, and more than 40,000 senior homeowners were enrolled by May 2025.
Who qualifies: Age 62+, owns and lives in the Jackson County home as primary residence.
Details, reasons & sources
- Applications opened March 2024; initial deadline Dec. 31, 2024.
- Originally required Social Security eligibility and excluded homes valued over $550,000; both limits were dropped in 2025 after SB 756.
- Once approved, participants do not need to renew each year.
- Apply online at jacksongov.org/seniortaxcredit or at Collection offices in downtown KC and the Truman Courthouse in Independence.
- Jackson County is one of the 17 counties left out of the 2025 SB 3 homeowner cap/freeze, so it held no April 2026 vote on that question.
Why: Relief for seniors after the 2023 reassessment raised values about 30% on average.
Sources: jacksongov.org · communityvoiceks.com · missouriindependent.com · missouriindependent.com
15% cap on assessment increases
Caps & freezes · Effective: 2025 assessments onward ·
Jackson County now caps assessment increases at 15% for homes and for commercial properties under $5 million. The cap followed a State Tax Commission order, upheld by a judge in April 2025, to roll back 2023 increases above 15%.
Details, reasons & sources
- Then-County Executive Frank White announced a voluntary 15% residential limit for 2025 in spring 2025.
- State law already bars increases over 15% without a physical inspection.
- Kansas City says the commercial cap has cost it about $2 million a year in revenue.
Why: Response to the 2023 reassessment that raised values about 30% on average, with some homes over 200%.
Sources: kshb.com · communityvoiceks.com · hoodline.com
Three years of credits for 2023-24 overassessments, starting with 2026 bills
Other · Effective: Credits on 2026 bills (mailed around November 2026), then 2027 and 2028 ·
After the 2023 reassessment fight, Jackson County is repaying homeowners who were overcharged through credits on their 2026, 2027 and 2028 tax bills, one-third each year. County Executive Phil LeVota signed an executive order in early July 2026, the County Legislature made it an ordinance unanimously on July 6, and a proposed class-action settlement worth about $250 million over three years awaits court approval.
Who qualifies: Property owners overcharged on 2023 and 2024 assessments (class members get notices once the court approves).
Details, reasons & sources
- Covers more than 200,000 property owners hit by assessments the State Tax Commission ordered rolled back where increases exceeded 15%.
- Proposed settlement (announced July 23, 2026) adds a category for people who have since sold and a fund to reimburse appeal, attorney and appraiser costs; it needs 16th Circuit Court approval.
- Twelve school districts warned of $196 million in losses over three years; Kansas City estimated $15 million; libraries also objected at a June 29, 2026 hearing.
- Independence School District dropped its lawsuit July 31, 2026 after reaching an agreement with the county; Fort Osage School District had not dropped its suit as of that date.
- Background: Then-AG Andrew Bailey sued the county (case later dismissed); a judge upheld the STC rollback order in April 2025; County Executive Frank White Jr. was recalled in 2025.
Why: Supporters: return money to overtaxed homeowners. Opponents (schools, libraries, KCMO): the money was already spent and credits cut future budgets.
Johnson County (MO)
Johnson County (MO) senior tax credit adopted in 2025
Senior relief · Effective: 2025 ·
Johnson County commissioners passed Ordinance 25-01 on March 17, 2025, adopting the SB 190/SB 756 senior credit starting with 2025. New applications must be signed before the collector's staff or a notary; the 2026 window ran April 1 to June 30.
Who qualifies: Age 62+ before Jan. 1 of the year, owner of record, prior-year taxes paid, lives in the home.
Details, reasons & sources
- No refunds for earlier tax years.
- If a qualifying older owner dies, eligibility and the credit are recalculated for the remaining owner.
- Requires prior-year taxes paid and the home to be the owner's homestead.
Why: Help seniors stay in their homes.
Sources: jocomo.gov · jocomo.gov
Johnson County (MO) voters reject SB 3 homestead credit
Caps & freezes · Effective: n/a ·
Johnson County voters turned down the SB 3 homestead tax credit question on April 7, 2026. It was one of six counties Missourinet listed as rejecting it.
Details, reasons & sources
- Whether Johnson was a 0% or 5% county was not confirmed.
- The senior SB 190 credit is unaffected.
Why: Specific local reasons were not reported.
Sources: missourinet.com · abc17news.com
Lafayette County
Lafayette County senior tax credit (SB 190) adopted in 2025
Senior relief · Effective: 2025 ·
Lafayette County commissioners passed Ordinance 25-01 on April 2, 2025, adopting the senior credit under SB 190 and SB 756. The 2026 application period has closed, and people already approved do not need to renew.
Who qualifies: Seniors 62+ on their primary residence (see county FAQ).
Details, reasons & sources
- 2027 application dates not yet posted.
- Collector: 660-259-6171.
- SB 3 category and April 2026 result for Lafayette County were not confirmed.
Why: Senior relief.
Sources: lafayettecountymo.gov
Platte County
Platte County senior tax freeze (SB 190) in effect
Senior relief · Effective: 2024 base year; credits from 2025 bills ·
The Platte County Commission enacted the senior credit on March 18, 2024, using 2024 as the base year, with credits first appearing on 2025 bills. Seniors apply each year between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31.
Who qualifies: Age 62 by Dec. 31 of the year, owns (directly or through a trust) and lives in the Platte County home, responsible for its taxes.
Details, reasons & sources
- No home-value cap; the county budgeted about $200,000 for setup, including a full-time staffer and mailers.
- Bond levies are not frozen, so bills can still rise a bit.
- Moving to a new home sets a new base year; approved improvements add their assessed value to the frozen amount.
- Contact: SeniorTaxCredit@co.platte.mo.us.
Why: Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (Platte County) sponsored SB 190 to keep seniors from being taxed out of their homes.
Sources: plattecountylandmark.com · co.platte.mo.us · missouriindependent.com
Platte County homestead credit: 5% yearly cap for homeowners of any age
Caps & freezes · Effective: 2026 (auto-enrollment Sept. 21, 2026) ·
Platte County voters approved the SB 3 homestead credit on April 7, 2026, capping yearly tax increases on eligible primary homes at 5% or inflation, whichever is higher. The commission approved it July 20, 2026, and eligible parcels were automatically enrolled on Sept. 21, 2026.
Who qualifies: Owner-occupied primary residences, any age (auto-enrolled from the county's list).
Details, reasons & sources
- Platte is a 'five-percent' county under SB 3.
- Owners who want out can email their parcel ID, name and address to the county.
- Still subject to the statewide Cole County lawsuit.
Why: Homeowner relief from rising assessments.
Sources: co.platte.mo.us · kcur.org · missourinet.com
Platte County cuts its levy to 1 cent for 2025 and 2026
Levy & rates · Effective: 2025 and 2026 tax years ·
In September 2024 the Platte County Commission unanimously cut the county levy from 6 cents to 1 cent per $100 of assessed value for the 2025 and 2026 tax years, citing surplus sales tax revenue. The county kept the levy above zero because raising it from zero later would need voter approval.
Details, reasons & sources
- Voter-approved maximum is 35 cents per $100.
- County projected sales tax $2 million above estimates and expected no service cuts.
- After 2026 the commission will decide whether to keep the 1-cent rate.
Why: 'We just have excess cash' (Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker).
Sources: kcur.org
Ray County
Ray County senior tax credit (SB 190) in effect
Senior relief · Effective: 2024 freeze year; credits from 2025 bills ·
Ray County commissioners signed Court Order 2023-11-03 in late November 2023 to adopt the senior credit, with the freeze starting in 2024 and the first credits on 2025 bills. Seniors apply each spring, and the county posted an amended order in April 2026.
Who qualifies: Age 62+ (turning 62 in the application year counts), primary residence, owner or legal equitable interest, responsible for the taxes.
Details, reasons & sources
- 2026 application window: March 2 to June 30; applications must be notarized (free at the collector's office).
- Applies only to the residential portion of the bill; bond debt service, the State Blind Pension Fund and special assessments are not frozen.
- The credit does not move with you to a new home.
- Ray County is a 'five-percent' county under SB 3; the April 2026 result was not confirmed.
Why: Senior relief.
Sources: raycountycollectormo.com · richmond-dailynews.com · woodheights-mo.gov · excelsiorcitizen.com
Kansas City
Kansas City weighs 4-cent levy increase as values fall
Other · Effective: 2026 tax year if adopted ·
With citywide property values down 1.5%, a City Council committee in September 2026 sent the full council a 4-cent levy increase, about $15.66 a year on a $200,000 home. The city must certify any rate change by Oct. 1; the final vote was not confirmed.
Details, reasons & sources
- Would raise about $5 million for the fiscal 2027 budget; applies only to the city's portion of the bill.
- The city says Jackson County's commercial 15% cap costs it about $2 million a year, plus another $2.4 million from valuation adjustments this year.
- KCMO also estimated a $15 million hit over three years from the county's overassessment credits.
- Voters renewed the 1% earnings tax on April 7, 2026 (not a property tax).
Why: Budget gap from falling assessed values.
Sources: hoodline.com · kctv5.com
Lee's Summit
Lee's Summit wins part of its 2023 assessment suit against Jackson County
Other · Effective: n/a ·
A judge ruled that Jackson County breached its tax-collection contract with Lee's Summit and awarded the city about $259,000 plus interest, but sided with the county on the other claims about the 2023 assessments. Lee's Summit also opposed the county's 2026 credit plan over budget effects.
Independence School District
Independence schools propose about 5% levy increase
Other · Effective: 2026 tax year if adopted ·
With assessed real property in the district projected to fall 6.3% for 2026, Independence School District proposed raising its total levy from $5.2372 to $5.5009 per $100. The district also expects to lose about $19 million over three years to the county's overassessment credits.
Details, reasons & sources
- Projected revenue rises only 0.26%, within Hancock limits.
- District dropped its lawsuit against the county's credit plan on July 31, 2026.
Why: Offset falling assessed values.
Sources: kshb.com
Jackson County
Jackson County assessor becomes an elected office
Other · Effective: Assessor elected in the 2028 general election
County voters approved electing the assessor in November 2025 with more than 88% of the vote, and statewide voters locked it into the Missouri Constitution with Amendment 2 on Aug. 4, 2026. The first election is in 2028.
Details, reasons & sources
- Jackson County had been the only Missouri charter county with an appointed assessor.
- The county legislature put the 2025 question on the ballot by overriding Frank White's veto 7-2.
- Amendment 2 applies to all charter counties and requires state training standards.
Why: Make the assessor directly accountable to voters after the 2023 reassessment.
Sales tax
Sales tax by city, plus what’s changing
Combined rates run from 6.975% in Riverside to 10% in Edwardsville. Yes, the same burger can cost a different amount depending on which side of a city limit you order it on. Rates are as of October 1, 2026, from the Kansas and Missouri revenue departments. Shopping districts (CIDs and TDDs) can add more at specific stores.
| City | Combined | City | County | Groceries | Recent & proposed changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn, KS Shawnee County | 9.35% | 1.5% | 1.35% | 2.85% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Baldwin City, KS Douglas County | 9.25% | 1.5% | 1.25% | 2.75% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Basehor, KS Leavenworth County | 9% | 1.5% | 1% | 2.5% | Passed Unconfi City rate rose 0.5% (1.0% to 1.5%) effective April 1, 2026; combined 8.5% to 9.0%. Election date, purpose and sunset not confirmed in this research. ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Belton, MO Cass County | 9.1% | 3.25% | 1.625% | 6.1% | No change 2024–2026dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Blue Springs, MO Jackson County | 8.725% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 5.725% | Passed Unconfi Southern Jackson County FPD area rate up 0.5% effective Oct 1, 2025 (8.225% to 8.725%); Central Jackson County FPD area up 0.5% effective Oct 1, 2026 (8.725% to 9.225%). Both appear to be fire-district taxes, not city taxes (unconfirmed). Failed 2024-04 Jackson County Question 1: 40-year 3/8-cent sales tax extension for a new Royals ballpark and Arrowhead renovations failed (about 58% no). The existing 3/8-cent stadium tax continues to its scheduled end. Failed 2026-08 Proposed 1/2-cent Jackson County transit sales tax for the Nov 2026 ballot was voted down 7-0 by the County Legislature; it will not be on the ballot. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Bonner Springs, KS Wyandotte County | 9.25% | 1.75% | 1% | 2.75% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Butler, MO Bates County | 8.85% | 3.625% | 1% | 5.85% | No change 2024–2026dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Cameron, MO Clinton/DeKalb County | 9.475% | 3.25% | 1.5% | 6.475% | No change 2024–2026dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| De Soto, KS Johnson County | 9.725% | 1.75% | 1.475% | 3.225% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Edgerton, KS Johnson County | 9.975% | 2% | 1.475% | 3.475% | Passed 2026-03 Mail-ballot special election approved a new 1% city special-purpose sales tax (unofficial: 98 yes / 89 no, 52.4%). City rate rose from 1.0% to 2.0%; combined from 8.975% to 9.975%, effective Oct 1, 2026. ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Edwardsville, KS Wyandotte County | 10% | 2.5% | 1% | 3.5% | Passed Unconfi KDOR lists an Edwardsville city rate change effective April 1, 2025; city rate is now 2.5% (combined 10.0%, highest base rate on this list). Prior rate, election and purpose not confirmed. ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Emporia, KS Lyon County | 8.5% | 1% | 1% | 2% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Eudora, KS Douglas County | 9.5% | 1.75% | 1.25% | 3% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Excelsior Springs, MO Clay County | 8.975% | 3.5% | 1.25% | 5.975% | No change 2024–2026dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Fairway, KS Johnson County | 9.975% | 2% | 1.475% | 3.475% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Gardner, KS Johnson County | 9.475% | 1.5% | 1.475% | 2.975% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Gladstone, MO Clay County | 8.475% | 3% | 1.25% | 5.475% | No change 2024–2026dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Grain Valley, MO Jackson County | 9.225% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 6.225% | Passed Unconfi Central Jackson County Fire Protection District sales tax up 0.5% effective Oct 1, 2026 (Grain Valley 8.725% to 9.225%). Failed 2024-04 Jackson County Question 1: 40-year 3/8-cent sales tax extension for a new Royals ballpark and Arrowhead renovations failed (about 58% no). The existing 3/8-cent stadium tax continues to its scheduled end. Failed 2026-08 Proposed 1/2-cent Jackson County transit sales tax for the Nov 2026 ballot was voted down 7-0 by the County Legislature; it will not be on the ballot. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Grandview, MO Jackson County | 8.725% | 3% | 1.5% | 5.725% | Failed 2024-04 Jackson County Question 1: 40-year 3/8-cent sales tax extension for a new Royals ballpark and Arrowhead renovations failed (about 58% no). The existing 3/8-cent stadium tax continues to its scheduled end. Failed 2026-08 Proposed 1/2-cent Jackson County transit sales tax for the Nov 2026 ballot was voted down 7-0 by the County Legislature; it will not be on the ballot. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Greenwood, MO Jackson County | 8.225% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 5.225% | Failed 2024-04 Jackson County Question 1: 40-year 3/8-cent sales tax extension for a new Royals ballpark and Arrowhead renovations failed (about 58% no). The existing 3/8-cent stadium tax continues to its scheduled end. Failed 2026-08 Proposed 1/2-cent Jackson County transit sales tax for the Nov 2026 ballot was voted down 7-0 by the County Legislature; it will not be on the ballot. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Harrisonville, MO Cass County | 8.225% | 2.375% | 1.625% | 5.225% | No change 2024–2026dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Holton, KS Jackson County | 8.9% | 0.75% | 1.65% | 2.4% | Passed 2025-11 Jackson County voters approved a new 0.25% countywide sales tax (1,413-848); county rate 1.40% to 1.65%; Holton combined 8.65% to 8.9%, effective April 1, 2026. On the ballot 2026-11 Renewal of Jackson County's 0.4% road-and-bridge sales tax (first approved 2004). It FAILED at the Aug 4, 2026 primary 1,576-1,634 and is back on the Nov 3 ballot. If it fails again, county rate drops 0.4% on April 1, 2027. ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Independence, MO Jackson County | 8.6% | 2.875% | 1.5% | 5.6% | Passed Unconfi City rate up 0.25% effective Jan 1, 2025 (Jackson portion 8.35% to 8.6%; Clay portion 8.1% to 8.35%). Ballot date and purpose not confirmed. Failed 2024-04 Jackson County Question 1: 40-year 3/8-cent sales tax extension for a new Royals ballpark and Arrowhead renovations failed (about 58% no). The existing 3/8-cent stadium tax continues to its scheduled end. Failed 2026-08 Proposed 1/2-cent Jackson County transit sales tax for the Nov 2026 ballot was voted down 7-0 by the County Legislature; it will not be on the ballot. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Kansas City, KS Wyandotte County | 9.125% | 1.625% | 1% | 2.625% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Kansas City, MO Jackson County | 8.975% | 3.25% | 1.5% | 5.975% | Failed 2024-04 Jackson County Question 1: 40-year 3/8-cent sales tax extension for a new Royals ballpark and Arrowhead renovations failed (about 58% no). The existing 3/8-cent stadium tax continues to its scheduled end. Failed 2026-08 Proposed 1/2-cent Jackson County transit sales tax for the Nov 2026 ballot was voted down 7-0 by the County Legislature; it will not be on the ballot. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Kearney, MO Clay County | 8.475% | 3% | 1.25% | 5.475% | Passed Unconfi Kearney Fire and Rescue Protection District area rate up 0.5% effective Jan 1, 2025 (9.475% to 9.975%); base city rate unchanged. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Lake Lotawana, MO Jackson County | 9.225% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 6.225% | Passed Unconfi Base rate 8.725% (2024) to 9.225% (Jan 2025), 9.725% (Oct 2025), back to 9.225% (Jan 2026) in DOR tables. Causes unconfirmed. Failed 2024-04 Jackson County Question 1: 40-year 3/8-cent sales tax extension for a new Royals ballpark and Arrowhead renovations failed (about 58% no). The existing 3/8-cent stadium tax continues to its scheduled end. Failed 2026-08 Proposed 1/2-cent Jackson County transit sales tax for the Nov 2026 ballot was voted down 7-0 by the County Legislature; it will not be on the ballot. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Lansing, KS Leavenworth County | 9.4% | 1.9% | 1% | 2.9% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Lawrence, KS Douglas County | 9.35% | 1.6% | 1.25% | 2.85% | Passed 2024-11 Voters replaced the 0.05% affordable-housing sales tax with a 0.10% tax; effective April 1, 2025 (city rate 1.55% to 1.60%; combined 9.3% to 9.35%). Expiring 2029 City special sales taxes approved Nov 7, 2017 (0.30% streets/infrastructure, 0.20% transit) began April 1, 2019 for 10 years; renewal vote expected before 2029. ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Leavenworth, KS Leavenworth County | 9.5% | 2% | 1% | 3% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Leawood, KS Johnson County | 9.1% | 1.125% | 1.475% | 2.6% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Lecompton, KS Douglas County | 9.5% | 1.75% | 1.25% | 3% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Lee's Summit, MO Jackson County | 8.475% | 2.75% | 1.5% | 5.475% | Failed 2024-04 Jackson County Question 1: 40-year 3/8-cent sales tax extension for a new Royals ballpark and Arrowhead renovations failed (about 58% no). The existing 3/8-cent stadium tax continues to its scheduled end. Failed 2026-08 Proposed 1/2-cent Jackson County transit sales tax for the Nov 2026 ballot was voted down 7-0 by the County Legislature; it will not be on the ballot. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Lenexa, KS Johnson County | 9.35% | 1.375% | 1.475% | 2.85% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Lexington, MO Lafayette County | 8.975% | 2.5% | 2.25% | 5.975% | Passed Unconfi Lafayette County rate up 0.125% (Oct 1, 2024) and 0.5% (Oct 1, 2025); Lexington 8.35% to 8.975%. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Liberty, MO Clay County | 9.85% | 4.375% | 1.25% | 6.85% | Passed Unconfi City rate up 1.0% effective Oct 1, 2025 (8.85% to 9.85%), now the highest base rate in Clay County. Ballot date and purpose not confirmed. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Linwood, KS Leavenworth County | 8.5% | 1% | 1% | 2% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Lone Jack, MO Jackson County | 9.225% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 6.225% | Passed Unconfi Rate up 1.0% effective Oct 1, 2026 (8.225% to 9.225%). Whether this is a city or fire-district tax is unconfirmed. Failed 2024-04 Jackson County Question 1: 40-year 3/8-cent sales tax extension for a new Royals ballpark and Arrowhead renovations failed (about 58% no). The existing 3/8-cent stadium tax continues to its scheduled end. Failed 2026-08 Proposed 1/2-cent Jackson County transit sales tax for the Nov 2026 ballot was voted down 7-0 by the County Legislature; it will not be on the ballot. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Louisburg, KS Miami County | 9.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Merriam, KS Johnson County | 9.475% | 1.5% | 1.475% | 2.975% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Mission, KS Johnson County | 9.725% | 1.75% | 1.475% | 3.225% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Mission Hills, KS Johnson County | 9.225% | 1.25% | 1.475% | 2.725% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| North Kansas City, MO Clay County | 7.725% | 2.25% | 1.25% | 4.725% | No change 2024–2026dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Oak Grove, MO Jackson County | 8.725% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 5.725% | Passed Unconfi Lafayette County portion up 0.625% total (Oct 2024 and Oct 2025) to 9.475%; Jackson portion unchanged at 8.725%. Failed 2024-04 Jackson County Question 1: 40-year 3/8-cent sales tax extension for a new Royals ballpark and Arrowhead renovations failed (about 58% no). The existing 3/8-cent stadium tax continues to its scheduled end. Failed 2026-08 Proposed 1/2-cent Jackson County transit sales tax for the Nov 2026 ballot was voted down 7-0 by the County Legislature; it will not be on the ballot. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Odessa, MO Lafayette County | 8.975% | 2.5% | 2.25% | 5.975% | Passed Unconfi Lafayette County rate up 0.125% (Oct 1, 2024) and 0.5% (Oct 1, 2025); Odessa 8.35% to 8.975%. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Olathe, KS Johnson County | 9.475% | 1.5% | 1.475% | 2.975% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Osage City, KS Osage County | 9% | 1.5% | 1% | 2.5% | Expiring 2026-07 Osage County's countywide rate dropped from 1.5% to 1.0% effective July 1, 2026 (a 0.5% county tax ended); Osage City combined fell from 9.5% to 9.0%. Reason (sunset vs. repeal) not confirmed. ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Osawatomie, KS Miami County | 9.75% | 1.75% | 1.5% | 3.25% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Oskaloosa, KS Jefferson County | 8.5% | 1% | 1% | 2% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Ottawa, KS Franklin County | 9.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3% | Passed Unconfi KDOR lists an Ottawa city rate change effective Oct 1, 2024 (details unconfirmed). On the ballot 2025-11 Renewal of the city's existing 1-cent sales tax (no rate change), set to expire in 2026; new tax would start July 1, 2026. Result not confirmed, but KDOR's July and Oct 2026 tables still show the 1.5% city rate, consistent with renewal. ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Overland Park, KS Johnson County | 9.35% | 1.375% | 1.475% | 2.85% | Passed 2023-06 Mail-ballot election (53% yes) replaced the expiring 1/8-cent street tax with a 3/8-cent special sales tax; took effect April 1, 2024 (city rate 1.125% to 1.375%). ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Paola, KS Miami County | 9.25% | 1.25% | 1.5% | 2.75% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Parkville, MO Platte County | 7.975% | 2.5% | 1.25% | 4.975% | No change 2024–2026dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Peculiar, MO Cass County | 9.35% | 3.5% | 1.625% | 6.35% | Passed Unconfi Rate up 0.5% effective Oct 1, 2025 (8.85% to 9.35%). dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Perry, KS Jefferson County | 8.5% | 1% | 1% | 2% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Platte City, MO Platte County | 7.85% | 2.375% | 1.25% | 4.85% | No change 2024–2026dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Pleasant Hill, MO Cass County | 9.1% | 2.75% | 1.625% | 6.1% | Passed Unconfi Jackson County portion up 0.5% effective Oct 1, 2025 (8.475% to 8.975%); Cass County portion unchanged at 9.1%. Cause (city vs. district) unconfirmed. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Prairie Village, KS Johnson County | 8.975% | 1% | 1.475% | 2.475% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Raymore, MO Cass County | 9.1% | 2.75% | 1.625% | 6.1% | Passed Unconfi Rate up 0.25% effective Oct 1, 2025 (8.85% to 9.1%). dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Raytown, MO Jackson County | 8.6% | 2.875% | 1.5% | 5.6% | Passed Unconfi Rate up 0.125% effective April 1, 2026 (8.475% to 8.6%). Failed 2024-04 Jackson County Question 1: 40-year 3/8-cent sales tax extension for a new Royals ballpark and Arrowhead renovations failed (about 58% no). The existing 3/8-cent stadium tax continues to its scheduled end. Failed 2026-08 Proposed 1/2-cent Jackson County transit sales tax for the Nov 2026 ballot was voted down 7-0 by the County Legislature; it will not be on the ballot. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Richmond, MO Ray County | 9.225% | 2% | 2.5% | 6.225% | No change 2024–2026dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Riverside, MO Platte County | 6.975% | 1.5% | 1.25% | 3.975% | No change 2024–2026dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Roeland Park, KS Johnson County | 9.475% | 1.5% | 1.475% | 2.975% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Rossville, KS Shawnee County | 8.85% | 1% | 1.35% | 2.35% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Shawnee, KS Johnson County | 9.6% | 1.625% | 1.475% | 3.1% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Silver Lake, KS Shawnee County | 8.85% | 1% | 1.35% | 2.35% | Passed Unconfi KDOR lists a Silver Lake city rate change effective April 1, 2024; city rate now 1.0%. Details unconfirmed. ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Smithville, MO Clay County | 8.975% | 3% | 1.25% | 5.975% | Passed Unconfi Rate up 0.5% effective Oct 1, 2025 (8.475% to 8.975%) in both Clay and Platte portions. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Spring Hill, KS Johnson/Miami County | 9.475% | 1.5% | 1.475% | 2.975% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Tonganoxie, KS Leavenworth County | 9.25% | 1.75% | 1% | 2.75% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Topeka, KS Shawnee County | 9.35% | 1.5% | 1.35% | 2.85% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Valley Falls, KS Jefferson County | 9.5% | 2% | 1% | 3% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
| Warrensburg, MO Johnson (MO) County | 9.35% | 1.875% | 3.25% | 6.35% | Expiring 2026-01 Johnson County (MO) rate fell 0.125% effective Jan 1, 2026; Warrensburg 9.475% to 9.35%. dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Weston, MO Platte County | 8.85% | 3.375% | 1.25% | 5.85% | Passed Unconfi Rate up 1.0% effective Oct 1, 2026 (7.85% to 8.85%). dor.mo.gov · dor.mo.gov |
| Westwood, KS Johnson County | 9.475% | 1.5% | 1.475% | 2.975% | No change 2024–2026ksrevenue.gov · ksrevenue.gov |
Tap a column heading to sort. Kansas dropped its state sales tax on groceries to 0% on Jan. 1, 2025, but city and county taxes still apply. Missouri’s state rate on groceries is 1.225% plus local taxes.
County sales tax changes
- Expiring Johnson County, KS (1.475% county rate): Countywide 1/4-cent courthouse sales tax (approved Nov 2016, started April 2017, 10 years) is scheduled to end; renewal/replacement plans not confirmed.
- Proposed Wyandotte County, KS (1.0% county rate): Kansas City Chiefs stadium proposal in Wyandotte County using Kansas STAR bonds (state/local sales tax revenue in the district is pledged; no new countywide rate). Status and details unverified in this research.
- Expiring Osage County, KS (1.0% county rate): County rate fell from 1.5% to 1.0% effective July 1, 2026 (a 0.5% county tax ended).
- Passed Jackson County, KS (1.65% county rate): Jackson County voters approved a new 0.25% countywide sales tax (1,413-848); county rate 1.40% to 1.65%; Holton combined 8.65% to 8.9%, effective April 1, 2026.
- On the ballot Jackson County, KS (1.65% county rate): Renewal of Jackson County's 0.4% road-and-bridge sales tax (first approved 2004). It FAILED at the Aug 4, 2026 primary 1,576-1,634 and is back on the Nov 3 ballot. If it fails again, county rate drops 0.4% on April 1, 2027.
- Failed Jackson County, MO (1.5% county rate): Jackson County Question 1: 40-year 3/8-cent sales tax extension for a new Royals ballpark and Arrowhead renovations failed (about 58% no). The existing 3/8-cent stadium tax continues to its scheduled end.
- Failed Jackson County, MO (1.5% county rate): Proposed 1/2-cent Jackson County transit sales tax for the Nov 2026 ballot was voted down 7-0 by the County Legislature; it will not be on the ballot.
- Passed Jackson County, MO (1.5% county rate): Central Jackson County Fire Protection District sales tax up 0.5% effective Oct 1, 2026 (unincorporated CJCFPD area 6.225% to 6.725%).
- Passed Lafayette County, MO (2.25% county rate): County rate up 0.125% effective Oct 1, 2024 and up 0.5% effective Oct 1, 2025 (unincorporated 5.85% to 6.475%).
- Expiring Johnson County, MO (3.25% county rate): County rate fell 0.125% effective Jan 1, 2026 (7.6% to 7.475%).
School bonds
What school bonds add to the bill
School districts are usually the biggest line on a property tax bill, and bonds are the part voters approve directly. Kansas levies are in mills (dollars per $1,000 of assessed value). Missouri levies are dollars per $100 of assessed value, so the numbers look smaller but they are not.
| District | Total district levy | Bond / debt service | Bond elections & what’s next |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn-Washburn USD 437 Topeka (southwest), KS | 57.319 mills | 14.689 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | Passed 2022-04 $145 million · Washburn Rural HS Innovation Center and McElroy Fieldhouse plus upgrades at every building, phased from summer 2023 ksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Baldwin City USD 348 Baldwin City, KS | 53.267 mills | 12.462 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | Failed 2023-05 $25 million · Included large-scale renovation of the high school field and track · Would have required a mill levy increase Passed 2024-05 $17 million · About $11.8M for CTE classrooms, two additions, renovation, two new roads around the high school · No mill levy increase ksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Basehor-Linwood USD 458 Basehor, KS | 59.614 mills | 19.991 mills 2024 (2024-25 actual) | Passed 2024-02 $60 million · High school expansion (20 classrooms, indoor field facility, cafeteria/FEMA shelter) and early learning center expansion kansasopengov.org · kslegislature.gov |
| Blue Valley USD 229 Overland Park, KS | 53.594 mills | 9.016 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | Passed 2023-01 $251.25 million · District bond package; last project, the $68M Wolf Springs Middle School, opened fall 2026 ksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Bonner Springs-Edwardsville USD 204 Bonner Springs, KS | 52.695 mills | 10.080 mills 2024 (2024-25 actual) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundkansasopengov.org · kslegislature.gov |
| De Soto USD 232 De Soto, KS | 61.999 mills | 15.366 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | Passed 2026-03 $99.8 million · Safety/security, special education space, elementary and middle school additions, arts spaces, athletics, CTE space, early childhood space at Cedar Trails · No mill levy increase (board chose the level-levy option over a $117.1M option with a 1-mill increase) ksde.gov · kshb.com |
| Emporia USD 253 Emporia, KS | 56.720 mills | 11.600 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Eudora USD 491 Eudora, KS | 69.984 mills | 27.567 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | Passed 2023-05 $39.95 million · Facilities bond (purpose not listed in KSDE report) ksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Gardner Edgerton USD 231 Gardner, KS | 59.741 mills | 16.399 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundksde.gov · files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com |
| Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools USD 500 Kansas City, KS, KS | 50.310 mills | 9.294 mills 2024 (2024-25 actual) | Failed 2024-05 $420 million · Five new schools, aquatic center, library branch, renovations, end mobile classrooms · Would have cost about $97.50 more per year per $100,000 of property value Passed 2024-11 $180 million · New Central and Argentine middle schools, new Woodland Hills Elementary (Silver City + Noble Prentis), Sumner Academy addition kansasopengov.org · kctv5.com |
| Lansing USD 469 Lansing, KS | 58.188 mills | 14.420 mills 2024 (2024-25 actual) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundkansasopengov.org · kslegislature.gov |
| Lawrence USD 497 Lawrence, KS | 52.333 mills | 8.000 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) for total; B&I is 2024-25 actual | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Leavenworth USD 453 Leavenworth, KS | 58.286 mills (proposed) | 14.090 mills (proposed) 2026 (2026-27 budget, proposed estimate) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundresources.finalsite.net · ksde.gov |
| Louisburg USD 416 Louisburg, KS | 50.171 mills | 6.649 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Olathe USD 233 Olathe, KS | 61.910 mills | 14.371 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | Passed 2022-03 $298.3 million · Facilities bond (purpose not listed in KSDE report) Passed 2026-03 $389 million · Capital improvements $70M, consolidation of four older elementaries into two new schools $68M, technology $64M, high schools $55M, athletics/activities $50M, Meadow Lane rebuild $32M, middle schools $20M, furniture, safety, instruments · District said it does not plan to raise the mill levy for the bond ksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Ottawa USD 290 Ottawa, KS | 60.001 mills | 16.423 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundksde.gov · kansasopengov.org |
| Paola USD 368 Paola, KS | 47.986 mills | 8.000 mills 2024 (2024-25 actual) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Piper USD 203 Kansas City, KS (Piper), KS | 65.401 mills | 20.900 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | Passed 2022-01 $64 million · Facilities bond (see district 2022 bond page) Failed 2025-04 $32.5 million · Building improvements, technology, land for a future third elementary, Piper Creek exterior, completing HS soccer/football/track complexes · Would have raised the Bond & Interest levy by an estimated 2.412 mills ksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Seaman USD 345 Topeka (north), KS | 51.452 mills | 8.819 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Shawnee Heights USD 450 Tecumseh / southeast Topeka, KS | 51.441 mills | 10.475 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | Passed 2025-11 · Improvements at the high school, middle school and four elementaries (Shawnee Heights, Berryton, Tecumseh North, Tecumseh South) · District estimate: about $17.25/yr ($1.44/month) per $100,000 of home value ksde.gov · usd450.net |
| Shawnee Mission USD 512 Overland Park, KS | 50.835 mills | 7.434 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | No bond vote 2022–2026 found Upcoming Possible bond: March 23, 2026 timeline called for a board vote Nov. 9, 2026 and a mail-ballot election March 2, 2027; superintendent's stated goal is no mill levy increase. Not yet confirmed. ksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Silver Lake USD 372 Silver Lake, KS | 58.332 mills | 14.891 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | Passed 2023-11 $16.365 million · Facilities bond (purpose not listed in KSDE report) ksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Spring Hill USD 230 Spring Hill, KS | 66.809 mills | 20.479 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | Passed 2025-05 $60 million · High school CTE addition and commons expansion, classroom additions at three elementaries, roof and HVAC work · District said no mill levy increase ksde.gov · johnsoncountypost.com |
| Tonganoxie USD 464 Tonganoxie, KS | 60.944 mills | 19.795 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Topeka Public Schools USD 501 Topeka, KS | 46.241 mills | 4.000 mills 2025 (2025-26 budget) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundksde.gov · kslegislature.gov |
| Turner USD 202 Kansas City, KS (Turner), KS | 53.767 mills | 12.552 mills 2024 (2024-25 actual) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundkansasopengov.org · kslegislature.gov |
| Belton 124 124 Belton, MO | $5.4119 | $1.0571 (before April 2025 transfer) 2024-2025 (total unchanged in 2025) | Not verified 2025-04 30-cent debt service to operating levy transfer · Operating budget (about $1.6M over a couple of years) · Total levy unchanged Passed 2026-04 $58 million · Elementary learning spaces, career education at Yeokum Center, Grace Early Childhood expansion, plumbing/HVAC/roofs/fields · No tax rate increase beltonschools.org · beltonschools.org |
| Blue Springs R-IV R-IV Blue Springs, MO | $5.1685 | About $1.0875 (district estimate, Jan. 2024) 2024 | Passed 2024-02 $100 million · Career Innovation Center (opened Aug. 2026), middle school performing arts spaces/storm shelters, elementary office and classroom additions · No tax rate increase; debt service levy estimated to stay about $1.0875 jacksongov.org · kctv5.com |
| Center 58 58 Kansas City, MO, MO | $4.9892 | Not verified 2024 | Passed 2026-04 $29 million · Classroom and outdoor renovations, playgrounds, sidewalks, roofs, science labs, middle school track/field/locker room, HS football turf · Existing tax rate unchanged Passed 2026-04 17-cent debt service to operating levy transfer · Staff and classroom supplies · Total rate unchanged kcur.org · jacksongov.org |
| Excelsior Springs 40 40 Excelsior Springs, MO | $5.2262 (proposed) | $0.8105 (proposed) 2026 (proposed Sept. 2026) | No bond vote 2022–2026 foundcdnsm5-ss9.sharpschool.com |
| Fort Osage R-1 R-1 Independence (Fort Osage area) / Buckner, MO | $6.25 | $1.1018 (before 2026 transfer; drops 20 cents in 2026, 4 more in 2027) 2025-2026 | Passed 2026-04 $35 million · Building improvements and paying off previous debt · No tax increase Passed 2026-04 24-cent debt service to operating transfer over two years · Programs, staff salaries/benefits, operating costs · Total stays $6.25 fortosage.net · kcur.org |
| Grain Valley R-V R-V Grain Valley, MO | $4.7382 | Not verified 2024 | Passed 2026-04 $40 million · Matthews and Sni-A-Bar elementary additions/renovations, new outdoor athletic facility at North Middle, entrance safety grainvalleyschools.org · kcur.org |
| Grandview C-4 C-4 Grandview, MO | $5.7563 | $1.3666 2024 | Passed 2024-04 $50 million · Safety/security, elementary and middle school renovations incl. middle school foundation, HS athletics, parking, library and fine arts, technology, warehouse, HVAC · No tax increase (extends current rate) grandviewc4.net · ca.news.yahoo.com |
| Harrisonville Cass R-IX R-IX Harrisonville, MO | $5.4772 | Not verified Year not stated (current rate cited for April 2026 bond) | Passed 2026-04 $38 million (Prop One) · Safety/security, HHS performing arts upgrades, multi-use facility, tennis courts, baseball/softball complex, roofs, HVAC, McEowen Elementary addition · Zero tax-rate increase harrisonvilleschools.org |
| Hickman Mills C-1 C-1 Kansas City, MO (south), MO | $6.1517 | $0.80 2026 | Passed 2026-04 $20 million · Mostly pays off existing lease/COP obligations; about $5M for Warford Elementary, stadium lights, HVAC, roofs, plumbing · No tax rate increase Passed 2026-04 30-cent debt service to operating levy transfer · Operating budget (teacher pay, benefits, transportation); about $3.4M/yr with the bond · Total levy unchanged hickmanmills.org · citizenportal.ai |
| Independence School District ISD 30 Independence, MO | $5.5009 (proposed) | $0.9118 2026 (proposed Sept. 2026) | Passed 2023-08 Levy question: operating +8 cents, debt service -40 cents · Operating budget · Net 32-cent decrease in total levy Passed 2026-04 $60 million · Major renovations at Fairmount, Korte and Procter elementaries; systems, accessibility, safety; Truman baseball turf; Van Horn special education space · No tax rate increase kshb.com · kcur.org |
| Kansas City Public Schools KCPS 33 Kansas City, MO, MO | $4.9599 (2024, before bond) | About $0.61 (estimated new debt service levy for 2025 bond) 2024 total; 2025 debt service estimate | Passed 2025-04 $474 million ($424M KCPS + $50M for nine charter schools) · New schools, major repairs, reopening Southwest High, HVAC, safety, restrooms, King Empowerment Center, charter school projects · Raised taxes: new debt service levy est. $0.61; about $231.80/yr more on a $200,000 home kcur.org · northeastnews.net |
| Kearney R-1 R-1 Kearney, MO | Not verified | Not verified | Passed 2022-04 $44 million (Prop B) · New elementary school and renovations kshb.com |
| Lee's Summit R-7 R-7 Lee's Summit, MO | $5.3708 | $0.87 2026 | Passed 2023-04 20-cent debt service to operating levy transfer · Operating budget (about $5.4M/yr) · No net change to total rate Passed 2025-04 $225 million · Replace Greenwood and Hazel Grove elementaries, Pleasant Lea Middle expansion, field upgrades, districtwide maintenance · No tax rate increase Passed 2026-04 Operating levy question (full waiver of Prop C rollback) · Teacher pay and benefits · Operating levy up 12 cents (about $23.90/yr on a $100,000 home per KCUR) kctv5.com · kcur.org |
| Liberty 53 53 Liberty, MO | $5.5557 | $1.0477 2026 (adopted) | Passed 2023-04 $120 million · Construction projects set as board goals (see facilities master plan) · No tax increase Passed 2023-04 Levy transfer · Operating budget · No tax increase lps53.org · lps53.org |
| North Kansas City 74 74 North Kansas City, MO | $5.6157 | $1.3085 Rate in effect at April 2025 election | Passed 2022-04 $140 million · New and existing facilities, buses · Zero tax increase Passed 2022-04 20-cent debt service to operating transfer · Operating costs including salaries · Total levy unchanged Passed 2025-04 $175 million · Performing arts spaces at two high schools, middle school competition gyms · Zero tax rate change nkcschools.org · nkcschools.org |
| Oak Grove R-VI R-VI Oak Grove, MO | $4.7731 | About $1.8670 (district estimate, 2024) 2024 | Passed 2024-04 $23.5 million · HS auxiliary gym, weight and wrestling rooms, locker rooms, parking; middle school roof, chiller, solar; elementary windows; primary school parking · No tax rate increase Not verified 2025-04 Levy transfer (70 cents from debt service over 3 years) plus 60-cent operating increase · Salaries, benefits, staff recruitment/retention · Would have raised operating levy 60 cents over three years Not verified 2025-08 70-cent debt service to operating transfer (no rate increase) · Operating budget · Total levy unchanged auditor.mo.gov · oakgrove.k12.mo.us |
| Park Hill Park Hill Kansas City, MO (Northland) / Parkville, MO | Not verified | Not verified | Passed 2022-04 $137 million (KSHB listed '$137') · New elementary school and renovations Passed 2022-04 Debt service to operating levy transfer · Staff salary competitiveness · Shifts levy; total change not stated Passed 2025-04 $128 million (Prop O) · First phase of replacing Park Hill High, elementary additions, security · Raises taxes (amount not stated in sources) kshb.com · northeastnews.net |
| Platte County R-3 R-3 Platte City, MO | $5.0193 | $1.1789 Rate in effect at April 2025 election | Passed 2025-04 $62 million · Phase 2 of Platte County High rebuild; work at Platte Purchase Middle, Pathfinder and Compass elementaries · Zero rate change plattecountyschooldistrict.com · plattecountyschooldistrict.com |
| Pleasant Hill R-III R-III Pleasant Hill, MO | Not verified | Not verified | Passed 2022-04 $10 million · Districtwide infrastructure repairs · No tax increase Passed 2025 (d · Secure entrances, roofs/HVAC, ADA, ag greenhouse and culinary, stadium locker rooms/press box/lighting, grade reconfiguration kshb.com · phr3.org |
| Raymore-Peculiar R-II R-II Raymore, MO | Not verified | Not verified | Passed 2023-04 Prop RP-1: 50-cent debt service to operating transfer over three years · Operating budget · No tax rate increase Passed 2026-04 $45 million (Prop RP 2026) · Safety/security, Shull Early Learning Center renovation, JROTC/drone/robotics space, stadium and field upgrades, all-purpose facility · No tax rate change raypec.org · raypec.k12.mo.us |
| Raytown C-2 C-2 Raytown, MO | $6.3200 | $1.1206 2025 | Passed 2023-04 $35 million (Question 1) · New Raytown South performing arts center and auxiliary gym; Raytown High auxiliary gym · No tax increase Passed 2023-04 Question 2: operating ceiling +17 cents to $5.1994, matched by debt service cut · General operating expenses · Total levy unchanged resources.finalsite.net · ballotpedia.org |
| Smithville R-II R-II Smithville, MO | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified 2025-04 Bond (amount not stated on district page) · HS and MS safety/classroom/library upgrades, softball/baseball turf, elementary all-weather play surfaces · No tax rate increase Not verified 2025-04 30-cent debt service to operating transfer · Salaries, retention, smaller classes (about $1.2M) · No net rate increase smithvilleschooldistrict.net |
FAQ
Common questions
Do Kansas seniors get a property tax freeze?
Not a true freeze. Kansas offers income-based refunds instead: Homestead, SAFESR (age 65+) and the K-40SVR refund, which pays back increases above a base year for qualifying seniors and disabled veterans. You claim them each year with the Kansas Department of Revenue. A few cities, including Overland Park, Shawnee and Prairie Village, add their own rebates.
Who can get Missouri's senior property tax freeze?
Homeowners age 62 and up who live in the home, in counties that adopted it under SB 190. In this area that includes Jackson, Clay, Platte, Cass, Ray, Lafayette and Johnson counties. You apply with the county, and the freeze applies to the county taxing districts that opted in, so your whole bill may not be frozen.
I live in Greenwood. Does the senior freeze apply to me?
Greenwood is in Jackson County, which has the senior credit in effect. We didn't find a separate City of Greenwood ordinance. Missouri's law lets counties, not cities, grant the credit, so apply through your county.
Why would a county or school district oppose a freeze?
Because the money still has to come from somewhere. Frozen bills mean less revenue growth for schools, fire districts and libraries, or higher rates for everyone else. Each card on this page lists the reasons officials gave.
How do school bonds affect my tax bill?
Bonds are repaid through a separate debt service (Kansas: bond and interest) levy on your bill. When a district says a bond is "no tax increase," it usually means it is replacing debt that is being paid off, not that the levy goes away.
Is this tax advice?
No. It is a research summary with sources. Programs, deadlines and income limits change every year. Confirm with your county clerk, the state revenue department or a tax professional before you rely on any of it.
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