#1Valentine
Cherry County · 2,635 peopleMedian yearly bill·0.94% of the median home value
Valentine, #1 on this list · F. M. Walcott House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Nebraska rankings · Property tax
Towns with the lowest property taxes in Nebraska
Valentine has the lowest property-tax bills of Nebraska’s 56 towns of 2,500+: homeowners’ median bill is $1,398 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town’s median bill here is $2,704.
Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners pay. The survey reports bills of $10,000 or more only as “$10,000+”, so those towns are listed below the list, not ranked. A described list: no letters. How grades work
#1$1,398
#2Falls City
Richardson County · 3,988 peopleMedian yearly bill·1.75% of the median home value
#3Auburn
Nemaha County · 3,498 peopleMedian yearly bill·1.68% of the median home value
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Median yearly bill, lowest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied; 4 towns here).
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Which Nebraska town has the lowest property taxes?
Valentine (Cherry County): homeowners’ median bill is $1,398 a year. Falls City ($1,570) and Auburn ($1,660) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By the median yearly property-tax bill homeowners report to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), lowest first. Towns with the same bill share a rank (T). The share of home value is the bill divided by the median home value, both from the survey. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with a reported bill under $10,000 (56 in Nebraska); bills of $10,000+ can’t be told apart, so those towns are listed separately. Smaller towns show their bill on their Cost of living page. Every town is on the Nebraska page.
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