By Emma Loura

Property owners in Riley County will see an average 5% increase in their county taxes in 2026 after county officials on Monday approved publishing a public hearing notice for its new budget.

The mill levy for the 2026 budget is 37.951, a 0.002 mill decrease from 2025, when the mill levy was 37.953. A mill is $1 in taxes for every 1,000 in assessed, taxable property value.

That means the average owner of a home worth $100,000 who paid $436.46 in property taxes for 2025 would pay $458.25 in 2026 for a home now worth $105,000, given the average increase of an existing, single-family home in the county.

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