Kansas land values, taxes, and selling rules
Kansas has no state real estate transfer tax. Licensed brokers must disclose known adverse material facts to buyers.
How Kansas compares
- Land value rank
- #40 of 50 states
- Tax burden rank
- #18 of 50 states
- Holding cost, 10 acres
- $86 per year in property tax
Sources: USDA NASS Land Values 2026 (average value of farm real estate per acre); USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture (property tax per acre of farmland); state statutes (transfer tax). Averages, not appraisals. Your parcel may be worth more or less depending on location, access, and use.
County land values in Kansas
- Wyandotte County
- Johnson County
- Brown County
- Leavenworth County
- Doniphan County
- Douglas County
- Nemaha County
- Atchison County
- Miami County
- Shawnee County
- Sedgwick County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Harvey County
- McPherson County
- Franklin County
- Riley County
- Jackson County
- Republic County
- Pottawatomie County
- Clay County
- Cloud County
- Crawford County
- Linn County
- Geary County
- Bourbon County
- Osage County
- Marion County
- Butler County
- Washington County
- Anderson County
- Dickinson County
- Saline County
- Mitchell County
- Wabaunsee County
- Montgomery County
- Coffey County
- Cherokee County
- Reno County
- Ottawa County
- Wilson County
- Haskell County
- Thomas County
- Lyon County
- Jewell County
- Allen County
- Labette County
- Pratt County
- Chase County
- Rice County
- Finney County
- Neosho County
- Cowley County
- Smith County
- Meade County
- Sumner County
- Seward County
- Greenwood County
- Kingman County
- Morris County
- Ellsworth County
- Stafford County
- Elk County
- Lincoln County
- Scott County
- Chautauqua County
- Woodson County
- Gray County
- Sherman County
- Edwards County
- Barber County
- Pawnee County
- Phillips County
- Russell County
- Logan County
- Barton County
- Rawlins County
- Decatur County
- Greeley County
- Stevens County
- Norton County
- Sheridan County
- Harper County
- Kearny County
- Gove County
- Ford County
- Ellis County
- Grant County
- Osborne County
- Rush County
- Lane County
- Wichita County
- Wallace County
- Cheyenne County
- Kiowa County
- Trego County
- Comanche County
- Rooks County
- Hodgeman County
- Hamilton County
- Stanton County
- Ness County
- Graham County
- Clark County
- Morton County
Selling rules by situation in Kansas
| Scenario | Redemption Period | Probate Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Tax-Delinquent | Vacant land the county bids in at a tax sale can usually be redeemed for three years after the sale. The period is two years if the land also owes certain special assessments, and one year for an abandoned building and its land. | Not applicable |
| Inherited | N/A | The affidavit covers personal property only. |
| Landlocked | N/A | Not applicable |
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