Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Thayer County is $985.00 per year, based on a median home value of $61,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.59% of property value.

Thayer 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, Thayer County is ranked 78th by median property taxes, and 73rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Thayer County collects a median of 1.59% 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 Thayer County is $61,400.00 lower than the Nebraska median property value of $123,300.00.

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78th out of 93 By median yearly property tax

73rd out of 93 By percentage of median home value

82nd out of 93 By percentage of median income

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

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