Taxes & Insurance in Winfield
Winfield's tax and insurance picture combines a genuinely modest property tax bill with Kansas's favorable retiree income-tax treatment and genuinely high statewide insurance costs.
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Learn moreA modest property tax bill
Ownwell cites Winfield's median effective property tax rate at 1.63% -- modestly below Cowley County's own broader 1.69% overall average -- producing a median annual bill of approximately $1,611, genuinely below the national median of ~$2,400 (base record).
Kansas's real 2-bracket income tax and Social Security exemption
Kansas's current individual income tax runs a real 2-bracket 5.2%/5.58% structure, with full exemption of Social Security benefits from state income tax -- a genuinely meaningful benefit given Winfield's own disclosed, above-threshold senior population share (base record).
Genuinely high statewide insurance costs
Kansas's statewide average homeowners premium carried a real, wide cross-source spread ($3,673-$5,455/year), with every cited source agreeing Kansas runs well above the national average -- driven by tornado, hail, and severe-thunderstorm claims exposure (base record).
Key takeaways
- Winfield's median property tax bill (~$1,611) runs genuinely below the national median.
- Kansas's 2-bracket income tax (5.2%/5.58%) and full Social Security exemption apply statewide -- a real benefit given Winfield's above-threshold senior share.
- Kansas homeowners insurance runs genuinely, substantially above the national average across every cited source.
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