Nebraska land values, taxes, and selling rules
Nebraska charges a state transfer tax: documentary stamp tax of $3.32 per $1,000 of value (0.332%) on transfers before January 1, 2032. Nebraska requires anyone transferring land outside municipal limits to give the buyer a water resources update notice at or before closing (76-2,124).
How Nebraska compares
- Land value rank
- #29 of 50 states
- Tax burden rank
- #11 of 50 states
- Holding cost, 10 acres
- $159 per year in property tax
Sources: USDA NASS Land Values 2026 (average value of farm real estate per acre); USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture (property tax per acre of farmland); state statutes (transfer tax). Averages, not appraisals. Your parcel may be worth more or less depending on location, access, and use.
County land values in Nebraska
- Douglas County
- Hamilton County
- Colfax County
- York County
- Polk County
- Sarpy County
- Kearney County
- Wayne County
- Stanton County
- Madison County
- Seward County
- Dodge County
- Cuming County
- Saunders County
- Washington County
- Fillmore County
- Thurston County
- Burt County
- Dakota County
- Pierce County
- Platte County
- Cass County
- Nemaha County
- Clay County
- Adams County
- Lancaster County
- Butler County
- Boone County
- Cedar County
- Thayer County
- Antelope County
- Hall County
- Phelps County
- Jefferson County
- Saline County
- Otoe County
- Merrick County
- Gage County
- Dixon County
- Knox County
- Nuckolls County
- Richardson County
- Dawson County
- Buffalo County
- Nance County
- Gosper County
- Pawnee County
- Johnson County
- Howard County
- Franklin County
- Webster County
- Greeley County
- Sherman County
- Harlan County
- Valley County
- Furnas County
- Custer County
- Boyd County
- Holt County
- Scotts Bluff County
- Chase County
- Keith County
- Frontier County
- Red Willow County
- Lincoln County
- Hayes County
- Perkins County
- Hitchcock County
- Wheeler County
- Box Butte County
- Deuel County
- Dundy County
- Keya Paha County
- Kimball County
- Morrill County
- Brown County
- Garfield County
- Loup County
- Rock County
- Cheyenne County
- Dawes County
- Sheridan County
- Logan County
- Blaine County
- Sioux County
- Garden County
- Banner County
- Cherry County
- Grant County
- Arthur County
- Thomas County
- Hooker County
- McPherson County
Selling rules by situation in Nebraska
| Scenario | Redemption Period | Probate Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Tax-Delinquent | The owner can redeem until the buyer applies for a tax deed, allowed 3 years to 3 years and 9 months after the sale. In a court foreclosure, the owner can redeem until the court confirms the sale. | Not applicable |
| Inherited | N/A | Successors may use a recorded affidavit with the register of deeds instead of probate if Nebraska real property is valued at $100,000 or less. |
| Landlocked | N/A | Not applicable |
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