Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Red Willow County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Red Willow County pays $1,879 a year, an effective rate of 1.18%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,879
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.18%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -6%
- vs U.S. average
- #58 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Red Willow County pay a median $1,879 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.18%, more affordable than 24% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,879
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.18%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2381 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -6%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($159,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 10,557. Owner-occupied homes: 3,289.
The median annual property tax in Red Willow County is $1,879, which is 47% lower than the Nebraska state average and 6% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.18% on a median home value of $159,600. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.
Red Willow County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Red Willow County's 1.18% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 24%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Nebraska median
Homeowners in Red Willow County pay a median annual property tax of $1,879, modestly below the national median and well below the Nebraska state median. On a $159,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.18% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Nebraska counties by effective rate
Red Willow County ranks #58 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (38% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Red Willow County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $63,697 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Red Willow 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Red Willow County's effective rate fell 16.5% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 40.5%, leaving the median bill 17.4% higher at $1,879. That rate move is larger than the one in 71% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $1,601 to $1,879, a gain of 17%. 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 787 of 3,289 (23.9%). This shows the reported distribution around the county median, while individual assessments can vary.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 2.9% 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 Red Willow County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Red Willow County homeowners, 787 of 3,289 owner-occupied homes (23.9%), pays $2,000 to $2,999 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.0% (394)
- $800 to $1,499 22.7% (747)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.8% (584)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.9% (787)
- $3,000 or more 19.9% (656)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
121 homes here (3.7%) 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 Red Willow County pay about the same bill, a 0% gap.
Red Willow County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Red Willow County's effective rate is higher than 38% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #58 of 93.
Where Red Willow County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.18% more affordable than 24% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Nebraska on both measures
Red Willow County's effective rate runs 21% under the Nebraska median and its bill 47% 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 $1,879 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.
Red Willow County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Red Willow County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.9% | - | - |
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.
Red Willow County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Nebraska counties.
Red Willow County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,879 +3.8% | 1.18% |
| 2023 | $1,811 -2.0% | 1.26% |
| 2022 | $1,848 +7.9% | 1.28% |
| 2021 | $1,712 +6.9% | 1.31% |
| 2020 | $1,601 | 1.41% |
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.
Red Willow County: tax-to-income at 2.9%
Counties near Red Willow County's effective rate
On effective rate, Red Willow County sits nearest Valley County (MT), Waseca County (MN), Muskegon County (MI).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are St. Tammany Parish (LA), Outagamie County (WI), Champaign County (IL).
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
Red Willow County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 130 of 4,890 returns from Red Willow County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,723 - 38% 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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Red Willow County rate FAQs
- How does Red Willow County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Red Willow County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.18% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Red Willow County, Nebraska?
- The median annual property tax in Red Willow County is $1,879, an effective rate of 1.18% on a $159,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Red Willow County?
- Red Willow County, Nebraska scores D (45/100) 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 (+$3). 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 Red Willow County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Red Willow County climbed 17.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,601 to $1,879, 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 Red Willow County?
- Property taxes in Red Willow County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $63,697 median household income.
What to do with Red Willow County's PAR rate
Inside Nebraska, Red Willow County's $1,879 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Nebraska overview →
Red Willow County ranks #58 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 Red Willow 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: 1.18%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,879/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Red Willow County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Red Willow County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Branch County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Red Willow County at $1,879/yr; rate 1.16% vs Red Willow County 1.18%.
Charles Mix County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,878/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.10% vs Red Willow County 1.18%.
Gloucester County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,878/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.57% vs Red Willow County 1.18%.
Jones County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,878/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.97% vs Red Willow County 1.18%.
Nebraska county set
State ACS overview for every published Nebraska county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Red Willow 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 Red Willow County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.