Property tax in Webster County, Nebraska

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Webster County, Nebraska is $1,707 a year, which is about 1.45% of the county's median home value of $117,600. 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 Webster County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Webster County's average effective rate of 1.45% (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: $1,705 / year

Property tax in Webster County at a glance

Webster County, Nebraska property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$1,707
Median home value	$117,600
Effective tax rate	1.45%
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 Webster County compare in Nebraska?

Among Nebraska's 93 counties, Webster County has the 16th highest effective property-tax rate: 15 rank higher and 77 rank lower. That is on the higher side for Nebraska. Nationally, it ranks 411th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Nebraska county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Webster County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Webster County's 1,203 owner-occupied homes, 17.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 40.6% pay at least $2,000, and 27.2% pay under $800. Another 5.7% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Webster County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	327	27.2%
$800 to $1,499	185	15.4%
$1,500 to $1,999	134	11.1%
$2,000 to $2,999	276	22.9%
$3,000 or more	213	17.7%
No property tax paid	68	5.7%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,202 and owners without one pay $1,347. 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 Webster County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,707 is about 2.3% of the median income of Webster County homeowner households, $73,393 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 80.6% of Webster 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 Webster County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,287 in 2015-2019 to $1,707 in 2020-2024, a 32.6% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 50%, from $78,400 to $117,600. 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 Webster County

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

Webster County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
County	Effective rate	Median bill	Median home value
Jewell County, KS	1.93%	$1,247	$64,600
Smith County, KS	1.83%	$1,722	$94,100
Adams County, NE	1.45%	$2,793	$193,100
Webster County, NE (this county)	1.45%	$1,707	$117,600
Franklin County, NE	1.28%	$1,221	$95,600
Kearney County, NE	1.23%	$2,740	$223,400
Clay County, NE	1.2%	$1,870	$155,600
Nuckolls County, NE	1.17%	$1,133	$96,500

How is a home assessed in Webster County?

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

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

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

How to appeal your Webster 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; Webster 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 Webster 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.