Rooks County Appraiser's Office

04/13/2026

The Rooks County Appraiser's Office is seeking two qualified people to fill Real Estate Clerk and Personal Property Clerk positions. The job will require duties inside and outside of the office. These duties include but are not limited to data collection, working well with the public, and assigning values. The job is 8am to 5pm Monday through Thursday and 8am to noon on Fridays. Starting salary will depend on experience and comes with a generous benefits package. High school diploma and driver's license are required, no experience needed. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Applications may be filled out at the Appraiser's Office. Rooks County is an equal opportunity employer.

02/09/2026

RESULTS OF THE MARKET STUDY ANALYSIS FOR ROOKS COUNTY FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2026 .

10/17/2025

Housing is the foundation of thriving communities, and Northwest Kansas needs more of it. Through the Kansas Housing Cooperative Program, homeowners can receive forgivable loans to build new homes in communities of 10,000 residents or fewer.​

​This program is designed to:​
Enhance housing availability across our 26-county region​
Stimulate economic growth and attract new families​
Support homebuyers through forgivable loan assistance​
For example, a family building a $300,000 home may qualify for a forgivable loan of up to $51,000, significantly reducing their financing costs.​

​We are asking local economic development leaders, bankers, realtors, and community partners like you to help spread the word to eligible families and builders. While we’re taking applicants from all counties in our region, we want to make sure word gets out in counties where no one has taken advantage of this opportunity.

Learn more about the program at:​
https://nwkeici.org/programs/kansas-housing-cooperative-program/​

​Contact us for more information or to make a referral:​
Randy Speaker, Regional Housing Specialist​
[email protected] | 785-409-0555​

Caden Pfeifer, Regional Housing Planner​
[email protected] | 785-324-1731

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09/10/2025

Our office has completed the 17% Reinspection for 2025 in the townships of Northampton, Richland, Rush and Logan. If you receive a Yellow Sheet or had a blue door hanger, please return them at your earliest convenience so we can get all the stuff entered in. Thank you to everyone for cooperating with us while we were out and about.

07/08/2025

Just a reminder, the office is out conducting 17% Reinspection in Richland, Rush, Northampton and Logan Townships (towns of Palco, Zurich, Damar and Webster are included). Please keep in mind that the field staff are not appraising your property, just verifying data on file and recording any changes.
If you were not home, there will be blue door hangers on your door. And if you don't live at that home or out of state, please look for a yellow flyer in the mail.
For the rest of the County, if there are any buildings that have blown down or any interior information that might affect the value of the property, please let the office know.

05/27/2025

2025 Data Collection will be Damar and Palco Cities; Richland, Rush, Northhampton and Logan Townships.

We will put a notice out when we will begin.

Just a reminder we as County Appraisers, are required by the State of Kansas to we visit each property be visited at least once every six years, which equates to approxiamatley 17% of all properties each year. We are required to collect objective data on any new construction, review existing data for accuracy and remove any improvements that are no longer there. We are to obtain current photos of home and buildings while doing data collection.

Property owners have been asking about the data collection plan for Rooks County. If you have further questions, please don't hesitate to contact the office.

1. 2022- Woodston City, Stockton City in Sec. 18 & 19 of Iowa Township; Lowell, Iowa, Hobart, Greenfield and Medicine Townships
2. 2023- Stockton City in Sec. 13 & 24 of Stockton Township; Stockton Township
3. 2024-Bow Creek, Sugar Loaf, Farmington, Lanark, Ash Rock, Alcona and Belmont Townships
4. 2025-Damar and Palco Cities; Richland, Rush, Northhampton and Logan Townships
5. Plainville City in Sec. 34-35 of North Plainville Township and Codell; North Plainville Sec. 28-36, Twin Mound, Corning, Fairview, Walton, South Plainville, West Paradise, East Paradise Townships.
6. Plainville City in Sec. 25-26 of North Plainville Township; North Plainville Sec. 1-27.

02/07/2025

2025 Rooks County Market Study Analysis.

01/23/2025

Rooks County Appraiser's Office Seeking Clerk. Come pick up an application in the Appraiser's Office

11/12/2024

As of July 1st, 2024, filing requirements for personal property has changed. Please read the following.

Dear TAXPAYER,

Please find this letter as notification that filing requirements for personal property as prescribed in K.S.A. 79-306 have changed as of July 1, 2024.

Previously, all Kansas taxpayers were required to annually list, sign, and submit a personal property rendition to the county appraiser’s office no later than March 15 for all tangible personal property subject to taxation located in that county’s taxing districts as of January 1. The 2024 Kansas Legislature passed Senate Bill 410, which amends K.S.A. 79-306 and removes the annual reporting requirement for taxpayers with an accurate rendition on file
and no changes required.

As amended, K.S.A. 79-306 now states, “if a person has filed an initial statement listing property with the county appraiser pursuant to this section, no subsequent annual statement shall be required to be filed with the county appraiser regarding such property
unless there is a change to report relating to the property previously listed or the statement”. Thus, if a current and accurate personal property rendition is on file in the county appraiser’s office, there is no longer a requirement to file a rendition annually
unless there are changes. If there are any changes to report, the taxpayer is required to file a rendition for that tax year to avoid penalties. Examples of changes that should be reported are the purchase of new personal property, the sale of personal property, and changes to the address or use of personal property.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our office at (785)425-6262 or 115 N. Walnut St in Stockton Kansas. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

07/11/2024

2024 Data Collection will beginning soon... This year Ash Rock, Lanark, Farmington, Sugar Loaf, Bow Creek, Alcona and Belmont will be the area...

03/13/2024

Friday is March 15th...Come in and sign your Rendition to avoid late filing penalties.

03/06/2024

Just A Reminder... 15th is only a week and half away. Get in and sign your Personal Property Renditions Sheets on or before March 15th.. On March 16th, 5% penalty will be attached.

If you have you a boat, jet ski, trailers, ATV/UTVs, Golf Carts, 16/20M, Heavy trucks, Non-Hwy vehicles... Please come in and Assess your Personal Property.