Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Scotts Bluff County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Scotts Bluff County pays $2,495 a year, an effective rate of 1.48%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,495
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.48%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +25%
- vs U.S. average
- #10 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Scotts Bluff County pay a median $2,495 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.48%, more affordable than 12% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,495
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.48%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2774 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +25%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($168,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 35,843. Owner-occupied homes: 10,451.
The median annual property tax in Scotts Bluff County is $2,495, which is 30% lower than the Nebraska state average and 25% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.48% on a median home value of $168,500. Property taxes represent 3.9% of the median household income in this county.
Scotts Bluff County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Scotts Bluff County's 1.48% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 12%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Nebraska counties by effective rate
Scotts Bluff County ranks #10 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (89% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Scotts Bluff County pay a median annual property tax of $2,495, well above the national median and well below the Nebraska state median. On a $168,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.48% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Scotts Bluff County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.9% of the $63,614 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Scotts Bluff 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.
The rate held while the market moved
Scotts Bluff County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 3.3% down, against a median home value that rose 29.2%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 25.0%, from $1,996 to $2,495.
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 $1,996 to $2,495, a gain of 25%. 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: 3,818 of 10,451 owner-occupied homes (36.5%) 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 3.9% 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 Scotts Bluff County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Scotts Bluff County homeowners, 3,818 of 10,451 owner-occupied homes (36.5%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 10.0% (1,047)
- $800 to $1,499 14.2% (1,488)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.5% (1,303)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.0% (2,196)
- $3,000 or more 36.5% (3,818)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
599 homes here (5.7%) 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 Scotts Bluff County pay about the same bill, a 8% gap.
Scotts Bluff County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Scotts Bluff County's effective rate is higher than 89% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #10 of 93.
Where Scotts Bluff County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.48% more affordable than 12% 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 Scotts Bluff County moved from $1,996 in the 2020 release to $2,495 in 2024, a change of about 25%. 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.
Scotts Bluff County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Scotts Bluff 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 | 3.9% | - | - |
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.
Scotts Bluff County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Scotts Bluff County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $168,500 median home carries a $2,495 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $250 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Nebraska.
Scotts Bluff County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,495 +3.9% | 1.48% |
| 2023 | $2,401 +6.1% | 1.49% |
| 2022 | $2,264 +9.8% | 1.50% |
| 2021 | $2,062 +3.3% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | $1,996 | 1.53% |
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.
Scotts Bluff County: tax-to-income at 3.9%
Counties near Scotts Bluff County's effective rate
On effective rate, Scotts Bluff County sits nearest Wilson County (KS), Madison County (IA), Deaf Smith County (TX).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Winona County (MN), Chaves County (NM), Richmond County (NY).
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
Scotts Bluff County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 530 of 16,310 returns from Scotts Bluff County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,423 - 32% 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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Scotts Bluff County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Scotts Bluff County?
- Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska scores F (29/100) 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 C+ (+$198). 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 Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska?
- The median annual property tax in Scotts Bluff County is $2,495, an effective rate of 1.48% on a $168,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Scotts Bluff County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Scotts Bluff County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.48% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Scotts Bluff County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Scotts Bluff County jumped 25.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,996 to $2,495, 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 Scotts Bluff County?
- Property taxes in Scotts Bluff County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.9% of the $63,614 median household income.
What to do with Scotts Bluff County's STEEP rate
Scotts Bluff County's $2,495 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Scotts Bluff County ranks #10 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 Scotts Bluff 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: 1.48%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,495/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Scotts Bluff County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Scotts Bluff County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Effingham County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Scotts Bluff County at $2,495/yr; rate 0.90% vs Scotts Bluff County 1.48%.
Geary County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,496/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.45% vs Scotts Bluff County 1.48%.
Goochland County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,496/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.50% vs Scotts Bluff County 1.48%.
Charlevoix County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,493/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.90% vs Scotts Bluff County 1.48%.
Nebraska county set
State ACS overview for every published Nebraska county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.