Taxes in Leawood
Leawood's tax picture combines a moderate percentage property tax rate against genuinely high home values with Kansas's real, statewide income tax structure.
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Learn moreA property tax rate below Kansas's statewide median
Leawood's effective property tax rate ran approximately 1.24% per Ownwell -- above the national median (1.02%) but below the Kansas statewide median cited alongside it (~1.43%), with a separate source citing a lower ~1.12%.
A real, substantial dollar tax bill despite a moderate rate
Given Leawood's genuinely high average home value (~$791,281), even a moderate percentage rate translates into a real, substantial dollar property tax bill relative to lower-priced Kansas markets.
Kansas's real, current 2-bracket income tax
Kansas taxes income at 5.2% up to $23,000 single/$46,000 married-filing-jointly, and 5.58% above that threshold for 2026, with Social Security and public pensions fully exempt but private 401(k)/IRA income fully taxable.
Key takeaways
- Leawood's effective property tax rate (~1.24%) runs below the Kansas statewide median.
- High home values mean a real, substantial dollar property tax bill despite the moderate rate.
- Kansas's 2-bracket 5.2%/5.58% income tax (2026) applies statewide.
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