Property tax in Fillmore County, Nebraska

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Fillmore County, Nebraska is $1,491 a year, which is about 0.99% of the county's median home value of $151,000. 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 Fillmore County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Fillmore County's average effective rate of 0.99% (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: $1,495 / year

Property tax in Fillmore County at a glance

Fillmore County, Nebraska property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,491
Median home value	$151,000
Effective tax rate	0.99%
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 Fillmore County compare in Nebraska?

Among Nebraska's 93 counties, Fillmore County has the 85th highest effective property-tax rate: 84 rank higher and 8 rank lower. That places it among the least taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 1150th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Nebraska county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Fillmore County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Fillmore County's 1,895 owner-occupied homes, 17.8% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 33.4% pay at least $2,000, and 19.7% pay under $800. Another 3.5% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Fillmore County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	374	19.7%
$800 to $1,499	548	28.9%
$1,500 to $1,999	275	14.5%
$2,000 to $2,999	295	15.6%
$3,000 or more	337	17.8%
No property tax paid	66	3.5%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,504 and owners without one pay $1,476. That is within 10% either way, so in Fillmore County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.

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

The median property tax bill of $1,491 is about 1.8% of the median income of Fillmore County homeowner households, $84,948 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 80.4% of Fillmore 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 Fillmore County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,269 in 2015-2019 to $1,491 in 2020-2024, a 17.5% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 88.5%, from $80,100 to $151,000. 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 Fillmore County

Fillmore County borders 7 counties.

Fillmore County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Jefferson County, NE	1.46%	$1,886	$129,500
Saline County, NE	1.35%	$2,663	$197,400
Clay County, NE	1.2%	$1,870	$155,600
York County, NE	1.19%	$2,263	$189,400
Seward County, NE	1.18%	$2,850	$241,300
Nuckolls County, NE	1.17%	$1,133	$96,500
Thayer County, NE	1.03%	$1,259	$122,800
Fillmore County, NE (this county)	0.99%	$1,491	$151,000

How is a home assessed in Fillmore County?

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

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

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

How to appeal your Fillmore 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; Fillmore 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 Fillmore 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.