Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Dodge County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Dodge County pays $2,643 a year, an effective rate of 1.27%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,643
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.27%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +33%
- vs U.S. average
- #47 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Dodge County pay a median $2,643 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.27%, more affordable than 20% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,643
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.27%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2505 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +33%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($208,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 37,351. Owner-occupied homes: 10,150.
The median annual property tax in Dodge County is $2,643, which is 26% lower than the Nebraska state average and 33% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.27% on a median home value of $208,600. Property taxes represent 3.6% of the median household income in this county.
Dodge County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Dodge County's 1.27% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 20%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Dodge County pay a median annual property tax of $2,643, well above the national median and well below the Nebraska state median. On a $208,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.27% 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 Dodge County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.6% of the $74,329 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Nebraska counties by effective rate
Dodge County ranks #47 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (49% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Dodge 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Dodge County rose 52.2%, from $137,100 to $208,600. The effective rate fell 20.1% over the same span, a steeper move than in 83% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 21.6%, to $2,643. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $2,173 to $2,643, a gain of 22%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 3,917 of 10,150 owner-occupied homes (38.6%) 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.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 3.6% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to here.
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 Dodge County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Dodge County homeowners, 3,917 of 10,150 owner-occupied homes (38.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 9.7% (984)
- $800 to $1,499 8.6% (870)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.7% (1,288)
- $2,000 to $2,999 26.6% (2,701)
- $3,000 or more 38.6% (3,917)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
390 homes here (3.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Nebraska handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Dodge County, mortgaged homeowners pay 12% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Dodge County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Dodge County's effective rate is higher than 49% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #47 of 93.
Where Dodge County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.27% more affordable than 20% 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
Dodge County's effective rate runs 15% under the Nebraska median and its bill 26% 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 $2,643 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.
Dodge County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Dodge County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.6% | - | - |
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.
Dodge County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nebraska counties.
Dodge County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,643 +2.0% | 1.27% |
| 2023 | $2,591 +4.5% | 1.38% |
| 2022 | $2,480 +10.4% | 1.47% |
| 2021 | $2,247 +3.4% | 1.53% |
| 2020 | $2,173 | 1.58% |
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.
Dodge County: tax-to-income at 3.6%
Counties near Dodge County's effective rate
On effective rate, Dodge County sits nearest Oakland County (MI), Lenawee County (MI), Dickinson County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Ascension Parish (LA), Glynn County (GA), LaPorte County (IN).
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
Dodge County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 580 of 18,030 returns from Dodge County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,834 - 31% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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.
Other Counties in Nebraska
Dodge County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Dodge County?
- Dodge County, Nebraska scores F (29/100) 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 C (2.81×). 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 is the average property tax in Dodge County, Nebraska?
- The median annual property tax in Dodge County is $2,643, an effective rate of 1.27% on a $208,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Dodge County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Dodge County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.27% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Dodge County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Dodge County jumped 21.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,173 to $2,643, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Dodge County?
- Property taxes in Dodge County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.6% of the $74,329 median household income.
What to do with Dodge County's PAR rate
Dodge County's $2,643 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Dodge County ranks #47 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 Dodge 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: 1.27%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,643/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Dodge County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Dodge County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Calhoun County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,644/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.39% vs Dodge County 1.27%.
Shawano County, WI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,644/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.36% vs Dodge County 1.27%.
Hartley County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,645/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.01% vs Dodge County 1.27%.
Park County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,641/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.56% vs Dodge County 1.27%.
Nebraska county set
State ACS overview for every published Nebraska county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Dodge 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 Dodge County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.