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Johnson County utilities and trash: a setup checklist

Who provides electricity, water, sewer and gas in six Johnson County cities, how to look up one address, and where trash pickup is left to the owner.

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School district by address in Johnson County, Kansas

School district lines in Johnson County do not follow city limits. Which districts serve six cities, and how to look up the district and schools for one address.

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Step by step

Johnson County property taxes: how a bill is worked out

Seven steps from the county's appraised value to the amount due, with the 2025 levies and a worked example for a home in Prairie Village.

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Side by side

Kansas or Missouri: what changes at the state line

What a Kansas City home buyer pays and files on each side of the state line in 2026, set out in the same order for both states.

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