Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Cherry County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Cherry County pays $1,505 a year, an effective rate of 0.99%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,505
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.99%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -24%
- vs U.S. average
- #86 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Cherry County pay a median $1,505 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.99%, more affordable than 36% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,505
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.99%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2004 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -24%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($152,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 5,498. Owner-occupied homes: 1,370.
The median annual property tax in Cherry County is $1,505, which is 58% lower than the Nebraska state average and 24% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.99% on a median home value of $152,200. Property taxes represent 2.3% of the median household income in this county.
Cherry County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Cherry County's 0.99% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 36%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Nebraska median
Homeowners in Cherry County pay a median annual property tax of $1,505, notably lower than the national median and far below the Nebraska state median. On a $152,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.99% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Nebraska counties by effective rate
Cherry County ranks #86 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (8% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Cherry County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $66,270 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Cherry County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Cherry County's effective rate fell 15.4% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 21.9%, leaving the median bill 3.1% higher at $1,505. That rate move is larger than the one in 66% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,460 to $1,505, a change of 3%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 385 of 1,370 owner-occupied homes (28.1%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.3% 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 Cherry County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Cherry County homeowners, 385 of 1,370 owner-occupied homes (28.1%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 18.3% (251)
- $800 to $1,499 28.1% (385)
- $1,500 to $1,999 18.0% (246)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.8% (176)
- $3,000 or more 16.0% (219)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
93 homes here (6.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Nebraska handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Cherry County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 12% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
Cherry County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Cherry County's effective rate is higher than 8% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #86 of 93.
Where Cherry County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.99% more affordable than 36% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Nebraska on both measures
Cherry County's effective rate runs 34% under the Nebraska median and its bill 58% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,505 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Nebraska norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Cherry County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Cherry County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.3% | - | - |
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.
Cherry County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nebraska counties.
Cherry County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,505 +9.6% | 0.99% |
| 2023 | $1,373 -12.5% | 1.01% |
| 2022 | $1,570 +16.1% | 1.14% |
| 2021 | $1,352 -7.4% | 1.09% |
| 2020 | $1,460 | 1.17% |
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.
Cherry County: tax-to-income at 2.3%
Counties near Cherry County's effective rate
On effective rate, Cherry County sits nearest Wilkinson County (MS), Washington County (MN), Traverse County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Lucas County (IA), Luce County (MI), Musselshell County (MT).
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
Cherry County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 30 of 2,660 returns from Cherry County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,133 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Cherry County rate FAQs
- How does Cherry County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Cherry County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.99% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Cherry County, Nebraska?
- The median annual property tax in Cherry County is $1,505, an effective rate of 0.99% on a $152,200 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Cherry County?
- Cherry County, Nebraska scores C (59/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-188). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Cherry County?
- Property taxes in Cherry County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $66,270 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Cherry County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Cherry County ticked up 3.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,460 to $1,505, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Cherry County's UNDER rate
Inside Nebraska, Cherry County's $1,505 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Nebraska overview →
Cherry County ranks #86 of 93 Nebraska counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Nebraska overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Cherry County's UNDER effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.99%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,505/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Cherry County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Cherry County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Lyman County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,506/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.91% vs Cherry County 0.99%.
Presidio County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,506/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.24% vs Cherry County 0.99%.
Clarion County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,503/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.97% vs Cherry County 0.99%.
LaPorte County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,503/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.77% vs Cherry County 0.99%.
Nebraska county set
State ACS overview for every published Nebraska county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Cherry County stamps UNDER · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Cherry County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.