Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Kimball County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Kimball County pays $1,828 a year, an effective rate of 1.67%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,828
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.67%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -8%
- vs U.S. average
- #3 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Kimball County pay a median $1,828 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.67%, more affordable than 7% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,828
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.67%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2928 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 ($109,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 3,248. Owner-occupied homes: 1,120.
The median annual property tax in Kimball County is $1,828, which is 48% lower than the Nebraska state average and 8% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.67% on a median home value of $109,400. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Kimball County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Kimball County's 1.67% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 93% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Nebraska median
Homeowners in Kimball County pay a median annual property tax of $1,828, modestly below the national median and well below the Nebraska state median. On a $109,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.67% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Nebraska counties by effective rate
Kimball County ranks #3 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (97% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Kimball County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $56,712 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Kimball 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 Kimball County rose 35.9%, from $80,500 to $109,400. The effective rate fell 20.5% over the same span, a steeper move than in 84% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 8.1%, to $1,828. 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,691 to $1,828, a change of 8%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
Owner-occupied homes cluster in the $1,500 to $1,999 range here: 289 of 1,120 (25.8%). A middle band carrying the plurality means the county median sits near the most common reported range.
This is the least forgiving PAIRING in the data, bottom-quartile household income with a top-quartile effective rate, putting the median bill at 3.2% of median household income. Neither figure is remarkable on its own; the combination is, and the ratio above is the only part of it a household actually feels.
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 Kimball County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Kimball County homeowners, 289 of 1,120 owner-occupied homes (25.8%), pays $1,500 to $1,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 11.3% (127)
- $800 to $1,499 19.0% (213)
- $1,500 to $1,999 25.8% (289)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.8% (188)
- $3,000 or more 21.6% (242)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
61 homes here (5.4%) 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 Kimball County pay about the same bill, a 3% gap.
Kimball County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Kimball County's effective rate is higher than 97% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #3 of 93.
Where Kimball County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.67% more affordable than 7% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 1.67%, Kimball County sits in the top 7% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. That is the rate, not the bill: a high rate on a modest home can still produce a smaller cheque than a low rate on an expensive one, which is why the $1,828 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Kimball County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Kimball County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.2% | - | - |
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.
Kimball County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Kimball County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $109,400 median home carries a $1,828 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $183 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Nebraska.
Kimball County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,828 -4.0% | 1.67% |
| 2023 | $1,905 +7.9% | 1.73% |
| 2022 | $1,766 +2.9% | 1.91% |
| 2021 | $1,716 +1.5% | 2.17% |
| 2020 | $1,691 | 2.10% |
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.
Kimball County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Kimball County's effective rate
On effective rate, Kimball County sits nearest Seward County (KS), Allen County (KS), Northwest Hills Planning Region (CT).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Prentiss County (MS), Garza County (TX), Oneida 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
Kimball County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 1,620 returns from Kimball County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,280 - 60% 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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Kimball County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Kimball County?
- Kimball County, Nebraska scores F (39/100) 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+ (1.93×). 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.
- How does Kimball County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Kimball County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.67% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Kimball County, Nebraska?
- The median annual property tax in Kimball County is $1,828, an effective rate of 1.67% on a $109,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Kimball County?
- Property taxes in Kimball County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $56,712 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Kimball County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Kimball County climbed 8.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,691 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 to do with Kimball County's STEEP rate
Inside Nebraska, Kimball 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 →
Kimball County ranks #3 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 Kimball 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: 1.67%.
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 Kimball County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Kimball County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Auglaize County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Kimball County at $1,828/yr; rate 0.96% vs Kimball County 1.67%.
Holt County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Kimball County at $1,828/yr; rate 1.11% vs Kimball County 1.67%.
Sargent County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Kimball County at $1,828/yr; rate 1.12% vs Kimball County 1.67%.
Huron County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,829/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.19% vs Kimball County 1.67%.
Nebraska county set
State ACS overview for every published Nebraska county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Kimball 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 Kimball County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.