Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Nebraska
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Nebraska ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant County | $129 | 0.749% | $113,900 |
| 2 | Loup County | $119 | 0.800% | $120,700 |
| 3 | Dundy County | $119 | 0.821% | $118,200 |
| 4 | Brown County | $110 | 1.080% | $100,200 |
| 5 | Hitchcock County | $108 | 1.244% | $88,800 |
| 6 | Franklin County | $106 | 1.133% | $99,100 |
| 7 | Garden County | $106 | 1.180% | $95,500 |
| 8 | Nuckolls County | $103 | 1.281% | $90,900 |
| 9 | Pawnee County | $101 | 1.592% | $74,800 |
| 10 | Thayer County | $99 | 1.137% | $106,200 |
| 11 | Blaine County | $99 | 1.186% | $102,100 |
| 12 | Hooker County | $98 | 1.431% | $85,400 |
| 13 | Thomas County | $97 | 1.087% | $113,000 |
| 14 | Wheeler County | $96 | 0.912% | $135,900 |
| 15 | Keya Paha County | $96 | 1.140% | $108,800 |
| 16 | Rock County | $94 | 1.016% | $124,400 |
| 17 | Boyd County | $94 | 1.219% | $104,000 |
| 18 | McPherson County | $90 | 1.063% | $124,200 |
| 19 | Richardson County | $89 | 1.377% | $96,500 |
| 20 | Furnas County | $89 | 1.449% | $91,800 |
| 21 | Greeley County | $85 | 1.563% | $87,800 |
| 22 | Cherry County | $85 | 1.010% | $136,000 |
| 23 | Sheridan County | $82 | 1.376% | $102,900 |
| 24 | Antelope County | $81 | 1.220% | $116,900 |
| 25 | Knox County | $81 | 1.220% | $116,900 |
| 26 | Hayes County | $81 | 1.267% | $112,800 |
| 27 | Morrill County | $79 | 1.297% | $112,000 |
| 28 | Deuel County | $78 | 1.497% | $97,200 |
| 29 | Webster County | $77 | 1.439% | $102,000 |
| 30 | Nance County | $77 | 1.197% | $122,800 |
| 31 | Fillmore County | $76 | 1.129% | $131,200 |
| 32 | Perkins County | $74 | 1.014% | $149,200 |
| 33 | Arthur County | $69 | 0.834% | $188,800 |
| 34 | Thurston County | $67 | 1.521% | $105,100 |
| 35 | Logan County | $66 | 1.002% | $160,000 |
| 36 | Colfax County | $65 | 1.252% | $128,800 |
| 37 | Sherman County | $62 | 1.224% | $135,000 |
| 38 | Boone County | $60 | 1.016% | $164,700 |
| 39 | Harlan County | $59 | 1.148% | $147,200 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | $57 | 1.453% | $117,600 |
| 41 | Dixon County | $57 | 1.212% | $141,400 |
| 42 | Sioux County | $56 | 1.215% | $141,700 |
| 43 | Holt County | $55 | 1.139% | $152,000 |
| 44 | Polk County | $54 | 0.983% | $177,800 |
| 45 | Nemaha County | $53 | 1.408% | $125,100 |
| 46 | Red Willow County | $49 | 1.262% | $143,500 |
| 47 | Cuming County | $48 | 1.038% | $174,900 |
| 48 | Burt County | $48 | 1.455% | $125,400 |
| 49 | Cedar County | $47 | 1.041% | $175,500 |
| 50 | Custer County | $46 | 1.152% | $160,500 |
| 51 | Clay County | $43 | 1.289% | $146,300 |
| 52 | Valley County | $42 | 1.552% | $122,200 |
| 53 | Kimball County | $41 | 1.733% | $109,900 |
| 54 | Butler County | $38 | 1.171% | $165,700 |
| 55 | Merrick County | $36 | 1.172% | $168,000 |
| 56 | Dawes County | $36 | 1.345% | $146,500 |
| 57 | Frontier County | $35 | 1.426% | $138,800 |
| 58 | Dawson County | $34 | 1.260% | $157,800 |
| 59 | Johnson County | $34 | 1.516% | $131,500 |
| 60 | Garfield County | $26 | 1.439% | $144,900 |
| 61 | York County | $24 | 1.202% | $175,900 |
| 62 | Pierce County | $23 | 1.158% | $182,700 |
| 63 | Chase County | $20 | 1.206% | $178,700 |
| 64 | Keith County | $16 | 1.404% | $157,000 |
| 65 | Cheyenne County | $12 | 1.741% | $129,100 |
| 66 | Hamilton County | $9 | 0.958% | $238,700 |
| 67 | Howard County | $7 | 1.128% | $205,200 |
| 68 | Phelps County | $1 | 1.377% | $173,300 |
| 69 | Box Butte County | $-0 | 1.488% | $161,100 |
| 70 | Scotts Bluff County | $-0 | 1.488% | $161,400 |
| 71 | Gosper County | $-1 | 1.187% | $202,700 |
| 72 | Gage County | $-1 | 1.440% | $167,100 |
| 73 | Stanton County | $-1 | 1.307% | $184,300 |
| 74 | Wayne County | $-3 | 1.194% | $203,700 |
| 75 | Saline County | $-4 | 1.353% | $180,700 |
| 76 | Banner County | $-10 | 1.513% | $166,300 |
| 77 | Dodge County | $-16 | 1.377% | $188,100 |
| 78 | Madison County | $-18 | 1.336% | $196,000 |
| 79 | Otoe County | $-22 | 1.437% | $185,000 |
| 80 | Adams County | $-23 | 1.437% | $185,800 |
| 81 | Kearney County | $-23 | 1.225% | $218,300 |
| 82 | Dakota County | $-24 | 1.594% | $168,100 |
| 83 | Lincoln County | $-26 | 1.477% | $183,100 |
| 84 | Platte County | $-33 | 1.342% | $207,800 |
| 85 | Seward County | $-33 | 1.201% | $232,400 |
| 86 | Hall County | $-38 | 1.373% | $207,900 |
| 87 | Saunders County | $-71 | 1.347% | $241,100 |
| 88 | Buffalo County | $-87 | 1.451% | $236,800 |
| 89 | Cass County | $-96 | 1.434% | $247,200 |
| 90 | Lancaster County | $-138 | 1.566% | $258,900 |
| 91 | Washington County | $-142 | 1.475% | $278,300 |
| 92 | Douglas County | $-158 | 1.747% | $245,800 |
| 93 | Sarpy County | $-230 | 1.793% | $287,600 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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