City Lincoln is a city in Nebraska, in Lancaster County.
The median owner-occupied home in Lincoln had a real-estate tax bill of $3,898 (± $57) a year, compared with $3,350 in Nebraska and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $248,200 (± $3,121), compared with $223,800 in Nebraska and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Lincoln | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 291,932 ± 71 | 1,965,926 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $3,898 ± $57 | $3,350 ± $27 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $248,200 ± $3,121 | $223,800 ± $1,268 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $69,991 ± $1,401 | $74,985 ± $575 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.57% ± 0.03 points | 1.50% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 55.8% ± 1.0 points | 66.5% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 29.9% ± 0.9 points | 30.1% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 17.1% ± 1.2 points | 17.7% ± 0.4 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Nebraska
How it works. County tax-sale certificate; after statutory period purchaser either applies for treasurer tax deed for lower-equity cases or must judicially foreclose certificate for higher-equity cases
Excess sale money. Current 77-1838 requires tax-deed grantee, within 30 days after deed recording, to pay surplus to previous owner. If property is sold after deed, surplus is sale proceeds minus redemption amount/encumbrances/statutory fees; if not sold, statute uses assessed-value-based calculation
These rules are set by Nebraska, not by Lincoln, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Nebraska entry with statute links.