Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Holt County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Holt County pays $1,828 a year, an effective rate of 1.11%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,828
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.11%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -8%
- vs U.S. average
- #70 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Holt County pay a median $1,828 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.11%, more affordable than 28% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,828
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.11%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2262 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -8%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($165,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 10,102. Owner-occupied homes: 2,927.
The median annual property tax in Holt County is $1,828, which is 48% lower than the Nebraska state average and 8% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.11% on a median home value of $165,100. Property taxes represent 2.7% of the median household income in this county.
Holt County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Holt County's 1.11% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 28%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Nebraska median
Homeowners in Holt County pay a median annual property tax of $1,828, modestly below the national median and well below the Nebraska state median. On a $165,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.11% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among Nebraska counties by effective rate
Holt County ranks #70 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (25% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Holt County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $68,513 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Holt 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 7.7% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 69% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 31.0%, the median bill rose 20.9% to $1,828: 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 $1,512 to $1,828, a gain of 21%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The plurality of owner-occupied homes here falls in the $2,000 to $2,999 band, at 694 of 2,927 (23.7%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.7% 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 Holt County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Holt County homeowners, 694 of 2,927 owner-occupied homes (23.7%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 16.4% (479)
- $800 to $1,499 20.8% (610)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.3% (419)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.7% (694)
- $3,000 or more 17.9% (525)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
200 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
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Holt County pay about the same bill, a 4% gap.
Holt County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Holt County's effective rate is higher than 25% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #70 of 93.
Where Holt County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.11% more affordable than 28% 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
Holt County's effective rate runs 26% under the Nebraska median and its bill 48% 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 $1,828 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.
Holt County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Holt County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.7% | - | - |
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.
Holt County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nebraska counties.
Holt County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,828 +5.6% | 1.11% |
| 2023 | $1,731 +1.8% | 1.14% |
| 2022 | $1,701 +13.0% | 1.14% |
| 2021 | $1,505 -0.5% | 1.12% |
| 2020 | $1,512 | 1.20% |
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.
Holt County: tax-to-income at 2.7%
Counties near Holt County's effective rate
On effective rate, Holt County sits nearest Freeborn County (MN), Dodge County (MN), Kent County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Mohave County (AZ), Baker County (GA), Portage County (WI).
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
Holt County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 110 of 4,890 returns from Holt County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,682 - 36% 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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Holt County rate FAQs
- How does Holt County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Holt County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.11% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Holt County, Nebraska?
- The median annual property tax in Holt County is $1,828, an effective rate of 1.11% on a $165,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Holt County?
- Holt County, Nebraska scores D (48/100) 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- (+$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 Holt County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Holt County jumped 20.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,512 to $1,828, 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 Holt County?
- Property taxes in Holt County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.7% of the $68,513 median household income.
What to do with Holt County's PAR rate
Inside Nebraska, Holt County's $1,828 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Nebraska overview →
Holt County ranks #70 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 Holt 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: 1.11%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,828/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Holt County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Holt County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Auglaize County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Holt County at $1,828/yr; rate 0.96% vs Holt County 1.11%.
Kimball County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Holt County at $1,828/yr; rate 1.67% vs Holt County 1.11%.
Sargent County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Holt County at $1,828/yr; rate 1.12% vs Holt County 1.11%.
Huron County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,829/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.19% vs Holt County 1.11%.
Nebraska county set
State ACS overview for every published Nebraska county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Holt 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 Holt County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.