Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Richardson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Richardson County pays $1,432 a year, an effective rate of 1.43%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,432
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.43%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -28%
- vs U.S. average
- #21 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Richardson County pay a median $1,432 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.43%, more affordable than 14% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,432
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.43%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2709 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -28%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($100,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 7,751. Owner-occupied homes: 2,748.
The median annual property tax in Richardson County is $1,432, which is 60% lower than the Nebraska state average and 28% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.43% on a median home value of $100,300. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
Richardson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Richardson County's 1.43% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 14%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Richardson County pay a median annual property tax of $1,432, well below the national median and far below the Nebraska state median. On a $100,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.43% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Nebraska counties by effective rate
Richardson County ranks #21 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (77% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Richardson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $60,108 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 7.8%, from $1,329 to $1,432. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Richardson 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 37% from $1,049 to $1,432. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 675 of 2,748 owner-occupied homes (24.6%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 2.4% 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 Richardson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Richardson County homeowners, 675 of 2,748 owner-occupied homes (24.6%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 24.6% (675)
- $800 to $1,499 22.9% (628)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.2% (364)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.2% (334)
- $3,000 or more 18.0% (495)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
252 homes here (9.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Nebraska handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Richardson County, mortgaged homeowners pay 29% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Richardson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Richardson County's effective rate is higher than 77% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #21 of 93.
Where Richardson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.43% more affordable than 14% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Richardson County moved from $1,049 in the 2020 release to $1,432 in 2024, a change of about 37%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Richardson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Richardson County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.4% | - | - |
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.
Richardson County's STEEP · LIGHT lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Richardson County's published figures (STEEP · LIGHT), a $100,300 median home carries a $1,432 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $143 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Nebraska.
Richardson County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,432 +7.8% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | $1,329 +12.2% | 1.38% |
| 2022 | $1,184 +15.6% | 1.32% |
| 2021 | $1,024 -2.4% | 1.35% |
| 2020 | $1,049 | 1.42% |
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.
Richardson County: tax-to-income at 2.4%
Counties near Richardson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Richardson County sits nearest Gogebic County (MI), Hampshire County (MA), Franklin County (MA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Camden County (NC), Columbia County (AR), Lea County (NM).
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
Richardson County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 70 of 3,590 returns from Richardson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,629 - 57% 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.
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Richardson County rate FAQs
- How does Richardson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Richardson County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.43% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Richardson County, Nebraska?
- The median annual property tax in Richardson County is $1,432, an effective rate of 1.43% on a $100,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Richardson County?
- Richardson 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 housing pressure at A+ (1.67×). 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 Richardson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Richardson County is recorded at $1,432 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,049 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,748 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Richardson County?
- Property taxes in Richardson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $60,108 median household income.
What to do with Richardson County's STEEP rate
Richardson County's $1,432 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Richardson County ranks #21 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 Richardson 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: 1.43%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,432/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Richardson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Richardson County (STEEP · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP LIGHT
Grant County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Richardson County at $1,432/yr; rate 0.68% vs Richardson County 1.43%.
Owyhee County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Richardson County at $1,432/yr; rate 0.40% vs Richardson County 1.43%.
Presque Isle County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Richardson County at $1,432/yr; rate 0.95% vs Richardson County 1.43%.
Wilbarger County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Richardson County at $1,432/yr; rate 1.60% vs Richardson County 1.43%.
Nebraska county set
State ACS overview for every published Nebraska county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Richardson County stamps STEEP · LIGHT - 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 Richardson County (STEEP · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.