A recent study by the Washingon-based Tax Foundation indicates that Sedgwick County's property tax burden, by any measure, is lower than most other large counties in Kansas including Johnson, Wyandotte, Shawnee, Douglas and Riley. In Sedgwick County, property taxes as a percentage of home value is approximately 1.2%. The highest property taxes in the group were in Wyandotte County followed by Shawnee County. Sedgwick County, Johnson County and Douglas County property taxes, on average, were very similar.
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