Taxes & Insurance in Pittsburg
Pittsburg applies Kansas's real 2026 5.58% top income tax alongside a city-specific property tax rate running above the state's own median and elevated statewide homeowners insurance costs.
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Learn moreKansas's real 2026 income tax rate
Kansas's individual income tax top rate is a real, current 5.58% under a two-bracket system -- applying in Pittsburg as statewide, alongside a full Social Security exemption since June 2024 (base record).
Pittsburg's disclosed property-tax-rate tension
Ownwell cites Pittsburg's city-specific median effective property tax rate at 1.59%, above Kansas's statewide median, while a separate, broader Crawford County figure runs notably lower at 1.12% -- this record discloses both rather than picking one (base record).
Kansas's real, complex mill-levy system
Property tax bills combine county appraised value, an 11.5% residential assessment rate, and the local mill levy set by overlapping county, city, and USD 250 school-district taxing jurisdictions -- confirm the current combined mill levy for any specific target address directly (base record).
Statewide-elevated homeowners insurance
No Pittsburg-specific premium figure was found this pass -- Kansas's statewide average runs approximately $3,714-$5,455/year, well above the national average, driven by tornado and hail exposure (base record).
Key takeaways
- Kansas's top income tax rate is a real, current 5.58% (2026), applying in Pittsburg as statewide.
- Pittsburg's property tax carries a real, disclosed spread: 1.59% (city-specific, Ownwell) vs. 1.12% (broader county figure).
- Kansas's mill-levy property tax system layers county, city, and school-district rates -- confirm the current combined rate directly.
- Kansas's statewide homeowners-insurance average runs well above the national average across every source.
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