Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Thurston County is $1,091.00 per year, based on a median home value of $67,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.63% of property value.

Thurston 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, Thurston County is ranked 69th by median property taxes, and 58th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Thurston County collects a median of 1.63% 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 Thurston County is $56,200.00 lower than the Nebraska median property value of $123,300.00.

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69th out of 93 By median yearly property tax

58th out of 93 By percentage of median home value

79th out of 93 By percentage of median income

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

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