Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Box Butte County is $1,529.00 per year, based on a median home value of $90,600.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.69% of property value.

Box Butte County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the ninety-three counties in Nebraska, Box Butte County is ranked 28th by median property taxes, and 51st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Box Butte County has lower property taxes than many other Nebraska counties. The median home value is $90,600.00, compared to the median property value in Nebraska of $123,300.00

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28th out of 93 By median yearly property tax

51st out of 93 By percentage of median home value

52nd out of 93 By percentage of median income

You can see how Box Butte County (highlighted in green) compares to the ninety-three other counties in Nebraska with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Nebraska, see our Nebraska county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Nebraska counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Box Butte County are the responsibility of the Box Butte County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Alliance, Nebraska.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Box Butte County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Box Butte County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Box Butte County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Box Butte County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Box Butte County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).