Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Boyd County is $854.00 per year, based on a median home value of $52,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.64% of property value.

Boyd County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the ninety-three counties in Nebraska, Boyd County is ranked 88th by median property taxes, and 57th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Boyd County collects a median of 1.64% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Nebraska. This is partially because the median property value in Boyd County is $71,200.00 lower than the Nebraska median property value of $123,300.00.

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88th out of 93 By median yearly property tax

57th out of 93 By percentage of median home value

85th out of 93 By percentage of median income

You can see how Boyd 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 Boyd County are the responsibility of the Boyd County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Butte, Nebraska.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Boyd County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Boyd County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Boyd County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Boyd 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 Boyd County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).