Taxes in Garden City
Garden City's tax picture combines a genuinely elevated effective property tax rate with Kansas's real, current two-bracket income tax structure.
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Learn moreA genuinely elevated property tax rate
Garden City's effective property tax rate ran approximately 1.79% per Ownwell -- well above the 1.02% national median, consistent with Kansas's statewide property tax rates running among the higher rates in the country.
A genuinely elevated sales tax rate
Garden City's combined state/county/city sales tax rate ran approximately 9.45%, a real, notable cost consideration beyond property tax.
Kansas's real, current two-bracket income tax
Kansas's 2026 individual income tax runs a two-bracket 5.2%/5.58% structure, per the 2024 tax-reform package.
Key takeaways
- Garden City's effective property tax rate (~1.79%) runs well above the national median.
- The combined sales tax rate (~9.45%) runs genuinely elevated.
- Kansas's two-bracket 5.2%/5.58% income tax (2026) applies statewide.
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