Property Tax & Income in Cheyenne County, Nebraska
Cheyenne County has an effective property tax rate of 1.65%. On the median home value of $139,700, that's roughly $2,301 per year. Median household income is $60,348.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Cheyenne County | Nebraska (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.65% | 1.27% |
| Median home value1 | $139,700 | — |
| State income tax3 | top rate 4.55% | top rate 4.55% |
| State sales tax3 | 6.98% combined | 6.98% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Cheyenne County, NE
In Cheyenne County, Nebraska, buying a home comes with a median price tag of $139,700, and the annual property tax bill on that median home runs about $2,301. That reflects an effective rate of 1.647%, which sits well above Nebraska's statewide median of 1.267% and ranks fourth among the state's 93 counties. Nationally, the picture looks steeper still, since the U.S. median effective rate is just 0.794%. Households here earn a median of $60,348, or $35,747 per person, so the tax bill takes a real bite but stays within reach for many buyers. Communities like Dalton, Gurley, and Lodgepole anchor the county. Anyone weighing a move should note that while homes cost less than in many parts of the country, the tax rate itself is comparatively high.