Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Garfield County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Garfield County pays $2,383 a year, an effective rate of 1.35%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,383
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.35%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +20%
- vs U.S. average
- #32 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Garfield County pay a median $2,383 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.35%, more affordable than 17% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,383
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.35%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2617 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +20%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($176,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 1,718. Owner-occupied homes: 533.
The median annual property tax in Garfield County is $2,383, which is 33% lower than the Nebraska state average and 20% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.35% on a median home value of $176,600. Property taxes represent 3.8% of the median household income in this county.
Garfield County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Garfield County's 1.35% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 17%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Nebraska median
Homeowners in Garfield County pay a median annual property tax of $2,383, notably higher than the national median and well below the Nebraska state median. On a $176,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.35% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Nebraska counties by effective rate
Garfield County ranks #32 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (66% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Garfield County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.8% of the $62,804 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 14.3%, from $2,085 to $2,383. 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 Garfield 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 72% from $1,383 to $2,383. 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: 164 of 533 owner-occupied homes (30.8%) 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.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 3.8% of median household income. A rate ranking places this county by the rate alone; the ratio above is the figure that accounts for what is earned 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 Garfield County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Garfield County homeowners, 164 of 533 owner-occupied homes (30.8%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.4% (66)
- $800 to $1,499 18.4% (98)
- $1,500 to $1,999 5.8% (31)
- $2,000 to $2,999 24.8% (132)
- $3,000 or more 30.8% (164)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
42 homes here (7.9%) 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 Garfield County pay a substantially higher bill, 47% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Garfield County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Garfield County's effective rate is higher than 66% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #32 of 93.
Where Garfield County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.35% more affordable than 17% 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 Garfield County moved from $1,383 in the 2020 release to $2,383 in 2024, a change of about 72%. 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.
Garfield County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Garfield County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.8% | - | - |
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.
Garfield County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Garfield County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $176,600 median home carries a $2,383 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $238 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Nebraska.
Garfield County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,383 +14.3% | 1.35% |
| 2023 | $2,085 +31.6% | 1.44% |
| 2022 | $1,584 +11.8% | 1.28% |
| 2021 | $1,417 +2.5% | 1.24% |
| 2020 | $1,383 | 1.30% |
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.
Garfield County: tax-to-income at 3.8%
Counties near Garfield County's effective rate
On effective rate, Garfield County sits nearest Meade County (KS), Butler County (IA), Crawford County (PA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Montgomery County (MS), Pecos County (TX), Mora County (NM).
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
Garfield County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 20 of 810 returns from Garfield County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,650 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $25-50k 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
Garfield County rate FAQs
- Are property taxes increasing in Garfield County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Garfield County is recorded at $2,383 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,383 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 533 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 is the tax affordability score for Garfield County?
- Garfield County, Nebraska scores F (23/100) 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 Garfield County, Nebraska?
- The median annual property tax in Garfield County is $2,383, an effective rate of 1.35% on a $176,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Garfield County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Garfield County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.35% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Garfield County?
- Property taxes in Garfield County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.8% of the $62,804 median household income.
What to do with Garfield County's STEEP rate
Inside Nebraska, Garfield County's $2,383 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Nebraska overview →
Garfield County ranks #32 of 93 Nebraska counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Nebraska overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Garfield County's STEEP 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: 1.35%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,383/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Garfield County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Garfield County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Broadwater County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,384/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.56% vs Garfield County 1.35%.
Delaware County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,382/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.34% vs Garfield County 1.35%.
Logan County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,385/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.77% vs Garfield County 1.35%.
Washoe County, NV
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,385/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.44% vs Garfield County 1.35%.
Nebraska county set
State ACS overview for every published Nebraska county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Garfield County stamps STEEP · MID - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
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 Garfield County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.