Property tax by ZIP code in Nebraska
Enter a Nebraska ZIP and see the median property tax paid, median home value, and effective tax rate from the 2020–2024 American Community Survey — plus how it compares to the Nebraska state median.
Look up a Nebraska ZIP code
Enter a 5-digit Nebraska ZIP code above to see its property tax data.
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Nebraska's effective property-tax rate is among the highest in the country — around 1.49% of value statewide — largely because the state funds K-12 schools so heavily through local property tax. Roughly two-thirds of school revenue comes from local sources, which is why a Nebraska bill leans hard on its school-district levy.
Enter a 5-digit Nebraska ZIP to see its median property tax, median home value, and effective rate from the US Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 vintage, plus how it compares to the Nebraska state and US national medians. The explainer below covers actual-value assessment and the statutory equalization range, the inspection cycle, the new LB34 School District Property Tax Relief Credit now printed on the tax statement, the Community College credit, and the income-tested Homestead Exemption.
How Nebraska property tax works
In Nebraska, county assessors value most property — residential and commercial — at actual (market) value, with state law setting an acceptable equalization range of 92% to 100% of that value (Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-201 and 77-5023). Property is assessed every year, and assessors must physically inspect and review each parcel at least once every six years, so a fresh inspection in your area can reset a value that had drifted from the market.
Nebraska's biggest homeowner relief now arrives as a credit printed right on the tax statement. After LB34 (2024), the School District Property Tax Relief Credit — worth 30% of your school-district property taxes — is front-loaded onto the county tax statement starting with 2024 statements, rather than being claimed back later on an income-tax return. A separate Community College credit (a 100% refund of community-college property taxes) is still claimed on the state income-tax return, not on the bill.
For qualifying households there's the Homestead Exemption, which exempts part of a home's value for owners who are 65 or older, are disabled, or are disabled veterans. Most categories are income-tested on a sliding scale — the larger your household income, the smaller the exemption — though certain disabled-veteran categories have no income or value limit. Applications run from February 2 through June 30 each year.
Why your actual bill differs
The numbers above describe a typical homeowner in this ZIP — not your specific bill. A few things move bills away from the median:
- Heavy school-district levies. School levies are the largest piece of a Nebraska bill, so two similar homes in different school districts can owe meaningfully different amounts.
- The LB34 school-tax credit. The 30% School District Property Tax Relief Credit is now applied directly on the statement, so a bill that reflects it sits below one that doesn't.
- Exemptions and credits. The income-tested Homestead Exemption, and whether an owner claims the Community College credit on their income return, each pull a qualifying owner's bill below the median.
- Reappraisal timing. Because every parcel is inspected at least once every six years, a recent inspection can reset a value and push a bill above the ZIP median.
Nebraska has no single statewide bill lookup — each county treasurer runs its own. Lancaster County's treasurer property-tax site (Lincoln) is a working example; for other counties, search your county treasurer's online property-tax site.
Methodology
Data on this page comes from the US Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 vintage (released January 29, 2026), at the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) level. After filtering ZCTAs the Census suppresses for privacy or small-sample reasons, this page covers 515 Nebraska ZIPs.
Topcoding in Nebraska. The Census caps median property tax at $10,000, reporting anything higher as $10,001. Even though Nebraska's effective rate is high, its moderate home values keep essentially every ZIP below the cap, so the figures here are true medians.
See the full methodology page for source details (Census table IDs, the comparison-median rule, calculator formulas), how we handle topcoding across every state, and the refresh cadence.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the median tax in my ZIP different from what I pay?
Median is the middle of the distribution, not your bill. Nebraska assesses at actual market value, but your bill stacks overlapping school-district, county, and city levies — with the school levy the largest piece. The LB34 school-tax credit on your statement, the income-tested Homestead Exemption, and the Community College credit move qualifying owners further from the median.
What did Nebraska's LB34 change about the school-tax credit?
LB34 (2024 special session, signed August 20, 2024) front-loaded the School District Property Tax Relief Credit — 30% of your school-district property taxes — directly onto the county tax statement instead of leaving it to be claimed back on an income-tax form. It also created a Property Tax Growth Limitation Act capping local-levy growth.
Where do I find my actual Nebraska property tax bill?
Through your county treasurer. Nebraska has no statewide portal; each county runs its own. Lancaster County's treasurer property-tax site (Lincoln) is a working example.
When does Nebraska data update on this page?
Annually, when the Census Bureau releases a new ACS 5-year vintage. The 2020–2024 vintage released January 29, 2026. The next vintage (2021–2025) typically follows the next year, though the Census has not yet posted its release date.
Why don't you cover other states yet?
State-by-state rollout. Each state needs its own context section (assessment method, exemptions, local taxing structure) to be genuinely useful. High-search-volume states are going live first.