Property tax in Butler County, Nebraska

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Butler County, Nebraska is $2,044 a year, which is about 1.11% of the county's median home value of $184,200. That effective rate is lower than the typical Nebraska county (1.27%) and higher than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Butler County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Butler County's average effective rate of 1.11% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $2,045 / year

Property tax in Butler County at a glance

Butler County, Nebraska property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$2,044
Median home value	$184,200
Effective tax rate	1.11%
Typical Nebraska county rate	1.27%
National median county rate	0.81%

Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

How does Butler County compare in Nebraska?

Among Nebraska's 93 counties, Butler County has the 68th highest effective property-tax rate: 67 rank higher and 25 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Nebraska. Nationally, it ranks 880th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Nebraska county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Butler County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Butler County's 2,815 owner-occupied homes, 28% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 49% pay at least $2,000, and 14.4% pay under $800. Another 3.7% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Butler County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	404	14.4%
$800 to $1,499	379	13.5%
$1,500 to $1,999	546	19.4%
$2,000 to $2,999	592	21%
$3,000 or more	789	28%
No property tax paid	105	3.7%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,225 and owners without one pay $1,937. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.

How does the Butler County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $2,044 is about 2.1% of the median income of Butler County homeowner households, $95,440 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 79.9% of Butler County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.

Have property taxes gone up in Butler County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,552 in 2015-2019 to $2,044 in 2020-2024, a 31.7% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 57%, from $117,300 to $184,200. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.

Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.

Property tax in counties next to Butler County

Butler County borders 8 counties.

Butler County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Lancaster County, NE	1.53%	$4,204	$275,200
Saunders County, NE	1.3%	$3,531	$271,700
Platte County, NE	1.29%	$2,885	$223,900
Dodge County, NE	1.27%	$2,643	$208,600
York County, NE	1.19%	$2,263	$189,400
Colfax County, NE	1.18%	$1,710	$144,700
Seward County, NE	1.18%	$2,850	$241,300
Butler County, NE (this county)	1.11%	$2,044	$184,200
Polk County, NE	0.99%	$1,888	$189,900

How is a home assessed in Butler County?

Nebraska assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Butler County included. How Nebraska assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Butler County?

Only for some owners. Nebraska's homestead exemption is limited to owners 65 and older, disabled owners and veterans; every owner gets two credits printed on the county statement. That is the Nebraska rule, and it applies in Butler County. Nebraska's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Butler County?

Nebraska levies a year in arrears, and tax becomes due December 31 following the levy, at which point it also becomes a first lien on the property. You can pay in two halves. In most counties the first half becomes delinquent May 1 and the second September 1; in Douglas, Lancaster and Sarpy counties the dates move up to April 1 and August 1.

Nebraska splits the bill into 2 installments. That is the Nebraska rule. Butler County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Butler County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the County Board of Equalization, then the Tax Equalization and Review Commission. The filing deadline is typically June 30. That is the Nebraska rule; Butler County sets the exact dates and forms. The Nebraska appeal process step by step.

Nebraska rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Nebraska page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Butler County, Nebraska: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.