Property tax in Cheyenne County, Nebraska

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Cheyenne County, Nebraska is $2,301 a year, which is about 1.65% of the county's median home value of $139,700. That effective rate is higher 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 Cheyenne County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Cheyenne County's average effective rate of 1.65% (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: $2,305 / year

Property tax in Cheyenne County at a glance

Cheyenne County, Nebraska property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$2,301
Median home value	$139,700
Effective tax rate	1.65%
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 Cheyenne County compare in Nebraska?

Among Nebraska's 93 counties, Cheyenne County has the 4th highest effective property-tax rate: 3 rank higher and 89 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 226th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Nebraska county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Cheyenne County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Cheyenne County's 2,979 owner-occupied homes, 32.6% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 54.6% pay at least $2,000, and 10.9% pay under $800. Another 4.1% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Cheyenne County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	326	10.9%
$800 to $1,499	565	19%
$1,500 to $1,999	340	11.4%
$2,000 to $2,999	656	22%
$3,000 or more	970	32.6%
No property tax paid	122	4.1%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,678 and owners without one pay $1,903. 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 Cheyenne County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $2,301 is about 3% of the median income of Cheyenne County homeowner households, $75,767 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 66.7% of Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,982 in 2015-2019 to $2,301 in 2020-2024, a 16.1% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 35.6%, from $103,000 to $139,700. 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 Cheyenne County

Cheyenne County borders 7 counties, 2 of them across the state line.

Cheyenne County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Kimball County, NE	1.67%	$1,828	$109,400
Cheyenne County, NE (this county)	1.65%	$2,301	$139,700
Deuel County, NE	1.43%	$1,431	$100,200
Morrill County, NE	1.42%	$1,644	$116,100
Banner County, NE	1.26%	$2,592	$205,700
Garden County, NE	1.01%	$1,113	$110,400
Logan County, CO	0.46%	$1,132	$245,300
Sedgwick County, CO	0.45%	$664	$149,000

How is a home assessed in Cheyenne County?

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

Is there a homestead exemption in Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne County. Nebraska's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Cheyenne 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. Cheyenne County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Cheyenne 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; Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne 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.