Here’s a calculator for Lawrence residents to see how much they should expect to pay in property taxes in 2027.
These tools will calculate the approximate taxes for Lawrence residential properties. Business properties are taxed at a different rate. Other Douglas County cities also have different property tax rates.
Your appraised total and assessed value should have been printed on your 2026 Notice of Value from the county. If you don’t have those numbers, you can search for your property at propertyinfo.dgcoks.gov to find them.
These numbers are not exact and may change slightly as budget calculations are finalized. If your property tax bill changes drastically from these estimations, please let us know.
These tools do not collect any data, and numbers input here will not be stored.
Calculate your property taxes with your appraised total
This calculator uses the appraised total of your home and land. It’s most likely more than $100,000.
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The placeholder value in the calculator is $325,000, which is approximately the median sale price of a home in Lawrence over the past two years, according to a recently completed housing study.
Type in your appraised total to see an approximation of what your 2027 property taxes will be. (Click here to open this tool in a new tab.)
Calculate your property taxes with your assessed value
This calculator uses the assessed value of your property for tax purposes. It’s most likely less than $100,000.
The placeholder value in the calculator is $37,375, which is the assessed value for a property with an appraised total of $325,000 — approximately the median sale price of a home in Lawrence over the past two years, according to a recently completed housing study.
Type in your assessed value to see an approximation of what your 2027 property taxes will be. (Click here to open this tool in a new tab.)
Where the money goes
Under local governments’ approved 2027 budgets, here’s the approximate breakdown of where the total property tax dollars that Lawrence residential property owners pay will go:
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• 38.4% to Lawrence Public Schools
• 32.3% to Douglas County
• 28.2% to the City of Lawrence (approximately 3.6% of total tax amounts, or 12.8% of property taxes paid to the city, go to the Lawrence Public Library)
• 1.2% to the State of Kansas
The total mill levy will be approximately 129.309 mills.
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