Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Boone County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Boone County pays $1,781 a year, an effective rate of 1.03%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,781
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.03%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -11%
- vs U.S. average
- #78 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Boone County pay a median $1,781 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.03%, more affordable than 33% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,781
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.03%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2102 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -11%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($173,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Boone County, NE
44/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Median home value relative to Boone County's median income
Median tax as a share of Boone County's median household income
Boone County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Boone County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Boone County
Boone County affordability profile (scored ACS dimensions)
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 78/100 (B+) · 2.32×
- Income room: 53/100 (C-) · 2.4%
- Bill size: 45/100 (D) · $1,781/yr
- Rate relief: 34/100 (F) · 1.03%
- Mortgage premium: 28/100 (F) · +$525
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 5,356. Owner-occupied homes: 1,794.
The median annual property tax in Boone County is $1,781, which is 50% lower than the Nebraska state average and 11% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.03% on a median home value of $173,700. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Boone County
Primary signal
The bill sits below the Nebraska median
Homeowners in Boone County pay a median annual property tax of $1,781, notably lower than the national median and far below the Nebraska state median. On a $173,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.03% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
High among Nebraska counties by effective rate
Boone County ranks #78 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (16% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Boone County's 1.03% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 33%).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Boone County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $74,947 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 6.5%, from $1,673 to $1,781. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Boone County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 28% from $1,387 to $1,781. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 404 of 1,794 owner-occupied homes (22.5%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.4% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Boone County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Boone County homeowners, 404 of 1,794 owner-occupied homes (22.5%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 18.5% (331)
- $800 to $1,499 21.6% (387)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.3% (220)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.0% (341)
- $3,000 or more 22.5% (404)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
111 homes here (6.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Nebraska handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Boone County pay a substantially higher bill, 35% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
How Boone County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Boone County's effective rate is higher than 16% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #78 of 93 for property tax burden.
Where Boone County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.03% more affordable than 33% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Boone County moved from $1,387 in the 2020 release to $1,781 in 2024, a change of about 28%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Boone County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Boone County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.4% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Think your Boone County property tax bill is too high?
On Boone County's published figures, a $173,700 median home carries a $1,781 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $178 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Nebraska.
Property Tax History
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,781 +6.5% | 1.03% |
| 2023 | $1,673 +1.6% | 1.02% |
| 2022 | $1,647 +11.4% | 1.00% |
| 2021 | $1,478 +6.6% | 0.99% |
| 2020 | $1,387 | 1.05% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate notably higher than the national average of 0.92% puts Boone County in the "Affordable" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Boone County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Boone County sits nearest Custer County (MT), St. Louis city (MO), St. Louis County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Lee County (FL), Muskogee County (OK), Bingham County (ID).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
What tax filers report in Boone County
Of the 2,620 federal returns filed from Boone County in 2022, 70 (2.7% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $2,843 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $75-100k, who accounted for 71% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Boone County's numbers
- Inside Nebraska, Boone County's $1,781 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Nebraska overview →
- Boone County ranks #78 of 93 Nebraska counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state board. Nebraska overview →
- If Boone County's assessment looks high versus the $173,700 typical home, check Nebraska's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($173,700); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Boone County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.