Property tax in Sarpy County, Nebraska
In Sarpy County, the property tax bill comes from the Sarpy County Treasurer's Office. The 2026 taxes bill is paid in 2 installments, and the next one is due March 31, 2027. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Sarpy County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Sarpy County, Nebraska is $5,473 a year, which is about 1.74% of the county's median home value of $314,100. 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.
Who sends the property tax bill in Sarpy County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Sarpy County Treasurer's Office. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Sarpy County Assessor, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
The Sarpy County Assessor values homes and mails change-of-value notices by June 1, but the Sarpy County Treasurer sends the bill and takes the payment. Only one statement is mailed each year, in mid-December, and no reminder is sent, so not receiving it does not excuse late payment. If a mortgage company pays your taxes, it requests the bill from the county; you do not need to forward the statement, but it is your job to confirm the payment was made. The county notes that a USPS postmark may not show the day you dropped off the mail, so ask for a hand postmark at a post office counter or pay online. Online payments carry a $3.00 fee by e-check or 2.5% by card, and an online payment is not final until it clears your bank.
When are property taxes due in Sarpy County?
For the 2026 taxes (payable in 2027) bill, Sarpy County splits the bill into 2 payments, the first due March 31, 2027 and the last July 31, 2027. Interest of 14% a year, compounded daily, runs on each unpaid half from the day it becomes delinquent until paid. Once taxes are delinquent, the county accepts payment only in whole half-year amounts plus interest. Real estate taxes still unpaid are offered at a public tax sale on the first Monday of the following March, which places a lien on the property.
| Payment | Due | Note |
|---|---|---|
| First half (last day to pay without interest) | March 31, 2027 | Nebraska taxes are billed a year behind: the 2026 statement is mailed in mid-December 2026 and is payable in two halves in 2027. State law makes the first half delinquent on April 1 in counties of more than 100,000 people, which includes Sarpy, so March 31, 2027 (a Wednesday) is the last day to pay it or have it postmarked without interest. You may pay the full year at once. The county has not yet posted the 2026 statement's dates; the 2025 statement, under the same state rule, was due March 31 and July 31, 2026. |
| Second half (last day to pay without interest) | July 31, 2027 | The second half becomes delinquent on August 1, 2027. July 31, 2027 is a Saturday and August 1 is a Sunday; Nebraska law treats a payment due on a weekend as on time if made in person or postmarked on the next business day, Monday, August 2, 2027. The county has not said how it will apply this in 2027, so paying by Friday, July 30 is the safe choice. |
From Sarpy County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. The county had not posted a calendar labeled for this cycle when we checked, so these dates come from state law and the county's standing schedule; the date on your bill is the one that binds you.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Sarpy County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Sarpy County's average effective rate of 1.74% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $5,465 / year
Property tax in Sarpy County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $5,473 |
| Median home value | $314,100 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.74% |
| 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 Sarpy County compare in Nebraska?
Among Nebraska's 93 counties, Sarpy County has the highest effective property-tax rate. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 172nd of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Nebraska county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Sarpy County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Sarpy County's 52,128 owner-occupied homes, 83.3% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 89.4% pay at least $2,000, and 2.3% pay under $800. Another 3.7% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 1,222 | 2.3% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 1,110 | 2.1% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,286 | 2.5% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 3,166 | 6.1% |
| $3,000 or more | 43,424 | 83.3% |
| No property tax paid | 1,920 | 3.7% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $5,677 and owners without one pay $4,975. 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 Sarpy County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $5,473 is about 4.4% of the median income of Sarpy County homeowner households, $125,679 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 70.4% of Sarpy 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 Sarpy County?
Yes. The median bill went from $3,928 in 2015-2019 to $5,473 in 2020-2024, a 39.3% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 60.8%, from $195,300 to $314,100. 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 Sarpy County
Sarpy County borders 5 counties, 2 of them across the state line.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarpy County, NE (this county) | 1.74% | $5,473 | $314,100 |
| Douglas County, NE | 1.69% | $4,507 | $266,100 |
| Pottawattamie County, IA | 1.57% | $3,067 | $195,700 |
| Mills County, IA | 1.47% | $3,494 | $237,800 |
| Cass County, NE | 1.43% | $3,652 | $254,900 |
| Saunders County, NE | 1.3% | $3,531 | $271,700 |
How is a home assessed in Sarpy County?
Nebraska assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Sarpy County included. How Nebraska assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Sarpy 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 Sarpy County. Nebraska's exemptions and relief programs in full.
Sarpy County does not add relief programs of its own beyond the Nebraska ones (checked September 23, 2026).
How to appeal your Sarpy County property assessment
In Sarpy County you appeal to the Sarpy County Board of Equalization (protests are filed with the Sarpy County Clerk). The deadline: A valuation protest (Form 422) may be filed with the County Clerk online, in person or by mail from June 1 to June 30 each year, by 4:45 p.m. on June 30; forms received before June 1 or postmarked after June 30 are not accepted, and if June 30 falls on a weekend the deadline is the next business day. The 2026 protest window has closed. The Board's decision can be appealed to the state Tax Equalization and Review Commission (TERC), but only if you protested to the county first; state law sets that deadline at August 24, or September 10 when a county extends its protest hearings, so the 2026 deadline has also passed. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How Nebraska's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Nebraska rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Nebraska page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Sarpy County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Nebraska income tax
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Sales tax in Sarpy County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Sarpy 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.