Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hitchcock County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hitchcock County pays $1,130 a year, an effective rate of 1.17%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,130
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.17%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -43%
- vs U.S. average
- #60 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Hitchcock County pay a median $1,130 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.17%, more affordable than 25% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,130
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.17%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2366 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -43%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($96,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 2,569. Owner-occupied homes: 874.
The median annual property tax in Hitchcock County is $1,130, which is 68% lower than the Nebraska state average and 43% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.17% on a median home value of $96,700. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.
Hitchcock County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hitchcock County's 1.17% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 25%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Hitchcock County pay a median annual property tax of $1,130, well below the national median and far below the Nebraska state median. On a $96,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.17% 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 Hitchcock County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $51,567 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Nebraska counties by effective rate
Hitchcock County ranks #60 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (35% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hitchcock 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 11.7% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 52% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 27.4%, the median bill rose 12.4% to $1,130: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 $1,005 to $1,130, a gain of 12%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 307 of 874 owner-occupied homes (35.1%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 2.2% of median household income. The rate alone understates that; it is the pairing that matters.
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 Hitchcock County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hitchcock County homeowners, 307 of 874 owner-occupied homes (35.1%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 29.3% (256)
- $800 to $1,499 35.1% (307)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.6% (84)
- $2,000 to $2,999 6.8% (59)
- $3,000 or more 14.9% (130)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
38 homes here (4.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Nebraska handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Hitchcock County, mortgaged homeowners pay 29% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Hitchcock County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hitchcock County's effective rate is higher than 35% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #60 of 93.
Where Hitchcock County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.17% more affordable than 25% 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
Hitchcock County's effective rate runs 21% under the Nebraska median and its bill 68% 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 $1,130 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.
Hitchcock County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hitchcock County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.2% | - | - |
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.
Hitchcock County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nebraska counties.
Hitchcock County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,130 +2.3% | 1.17% |
| 2023 | $1,105 +9.7% | 1.24% |
| 2022 | $1,007 +6.7% | 1.18% |
| 2021 | $944 -6.1% | 1.26% |
| 2020 | $1,005 | 1.32% |
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.
Hitchcock County: tax-to-income at 2.2%
Counties near Hitchcock County's effective rate
On effective rate, Hitchcock County sits nearest Carlton County (MN), Plymouth County (MA), Howard County (MD).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Monmouth County (NJ), Calvert County (MD), Caldwell County (KY).
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
IRS county file: no disclosed Hitchcock County Schedule A rows
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Hitchcock County. That is a limit of the published data rather than a finding about the county: county-level figures are withheld where the counts are too small to disclose safely, which is common in places with few filers. Roughly one county in sixteen is in this position, so the filer view available elsewhere on this site is simply not available here. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data.
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Hitchcock County rate FAQs
- How does Hitchcock County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hitchcock County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.17% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Hitchcock County, Nebraska?
- The median annual property tax in Hitchcock County is $1,130, an effective rate of 1.17% on a $96,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Hitchcock County?
- Hitchcock County, Nebraska scores C- (54/100) 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+ (1.88×). 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 Hitchcock County?
- Property taxes in Hitchcock County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $51,567 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Hitchcock County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hitchcock County climbed 12.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,005 to $1,130, 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 Hitchcock County's PAR rate
Hitchcock County's $1,130 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Hitchcock County ranks #60 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 Hitchcock 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: 1.17%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,130/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hitchcock County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hitchcock County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Adams County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Hitchcock County at $1,130/yr; rate 1.00% vs Hitchcock County 1.17%.
Berrien County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Hitchcock County at $1,130/yr; rate 0.86% vs Hitchcock County 1.17%.
Madison County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Hitchcock County at $1,130/yr; rate 0.71% vs Hitchcock County 1.17%.
Sampson County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Hitchcock County at $1,130/yr; rate 0.75% vs Hitchcock County 1.17%.
Nebraska county set
State ACS overview for every published Nebraska county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hitchcock County stamps PAR · LIGHT - 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 Hitchcock County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.