Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lincoln County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lincoln County pays $2,788 a year, an effective rate of 1.47%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,788
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.47%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +40%
- vs U.S. average
- #12 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median $2,788 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.47%, more affordable than 12% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,788
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.47%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2767 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +40%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($189,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 33,802. Owner-occupied homes: 9,772.
The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $2,788, which is 21% lower than the Nebraska state average and 40% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.47% on a median home value of $189,500. Property taxes represent 4.3% of the median household income in this county.
Lincoln County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lincoln County's 1.47% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 12%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Lincoln County pay a median annual property tax of $2,788, well above the national median and notably lower than the Nebraska state median. On a $189,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.47% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Nebraska counties by effective rate
Lincoln County ranks #12 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (87% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Lincoln County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.3% of the $65,148 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lincoln 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 9.1% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 63% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 23.7%, the median bill rose 12.4% to $2,788: 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 $2,480 to $2,788, 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 4,122 of 9,772 owner-occupied homes (42.2%) 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 4.3% 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 Lincoln County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lincoln County homeowners, 4,122 of 9,772 owner-occupied homes (42.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 6.1% (592)
- $800 to $1,499 13.1% (1,283)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.7% (950)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.0% (2,251)
- $3,000 or more 42.2% (4,122)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
574 homes here (5.9%) 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 Lincoln County pay about the same bill, a 7% gap.
Lincoln County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lincoln County's effective rate is higher than 87% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #12 of 93.
Where Lincoln County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.47% more affordable than 12% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Nebraska, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 1% of the Nebraska median, yet the median bill runs 21% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $2,788 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Lincoln County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lincoln 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 | 4.3% | - | - |
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.
Lincoln County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Lincoln County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $189,500 median home carries a $2,788 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $279 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Nebraska.
Lincoln County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,788 +3.1% | 1.47% |
| 2023 | $2,704 +1.6% | 1.48% |
| 2022 | $2,662 +5.0% | 1.59% |
| 2021 | $2,535 +2.2% | 1.62% |
| 2020 | $2,480 | 1.62% |
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.
Lincoln County: tax takes 4.3% of income
Counties near Lincoln County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lincoln County sits nearest Midland County (MI), Neosho County (KS), Ellsworth County (KS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Calvert County (MD), Caldwell County (KY), Monmouth County (NJ).
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
Lincoln County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 490 of 16,300 returns from Lincoln County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,229 - 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
Lincoln County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Lincoln County?
- Lincoln County, Nebraska scores F (25/100) 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 B- (+$195). 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 Lincoln County, Nebraska?
- The median annual property tax in Lincoln County is $2,788, an effective rate of 1.47% on a $189,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Lincoln County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lincoln County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.47% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Lincoln County?
- Property taxes in Lincoln County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.3% of the $65,148 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Lincoln County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lincoln County climbed 12.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,480 to $2,788, 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 Lincoln County's STEEP rate
Lincoln County's $2,788 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Lincoln County ranks #12 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 Lincoln 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: 1.47%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,788/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lincoln County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lincoln County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Washington County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lincoln County at $2,788/yr; rate 1.37% vs Lincoln County 1.47%.
Flagler County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,789/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.76% vs Lincoln County 1.47%.
Charlotte County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,785/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.85% vs Lincoln County 1.47%.
Wabasha County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,785/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.05% vs Lincoln County 1.47%.
Nebraska county set
State ACS overview for every published Nebraska county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Lincoln 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 Lincoln County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.