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Real property is classified and then assessed at the following percentage of appraised value.  Property class assessment percentages are set by the State Constitution and cannot be adjusted by the County.

 
CLASS DESCRIPTION ASSESSMENT RATE
RR\RU Real property used for residential purposes including apartments and condominiums 11.5%
FR\FU Residences on farm home sites; agricultural land is included with a home site 11.5%
AR\AU Land devoted to agricultural use 30.0%
AR|AU Improvements on land devoted to agricultural use; does not include a home site 25.0%
VR\VU Vacant Lots 12.0%
NR\NU Real property owned and operated by a not-for-profit organizations 12.0%
CR\CU Real property used for commercial and industrial purposes 25.0%
OR\OU All other rural and urban real property not meeting requirements to be classed as residential, commercial, agricultural, exempt, or utility 30.0%
UL\UU* Locally assessed public utilities 33.0%
E** Tax exempt property 00.0%
* The utility suffixes will have specific codes indicating specific uses for certain properties.  Anything not specifically assigned will use the generic codes; UL for rural and UU for urban.
** Exempt codes are specifically assigned with no relationship to the location of the property.  See the exempt section in the KSCAMA Residential/Agricultural Data Collection PVD Manual.

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