News Release City of Kearney
An annual survey has recently released municipal property tax levies for 2020-2021 and Kearney is proud to announce that it has remained the lowest property tax levy among first
class cities in the state. Cities are classified as first class if they have more than 5,000 in population. Scottsbluff holds second place for property tax levies at a rate 49% higher than Kearney.
The City of Kearney has a property tax levy of .14887, or about 15¢ per $100 of valuation. On a house valued at $200,000 the City receives $298 in property taxes. This is especially significant considering the scope and level of services provided in Kearney. “This shows the value of local government to residents, the services received – streets, parks, police, fire, library, and airport - are provided with a very low property tax burden”, said City Manager Michael Morgan.
Mayor Stan Clouse said, “The City Council is very proud of our City administration and employees for once again having one of the lowest municipal levies in the state. Kearney is always in the top two or three cities in this ranking and it is a tribute to the diligence and hard work of our City employees in managing day-to-day activities of our city while ensuring our quality of life in Kearney is not compromised.”
NEBRASKA TAX LEVIES BY CITY
City
Per $100 of valuation
Kearney
0.148870
Scottsbluff
0.221754
Norfolk
0.260975
Columbus
0.315186
Seward
0.318000
Alliance
0.321477
Fremont
0.324524
York
0.330000
Gering
0.342697
McCook
0.349044
Blair
0.356414
Lexington
0.361503
Grand Island
0.365240
Schuyler
0.374827
Beatrice
0.391320
Ogallala
0.392468
Wayne
0.412303
So. Sioux
0.424270
Chadron
0.437078
No. Platte
0.442694
Hastings
0.449687
Holdrege
0.450000
Papillion
0.451923
Crete
0.481316
Plattsmouth
0.491348
Nebraska City
0.523005
LaVista
0.550000
Sidney
0.586371
Bellevue
0.610000
Ralston
0.706780