Nebraska · County property tax · ACS 2024
Sioux County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Sioux County pays $1,614 a year, an effective rate of 1.63%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,614
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.63%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -19%
- vs U.S. average
- #5 of 93
- rank in NE
The verdict
Homeowners in Sioux County pay a median $1,614 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.63%, more affordable than 7% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,614
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.63%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2900 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -19%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($99,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Nebraska. Population: 1,171. Owner-occupied homes: 292.
The median annual property tax in Sioux County is $1,614, which is 55% lower than the Nebraska state average and 19% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.63% on a median home value of $99,300. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Sioux County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Sioux County's 1.63% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 93% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Nebraska median
Homeowners in Sioux County pay a median annual property tax of $1,614, notably lower than the national median and far below the Nebraska state median. On a $99,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.63% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Nebraska counties by effective rate
Sioux County ranks #5 of 93 counties in Nebraska by effective rate (95% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Sioux County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $53,929 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Sioux 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
Sioux County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 14.0% up, against a median home value that fell 8.7%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 4.1%, from $1,551 to $1,614.
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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,551 to $1,614, a change of 4%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 77 of 292 owner-occupied homes (26.4%) 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.
This is the least forgiving PAIRING in the data, bottom-quartile household income with a top-quartile effective rate, putting the median bill at 3.0% of median household income. Neither figure is remarkable on its own; the combination is, and the ratio above is the only part of it a household actually feels.
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 Sioux County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Sioux County homeowners, 77 of 292 owner-occupied homes (26.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 24.7% (72)
- $800 to $1,499 20.5% (60)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.3% (33)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.7% (37)
- $3,000 or more 26.4% (77)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
13 homes here (4.5%) 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 Sioux County pay about the same bill, a 1% gap.
Sioux County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Sioux County's effective rate is higher than 95% of the 93 counties in Nebraska - ranking #5 of 93.
Where Sioux County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.63% more affordable than 7% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 1.63%, Sioux County sits in the top 7% 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 $1,614 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Sioux County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Sioux County | Nebraska Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.0% | - | - |
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.
Sioux County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Sioux County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $99,300 median home carries a $1,614 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $161 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Nebraska.
Sioux County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,614 -6.2% | 1.63% |
| 2023 | $1,721 -0.9% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | $1,736 +4.3% | 1.10% |
| 2021 | $1,665 +7.4% | 1.44% |
| 2020 | $1,551 | 1.43% |
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.
Sioux County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Sioux County's effective rate
On effective rate, Sioux County sits nearest Wayne County (MI), Reno County (KS), Monroe County (IL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Choctaw County (AL), Trego County (KS), Brantley County (GA).
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
IRS county file: no disclosed Sioux County Schedule A rows
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Sioux County. That is a limit of the published data rather than a finding about the county: county-level figures are withheld where the counts are too small to disclose safely, which is common in places with few filers. Roughly one county in sixteen is in this position, so the filer view available elsewhere on this site is simply not available here. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data.
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Sioux County rate FAQs
- How does Sioux County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Sioux County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.63% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Sioux County, Nebraska?
- The median annual property tax in Sioux County is $1,614, an effective rate of 1.63% on a $99,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Sioux County?
- Sioux County, Nebraska scores D (43/100) 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+ (1.84×). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Sioux County?
- Property taxes in Sioux County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $53,929 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Sioux County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Sioux County ticked up 4.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,551 to $1,614, 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 to do with Sioux County's STEEP rate
Inside Nebraska, Sioux County's $1,614 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Nebraska overview →
Sioux County ranks #5 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 Sioux 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: 1.63%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,614/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Sioux County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Sioux County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Bee County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,615/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.45% vs Sioux County 1.63%.
Cass County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,615/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.56% vs Sioux County 1.63%.
DeSoto County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,613/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.60% vs Sioux County 1.63%.
Lanier County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,615/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.00% vs Sioux County 1.63%.
Nebraska county set
State ACS overview for every published Nebraska county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Sioux 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 Sioux County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.