Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Sarpy County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Sarpy County pays $5,473 a year, an effective rate of 1.74%, far above the U.S. average.
- $5,473
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 1.74%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +175%
- vs U.S. average
- #1 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Sarpy County pay a median $5,473 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.74%, more affordable than 5% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $5,473
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.74%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2968 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +175%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($314,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Sarpy County, NE
9/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Median home value relative to Sarpy County's median income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Sarpy County
Sarpy County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Median tax as a share of Sarpy County's median household income
Sarpy County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Sarpy County affordability profile (scored ACS dimensions)
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 46/100 (D) · 3.04×
- Mortgage premium: 19/100 (F) · +$702
- Rate relief: 4/100 (F) · 1.74%
- Income room: 2/100 (F) · 5.3%
- Bill size: 0/100 (F) · $5,473/yr
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 197,389. Owner-occupied homes: 52,128.
The median annual property tax in Sarpy County is $5,473, which is 54% higher than the Nebraska state average and 175% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.74% on a median home value of $314,100. Property taxes represent 5.3% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Sarpy County
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Sarpy County pay a median annual property tax of $5,473, far above the national median and far above the Nebraska state median. On a $314,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.74% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Low among Nebraska counties by effective rate
Sarpy County ranks #1 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (99% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The effective rate is a national headwind
Sarpy County's 1.74% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 95% pay more.
Decision signal 4
Income carries a heavy tax share
Property taxes in Sarpy County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 5.3% of the $103,321 median household income.
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Sarpy 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Sarpy County's effective rate fell 12.8% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 48.6%, leaving the median bill 29.5% higher at $5,473. That rate move is larger than the one in 53% 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 30% from $4,226 to $5,473. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 43,424 of 52,128 owner-occupied homes (83.3%) 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.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 5.3% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
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.
Sarpy County is an outlier inside Nebraska
Across the 93 Nebraska counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 1.25%. Sarpy County is at 1.74%, which sits 2.3 standard deviations above that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Sarpy County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Sarpy County homeowners, 43,424 of 52,128 owner-occupied homes (83.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 2.3% (1,222)
- $800 to $1,499 2.1% (1,110)
- $1,500 to $1,999 2.5% (1,286)
- $2,000 to $2,999 6.1% (3,166)
- $3,000 or more 83.3% (43,424)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,920 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
In Sarpy County, mortgaged homeowners pay 14% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
How Sarpy County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Sarpy County's effective rate is higher than 99% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #1 of 93 for property tax burden.
Where Sarpy County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.74% more affordable than 5% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 1.74%, Sarpy County sits in the top 5% 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 $5,473 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Sarpy County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Sarpy County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 5.3% | - | - |
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.
Think your Sarpy County property tax bill is too high?
On Sarpy County's published figures, a $314,100 median home carries a $5,473 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $547 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Nebraska.
Property Tax History
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,473 +6.1% | 1.74% |
| 2023 | $5,157 +6.3% | 1.79% |
| 2022 | $4,853 +8.1% | 1.85% |
| 2021 | $4,489 +6.2% | 1.98% |
| 2020 | $4,226 | 2.00% |
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.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate far above the national average of 0.92% puts Sarpy County in the "Very Expensive" 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 Sarpy County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Sarpy County sits nearest Wichita County (KS), Pratt County (KS), Kingman County (KS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Bartholomew County (IN), Polk County (GA), Fresno County (CA).
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
What tax filers report in Sarpy County
Of the 96,560 federal returns filed from Sarpy County in 2022, 6,400 (6.6% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $6,845 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 38% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Sarpy County's numbers
- Sarpy County's $5,473 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
- Income burden is elevated here: about 5.3% of Sarpy County's $103,321 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
- Sarpy County ranks #1 of 93 Nebraska counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state board. Nebraska overview →
- If Sarpy County's assessment looks high versus the $314,100 typical home, check Nebraska's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($314,100); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
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.
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Editorial standards and provenance
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 Sarpy County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.