Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Nance County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Nance County pays $1,451 a year, an effective rate of 1.10%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,451
- Median tax / yr
- 1.10%
- Effective rate
- -27%
- vs U.S. average
- #73 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Nance County pay a median $1,451 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.10%, more affordable than 28% of U.S. counties.
- $1,451
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.10%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2246 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -27%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($132,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Owner-occupied homes: 978.
The median annual property tax in Nance County is $1,451, which is 59% lower than the Nebraska state average and 27% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.10% on a median home value of $132,000. Property taxes represent 2.2% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Nance County
Homeowners in Nance County pay a median annual property tax of $1,451, well below the national median and far below the Nebraska state median. On a $132,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.10% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Property taxes in Nance County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.2% of the $65,179 median household income. Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, down 1.3%, from $1,470 to $1,451. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Nance County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Nance County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+119%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
How Nance County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Nance County's effective rate is higher than 22% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #73 of 93 for property tax burden.
Where Nance County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.10% more affordable than 28% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Nance County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Nance County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax | $1,451 | $3,549 | $1,993 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 1.10% | 1.49% | 0.92% |
| Median Home Value | $132,000 | $238,600 | $227,791 |
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.
Think your Nance County property tax bill is too high?
A successful appeal can lower your assessed value by 10-25%, cutting your annual tax bill by hundreds or thousands of dollars. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to project savings on your specific home, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the exact procedure in Nebraska.
Property Tax History
| Year | Median Tax | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,451 -1.3% | 1.10% |
| 2023 | $1,470 +9.1% | 1.20% |
| 2022 | $1,348 +8.4% | 1.25% |
| 2021 | $1,243 +8.6% | 1.44% |
| 2020 | $1,145 | 1.46% |
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate notably higher than the national average of 0.92% puts Nance County in the "Moderate" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Nance County or any other county.
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What this means in Nance County
How to use Nance County's property-tax numbers, for budgeting, comparison, or an appeal.
- At Nance County's 1.10% effective rate, a $132,000 home implies about $1,451/yr, plug in your own home's value to estimate your bill. Estimate your bill
- Nance County ranks #73 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate, compare it against the rest of the state before you judge your bill. Nebraska overview
- If your assessed value looks high relative to Nance County's typical home, you may have grounds to appeal, most jurisdictions have a filing window each year. How to appeal
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($132,000); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
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.
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Nance County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-09.