Property tax in Saline County, Nebraska

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Saline County, Nebraska is $2,663 a year, which is about 1.35% of the county's median home value of $197,400. 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 Saline County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Saline County's average effective rate of 1.35% (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: $2,665 / year

Property tax in Saline County at a glance

Saline County, Nebraska property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$2,663
Median home value	$197,400
Effective tax rate	1.35%
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 Saline County compare in Nebraska?

Among Nebraska's 93 counties, Saline County has the 32nd highest effective property-tax rate: 31 rank higher and 61 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Nebraska. Nationally, it ranks 522nd of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Nebraska county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Saline County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Saline County's 3,903 owner-occupied homes, 39.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 61.2% pay at least $2,000, and 10.1% pay under $800. Another 6.2% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Saline County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	395	10.1%
$800 to $1,499	467	12%
$1,500 to $1,999	413	10.6%
$2,000 to $2,999	838	21.5%
$3,000 or more	1,548	39.7%
No property tax paid	242	6.2%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $3,014 and owners without one pay $2,409. 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 Saline County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $2,663 is about 2.9% of the median income of Saline County homeowner households, $90,951 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 75.9% of Saline 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 Saline County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,752 in 2015-2019 to $2,663 in 2020-2024, a 52% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 98.8%, from $99,300 to $197,400. 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 Saline County

Saline County borders 7 counties.

Saline 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
Jefferson County, NE	1.46%	$1,886	$129,500
Gage County, NE	1.41%	$2,447	$174,000
Saline County, NE (this county)	1.35%	$2,663	$197,400
York County, NE	1.19%	$2,263	$189,400
Seward County, NE	1.18%	$2,850	$241,300
Thayer County, NE	1.03%	$1,259	$122,800
Fillmore County, NE	0.99%	$1,491	$151,000

How is a home assessed in Saline County?

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

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

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

How to appeal your Saline 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; Saline 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 Saline 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.