2016 Tax Levy Comparison

Below is a listing of how the municipal tax levy in Wayne compares to other First Class cities in Nebraska for 2016. A First Class city is any city in Nebraska with a population greater than 5,000 and less than 100,000.

Using the total consolidated levy as an example, the total property tax asking on a home valued at $100,000 in the City of Wayne would be $1,964.04 for 2016.

Using just the City of Wayne "Municipality Levy", a $100,000 home in Wayne would owe roughly $409.30 in city property tax.

The Consolidated Levy is the combined tax asking of the City of Wayne, Wayne County, Wayne Community Schools, Wayne Airport Authority, Northeast Community College, the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District, Wayne Rural Fire District, Wayne County Ag Society, and Educational Service Unit Number 1.

2016 Property Tax Levy Comparison

Municipality Levy Only



Total Consolidated Levy


Kearney0.137360
Seward1.713073
York0.190484
York1.722097
Scottsbluff0.216000
Kearney1.790010
Norfolk0.252065
McCook1.813734
Gering0.288690
Schuyler1.899768
Columbus0.315186
Ogallala1.909151
Seward0.318000
Beatrice1.913488
Grand Island
0.324100
Columbus1.917266
Fremont0.347736
Lexington1.919819
McCook0.349044
Alliance1.924170
Schuyler0.353947
Holdrege1.927581
Blair0.358163
Wayne1.964042
Lexington0.361505
Chadron1.971138
Alliance0.371393
Norfolk1.974060
Beatrice0.384337
Fremont1.983240
Ogallala0.390889
Blair2.041173
South Sioux City
0.399117
South Sioux City
2.072436
Wayne0.409303

Gering2.078450
Holdrege0.415403
North Platte
2.108717
Chadron0.422500
Nebraska City
2.120104
Nebraska City
0.427167
Bellevue2.169908
Sidney0.435787
Scottsbluff2.176860
North Platte
0.442694
Grand Island
2.209761
Hastings0.449687
Crete2.214049
Papillion0.451923
Papillion2.219520
Plattsmouth0.491395
Sidney2.228791
Crete0.513676
Plattsmouth2.269554
LaVista0.550000
LaVista2.317597
Ralston0.606640
Ralston2.326140
Bellevue0.610000
Hastings2.334272