Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Colfax County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Colfax County pays $1,710 a year, an effective rate of 1.18%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,710
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.18%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -14%
- vs U.S. average
- #58 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Colfax County pay a median $1,710 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.18%, more affordable than 24% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,710
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.18%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2381 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -14%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($144,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 10,641. Owner-occupied homes: 2,830.
The median annual property tax in Colfax County is $1,710, which is 52% lower than the Nebraska state average and 14% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.18% on a median home value of $144,700. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Colfax County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Colfax County's 1.18% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 24%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Nebraska median
Homeowners in Colfax County pay a median annual property tax of $1,710, notably lower than the national median and far below the Nebraska state median. On a $144,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.18% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Colfax County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $82,530 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Nebraska counties by effective rate
Colfax County ranks #58 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (38% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 6.1%, from $1,612 to $1,710. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Colfax 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 33% from $1,287 to $1,710. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 634 of 2,830 owner-occupied homes (22.4%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 2.1% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
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 Colfax County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Colfax County homeowners, 634 of 2,830 owner-occupied homes (22.4%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 16.2% (458)
- $800 to $1,499 22.4% (634)
- $1,500 to $1,999 18.7% (530)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.2% (459)
- $3,000 or more 19.4% (548)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
201 homes here (7.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Nebraska handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Colfax County, mortgaged homeowners pay 16% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Colfax County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Colfax County's effective rate is higher than 38% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #58 of 93.
Where Colfax County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.18% more affordable than 24% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Colfax County moved from $1,287 in the 2020 release to $1,710 in 2024, a change of about 33%. 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.
Colfax County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Colfax County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Colfax County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nebraska counties.
Colfax County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,710 +6.1% | 1.18% |
| 2023 | $1,612 +9.1% | 1.25% |
| 2022 | $1,477 +2.6% | 1.43% |
| 2021 | $1,440 +11.9% | 1.61% |
| 2020 | $1,287 | 1.39% |
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.
Colfax County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Colfax County's effective rate
On effective rate, Colfax County sits nearest Valley County (MT), Waseca County (MN), Muskegon County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Ector County (TX), Todd County (KY), Allen Parish (LA).
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
Colfax County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 70 of 5,130 returns from Colfax County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,514 - 57% 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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Colfax County rate FAQs
- How does Colfax County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Colfax County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.18% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Colfax County, Nebraska?
- The median annual property tax in Colfax County is $1,710, an effective rate of 1.18% on a $144,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Colfax County?
- Colfax County, Nebraska scores C- (51/100) 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 housing pressure at A+ (1.75×). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Colfax County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Colfax County is recorded at $1,710 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,287 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,830 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Colfax County?
- Property taxes in Colfax County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $82,530 median household income.
What to do with Colfax County's PAR rate
Inside Nebraska, Colfax County's $1,710 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Nebraska overview →
Colfax County ranks #58 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 Colfax County's PAR 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: 1.18%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,710/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Colfax County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Colfax County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Chippewa County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,711/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.10% vs Colfax County 1.18%.
Glynn County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,708/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.57% vs Colfax County 1.18%.
Logan County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,712/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.98% vs Colfax County 1.18%.
Ross County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,708/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.00% vs Colfax County 1.18%.
Nebraska county set
State ACS overview for every published Nebraska county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Colfax County stamps PAR · 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 Colfax County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.