Nebraska’s statewide sales tax is 5.5 percent. Cities add local option tax until the combined rate is what you pay on a motor vehicle. Omaha is not Lincoln. A Good Life District row is not the citywide rate. This guide compares ordinary city combined rates and leaves special-district labels in the appendix. Right now the highest combined sales-tax rate is 7.5% in Alma / Beatrice / Cambridge / Chadron / Chappell / Crete / David City / Decatur / Fairbury / Falls City / Friend / Fullerton / Geneva / Genoa / Gering / GLD - Nebraska Crossing Village District / GLD - Operation Grand Island Goodlife / Grand Island / Gretna / Humphrey / LaVista / Loup City / Lyons / McCook / Minden / Mullen / Norfolk / North Platte / Oshkosh / Papillion / Pawnee City / Paxton / Sargent / Seward / Sidney / Tekamah / Wahoo / Waterloo / West Point / Wisner / York, and the lowest is 2.75% in GLD - Opted-In Avenue One Retailer. Omaha is 7%; Lincoln is 7.25%. If you live in Omaha rather than Lincoln, the gap is 0.25%, or $70.00 on a $28,000 taxable purchase. This guide compares 275 localities. Rates are sourced from the Nebraska Department of Revenue and county treasurers and update in real time so a levy change cannot leave a stale percentage in the prose.
Why the locality on the title changes the bill
Nebraska motor-vehicle sales tax is collected by the county treasurer at title, using the rate for the locality. Living in Bellevue is not living in Omaha. Use the city name on the official rate data, not a GLD marketing district, unless that district is truly the sourced location.
Omaha sits at 7% while Bellevue sits at 7%. If you live in Omaha instead of Bellevue, that is 0% — $0.00 on a $28,000 taxable purchase. People move this gap around without meaning to: a dealer in a cheaper jurisdiction does not rewrite the sourcing rules. The live comparisons below use the same combined sales tax field the calculator uses.
- Nebraska Department of Revenue — sales tax rates; motor vehicles
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-2703 — sales and use tax; 5.5 percent state rate
- Neb. Rev. Stat. Chapter 60 — motor vehicle title and the separate motor vehicle tax/fee
- Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy County treasurer offices
How this state taxes (or fees) a vehicle
Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 77 impose a 5.5 percent state sales tax. Municipalities may levy local option sales tax (commonly up to 1.5 percent, with some exceptions). Motor vehicles are titled at the county treasurer; tax is due then. This article’s live figures use the combined (state + local) rate.
County treasurer collects sales tax on the title. Dealers may collect on dealer sales. Bring the title and bill of sale.
Highest and lowest rates right now
Among localities currently loaded for Nebraska, the maximum combined sales-tax rate is 7.5% (Alma / Beatrice / Cambridge / Chadron / Chappell / Crete / David City / Decatur / Fairbury / Falls City / Friend / Fullerton / Geneva / Genoa / Gering / GLD - Nebraska Crossing Village District / GLD - Operation Grand Island Goodlife / Grand Island / Gretna / Humphrey / LaVista / Loup City / Lyons / McCook / Minden / Mullen / Norfolk / North Platte / Oshkosh / Papillion / Pawnee City / Paxton / Sargent / Seward / Sidney / Tekamah / Wahoo / Waterloo / West Point / Wisner / York) and the minimum is 2.75% (GLD - Opted-In Avenue One Retailer). Those names are live. If a district overtakes the leader next quarter, the sentence updates automatically. On a $40,000 taxable price, the high row is $3,000.00 and the low row is $1,100.00.
Treat a raw maximum with care when official tables include special districts, CID parcels, or vehicle types other than a passenger car. The regional sections below prefer ordinary cities and counties you would actually put on a title. The appendix remains the complete searchable list.
Omaha metro
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Omaha is 7% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
If you live in Omaha rather than Bellevue, the combined sales-tax rate is 7% versus 7% — a gap of 0%. On a $28,000 taxable price that is $0.00.
A household deciding between Papillion and Fremont is not deciding between identical local bills. Papillion is 7.5%; Fremont is 7%. On $28,000 that is $2,100.00 versus $1,960.00, a cash gap of $140.00.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Omaha versus Fremont — the combined sales-tax rate runs 7% against 7%, a gap of 0% or $0.00 on $40,000.
Named in this section: Bellevue, Fremont, Omaha, Papillion. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Omaha versus Bellevue
Scenario: Two buyers each pay $28,000 for the same used SUV. One titles in Omaha (7%); the other titles in Bellevue (7%).
Omaha combined sales-tax rate (7%): $1,960.00
Bellevue combined sales-tax rate (7%): $1,960.00
Gap if you live in Omaha rather than Bellevue: $0.00
The statewide pieces discussed above do not create this gap. The local combined sales tax does.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: Same two places, but the car is only $3,900. Local tax still applies to the taxable price (there is no Florida-style $5,000 surtax cap in Nebraska unless a separate statute says otherwise).
$3,900 in Bellevue: $273.00
$40,000 in Omaha: $2,800.00
$40,000 in Bellevue: $2,800.00
Watch how the dollar gap grows with price when the levy is a percentage, and how it does not when a neighboring state uses a flat fee instead.
Lincoln and southeast
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Lincoln is 7.25% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
Cross from Beatrice into Lincoln and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 7.5% to 7.25%. That 0.25% swing is $70.00 on a $28,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Lincoln versus York — the combined sales-tax rate runs 7.25% against 7.5%, a gap of 0.25% or $100.00 on $40,000.
Named in this section: Beatrice, Lincoln, York. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Lincoln versus Beatrice
Scenario: Two buyers each pay $28,000 for the same used SUV. One titles in Lincoln (7.25%); the other titles in Beatrice (7.5%).
Lincoln combined sales-tax rate (7.25%): $2,030.00
Beatrice combined sales-tax rate (7.5%): $2,100.00
Gap if you live in Lincoln rather than Beatrice: $70.00
The statewide pieces discussed above do not create this gap. The local combined sales tax does.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: Same two places, but the car is only $3,900. Local tax still applies to the taxable price (there is no Florida-style $5,000 surtax cap in Nebraska unless a separate statute says otherwise).
$3,900 in Beatrice: $292.50
$40,000 in Lincoln: $2,900.00
$40,000 in Beatrice: $3,000.00
Watch how the dollar gap grows with price when the levy is a percentage, and how it does not when a neighboring state uses a flat fee instead.
Central Nebraska
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Grand Island is 7.5% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
A household deciding between Grand Island and Kearney is not deciding between identical local bills. Grand Island is 7.5%; Kearney is 7%. On $28,000 that is $2,100.00 versus $1,960.00, a cash gap of $140.00.
If you live in Hastings rather than Columbus, the combined sales-tax rate is 7% versus 7% — a gap of 0%. On a $28,000 taxable price that is $0.00.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Grand Island versus Norfolk — the combined sales-tax rate runs 7.5% against 7.5%, a gap of 0% or $0.00 on $40,000.
Named in this section: Columbus, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, Norfolk. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Grand Island versus Kearney
Scenario: Two buyers each pay $28,000 for the same used SUV. One titles in Grand Island (7.5%); the other titles in Kearney (7%).
Grand Island combined sales-tax rate (7.5%): $2,100.00
Kearney combined sales-tax rate (7%): $1,960.00
Gap if you live in Grand Island rather than Kearney: $140.00
The statewide pieces discussed above do not create this gap. The local combined sales tax does.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: Same two places, but the car is only $3,900. Local tax still applies to the taxable price (there is no Florida-style $5,000 surtax cap in Nebraska unless a separate statute says otherwise).
$3,900 in Kearney: $273.00
$40,000 in Grand Island: $3,000.00
$40,000 in Kearney: $2,800.00
Watch how the dollar gap grows with price when the levy is a percentage, and how it does not when a neighboring state uses a flat fee instead.
Western Nebraska
This cluster is where many readers actually live. North Platte is 7.5% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
North Platte is currently 7.5%; Scottsbluff is 7%. The difference is 0.5%, or $140.00 on a $28,000 vehicle. If you live in North Platte, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Scottsbluff.
Cross from Alliance into McCook and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 7% to 7.5%. That 0.5% swing is $140.00 on a $28,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
From one end of this cluster to the other — North Platte versus South Sioux City — the combined sales-tax rate runs 7.5% against 7%, a gap of 0.5% or $200.00 on $40,000.
Named in this section: Alliance, McCook, North Platte, Scottsbluff, South Sioux City. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: North Platte versus Scottsbluff
Scenario: Two buyers each pay $28,000 for the same used SUV. One titles in North Platte (7.5%); the other titles in Scottsbluff (7%).
North Platte combined sales-tax rate (7.5%): $2,100.00
Scottsbluff combined sales-tax rate (7%): $1,960.00
Gap if you live in North Platte rather than Scottsbluff: $140.00
The statewide pieces discussed above do not create this gap. The local combined sales tax does.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: Same two places, but the car is only $3,900. Local tax still applies to the taxable price (there is no Florida-style $5,000 surtax cap in Nebraska unless a separate statute says otherwise).
$3,900 in Scottsbluff: $273.00
$40,000 in North Platte: $3,000.00
$40,000 in Scottsbluff: $2,800.00
Watch how the dollar gap grows with price when the levy is a percentage, and how it does not when a neighboring state uses a flat fee instead.
Counties and localities covered here
Current official data covers 275 distinct county/parish labels and 275 total rows. Names, as printed:
Adams, Ainsworth, Albion, Alliance, Alma, Ansley, Arapahoe, Arcadia, Arlington, Arnold, Ashland, Atkinson, Auburn, Bancroft, Bassett, Battle Creek, Bayard, Beatrice, Beaver City, Beaver Crossing, Beemer, Bellevue, Bellwood, Benedict, Benkelman, Bennet, Bennington, Bertrand, Big Springs, Blair, Bloomfield, Blue Hill, Brainard, Bridgeport, Broken Bow, Brownville, Bruning, Burwell, Byron, Cairo, Callaway, Cambridge, Cedar Rapids, Central City, Ceresco, Chadron, Chambers, Chappell, Chester, Clarks, Clarkson, Clatonia, Clay Center, Clearwater, Coleridge, Columbus, Cordova, Cortland, Cozad, Crawford, Creighton, Crete, Crofton, Curtis, Dakota City, Dakota County, Dannebrog, Davey, David City, Daykin, Decatur, Deshler, DeWeese, DeWitt, Diller, Dodge, Dorchester, Douglas, Duncan, Eagle, Edgar, Edison, Elgin, Elm Creek, Elmwood, Elwood, Emerson, Eustis, Ewing, Exeter, Fairbury, Fairfield, Falls City, Farnam, Filley, Fordyce, Fort Calhoun, Franklin, Fremont, Friend, Fullerton, Geneva, Genoa, Gering, Gibbon, GLD – Avenue One Retailer (Not Opted-In), GLD – Kearney Good Life District, GLD – La Belle Vue, GLD – Nebraska Crossing Village District, GLD – Operation Grand Island Goodlife, GLD – Opted-In Avenue One Retailer, Gordon, Gothenburg, Grafton, Grand Island, Grant, Greeley, Greenwood, Gresham, Gretna.
If a name is long, truncated, or includes a district tag, that is how the official locality is labeled. Look it up in the appendix rather than shortening the official name.
More named comparisons
The regional sections cannot quote every locality. These additional pairs still use live rates and real place names, so you can see how neighbors diverge without scrolling the appendix yet.
Cross from Lincoln into Omaha and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 7.25% to 7%. That 0.25% swing is $100.00 on a $40,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Bellevue is currently 7%; Fremont is 7%. The difference is 0%, or $0.00 on a $40,000 vehicle. If you live in Bellevue, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Fremont.
Cross from Hastings into Norfolk and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 7% to 7.5%. That 0.5% swing is $200.00 on a $40,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
North Platte is currently 7.5%; Columbus is 7%. The difference is 0.5%, or $200.00 on a $40,000 vehicle. If you live in North Platte, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Columbus.
Cross from Kearney into Papillion and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 7% to 7.5%. That 0.5% swing is $200.00 on a $40,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Grand Island is currently 7.5%; Scottsbluff is 7%. The difference is 0.5%, or $200.00 on a $40,000 vehicle. If you live in Grand Island, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Scottsbluff.
Cross from York into Beatrice and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 7.5% to 7.5%. That 0% swing is $0.00 on a $40,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
McCook is currently 7.5%; Alliance is 7%. The difference is 0.5%, or $200.00 on a $40,000 vehicle. If you live in McCook, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Alliance.
Cross from Adams into South Sioux City and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 6.5% to 7%. That 0.5% swing is $200.00 on a $40,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Ainsworth is currently 7%; Albion is 7%. The difference is 0%, or $0.00 on a $40,000 vehicle. If you live in Ainsworth, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Albion.
Cross from Ansley into Alma and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 6.5% to 7.5%. That 1% swing is $400.00 on a $40,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Arapahoe is currently 7%; Arcadia is 6.5%. The difference is 0.5%, or $200.00 on a $40,000 vehicle. If you live in Arapahoe, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Arcadia.
A longer tour of named places
One more pass across named places, still in comparison sentences, still live:
Adams is currently 6.5%; Ainsworth is 7%. The difference is 0.5%, or $140.00 on a $28,000 vehicle. If you live in Adams, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Ainsworth.
Cross from Alliance into Albion and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 7% to 7%. That 0% swing is $0.00 on a $28,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Alma is currently 7.5%; Ansley is 6.5%. The difference is 1%, or $280.00 on a $28,000 vehicle. If you live in Alma, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Ansley.
Cross from Arcadia into Arapahoe and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 6.5% to 7%. That 0.5% swing is $140.00 on a $28,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Arlington is currently 7%; Arnold is 6.5%. The difference is 0.5%, or $140.00 on a $28,000 vehicle. If you live in Arlington, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Arnold.
Cross from Atkinson into Ashland and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 7% to 7%. That 0% swing is $0.00 on a $28,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Auburn is currently 6.5%; Bancroft is 7%. The difference is 0.5%, or $140.00 on a $28,000 vehicle. If you live in Auburn, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Bancroft.
Cross from Battle Creek into Bassett and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 7% to 7%. That 0% swing is $0.00 on a $28,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Bayard is currently 6.5%; Beatrice is 7.5%. The difference is 1%, or $280.00 on a $28,000 vehicle. If you live in Bayard, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Beatrice.
Cross from Beaver Crossing into Beaver City and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 6.5% to 6.5%. That 0% swing is $0.00 on a $28,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Beemer is currently 7%; Bellevue is 7%. The difference is 0%, or $0.00 on a $28,000 vehicle. If you live in Beemer, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Bellevue.
Cross from Benedict into Bellwood and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 7% to 7%. That 0% swing is $0.00 on a $28,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Benkelman is currently 7%; Bennet is 6.5%. The difference is 0.5%, or $140.00 on a $28,000 vehicle. If you live in Benkelman, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Bennet.
Cross from Bertrand into Bennington and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 7% to 7%. That 0% swing is $0.00 on a $28,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Big Springs is currently 6.5%; Blair is 7%. The difference is 0.5%, or $140.00 on a $28,000 vehicle. If you live in Big Springs, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Blair.
Cross from Blue Hill into Bloomfield and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 7% to 6.5%. That 0.5% swing is $140.00 on a $28,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Brainard is currently 6.5%; Bridgeport is 6.5%. The difference is 0%, or $0.00 on a $28,000 vehicle. If you live in Brainard, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Bridgeport.
Cross from Brownville into Broken Bow and the combined sales-tax rate moves from 6.5% to 7%. That 0.5% swing is $140.00 on a $28,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Two complete examples
These two walk-throughs use the same live rate as the regional boxes. They are not a substitute for a clerk’s calculator, but they show the arithmetic behind the live dollar figures.
Complete example A: $28,000 in Omaha
Scenario: Taxable or assessed amount $28,000 in Omaha.
Combined sales-tax rate 7%
Result: $1,960.00
Same amount in Lincoln (7.25%): $2,030.00
Gap: $70.00
This is the local (or combined) rate line only.
Complete example B: $40,000 in Lincoln
Scenario: Step the amount to $40,000 and keep the same two places.
Omaha: $2,800.00
Gap: $100.00
Percentage and millage gaps scale with the base. Flat-fee states in this series do not.
What these rates do not include
Motor vehicle tax/fee (the annual value-based tax collected with registration) is separate from this sales-tax combined rate.
- Nebraska Department of Revenue — sales tax rates; motor vehicles
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-2703 — sales and use tax; 5.5 percent state rate
- Neb. Rev. Stat. Chapter 60 — motor vehicle title and the separate motor vehicle tax/fee
- Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy County treasurer offices
Common questions
Is the annual motor vehicle tax in this article? No. That is a different Chapter 60 tax. This official rates is sales tax on the purchase/use.
Why did Grand Island pick a GLD row in a naive search? Because the label contains the city name. This essay forces the ordinary city row when it exists.
Can I trust a screenshot of this article in six months? Trust the live rates on this page, not a PDF. Highest and lowest names update when official rates change.
What if a rate shows as unavailable? The locality name may not match official spelling. Search the appendix and use the official city or county label.
Does a dealer in the cheap locality save me money? Almost never, if sourcing follows residence or first use. Omaha still pays 7% when that is where the vehicle belongs.
How these rates stay current
Every rate and dollar amount in this article is pulled live from current official data used by the Nebraska Department of Revenue and county treasurers. When an official levy changes, the figures on this page update in real time. Highest and lowest locality names also update automatically.
This is an educational estimator, not a clerk’s receipt. Effective dates, exemptions, trade-in rules, and assessment fractions can be more precise than a single combined rate. When you title, the state’s collecting office is the authority.
Appendix: searchable rate table
Use this as a search box, not as a substitute for the comparisons above. Filter by city, county, or location name.
| City | Combined rate |
|---|---|
| Adams | 6.5% |
| Ainsworth | 7% |
| Albion | 7% |
| Alliance | 7% |
| Alma | 7.5% |
| Ansley | 6.5% |
| Arapahoe | 7% |
| Arcadia | 6.5% |
| Arlington | 7% |
| Arnold | 6.5% |
| Ashland | 7% |
| Atkinson | 7% |
| Auburn | 6.5% |
| Bancroft | 7% |
| Bassett | 7% |
| Battle Creek | 7% |
| Bayard | 6.5% |
| Beatrice | 7.5% |
| Beaver City | 6.5% |
| Beaver Crossing | 6.5% |
| Beemer | 7% |
| Bellevue | 7% |
| Bellwood | 7% |
| Benedict | 7% |
| Benkelman | 7% |
| Bennet | 6.5% |
| Bennington | 7% |
| Bertrand | 7% |
| Big Springs | 6.5% |
| Blair | 7% |
| Bloomfield | 6.5% |
| Blue Hill | 7% |
| Brainard | 6.5% |
| Bridgeport | 6.5% |
| Broken Bow | 7% |
| Brownville | 6.5% |
| Bruning | 7% |
| Burwell | 7% |
| Byron | 6.5% |
| Cairo | 6.5% |
| Callaway | 6.5% |
| Cambridge | 7.5% |
| Cedar Rapids | 6.5% |
| Central City | 7% |
| Ceresco | 7% |
| Chadron | 7.5% |
| Chambers | 6.5% |
| Chappell | 7.5% |
| Chester | 6.5% |
| Clarks | 7% |
| Clarkson | 7% |
| Clatonia | 6% |
| Clay Center | 7% |
| Clearwater | 7% |
| Coleridge | 6.5% |
| Columbus | 7% |
| Cordova | 6.5% |
| Cortland | 6.5% |
| Cozad | 7% |
| Crawford | 7% |
| Creighton | 6.5% |
| Crete | 7.5% |
| Crofton | 7% |
| Curtis | 7% |
| Dakota City | 6.5% |
| Dakota County | 6% |
| Dannebrog | 6.5% |
| Davey | 7% |
| David City | 7.5% |
| Daykin | 6.5% |
| Decatur | 7.5% |
| Deshler | 6.5% |
| DeWeese | 6.5% |
| DeWitt | 6.5% |
| Diller | 6.5% |
| Dodge | 7% |
| Dorchester | 7% |
| Douglas | 7% |
| Duncan | 7% |
| Eagle | 6.5% |
| Edgar | 6.5% |
| Edison | 6.5% |
| Elgin | 6.5% |
| Elm Creek | 7% |
| Elmwood | 7% |
| Elwood | 6.5% |
| Emerson | 7% |
| Eustis | 7% |
| Ewing | 7% |
| Exeter | 7% |
| Fairbury | 7.5% |
| Fairfield | 7% |
| Falls City | 7.5% |
| Farnam | 6.5% |
| Filley | 6.5% |
| Fordyce | 6.5% |
| Fort Calhoun | 7% |
| Franklin | 6.5% |
| Fremont | 7% |
| Friend | 7.5% |
| Fullerton | 7.5% |
| Geneva | 7.5% |
| Genoa | 7.5% |
| Gering | 7.5% |
| Gibbon | 7% |
| GLD - Opted-In Avenue One Retailer | 2.75% |
| GLD - Avenue One Retailer (Not Opted-In) | 5.5% |
| GLD - Kearney Good Life District | 7% |
| GLD - La Belle Vue | 5.5% |
| GLD - Nebraska Crossing Village District | 7.5% |
| GLD - Operation Grand Island Goodlife | 7.5% |
| Gordon | 7% |
| Gothenburg | 7% |
| Grafton | 7% |
| Grand Island | 7.5% |
| Grant | 6.5% |
| Greeley | 7% |
| Greenwood | 6.5% |
| Gresham | 7% |
| Gretna | 7.5% |
| Guide Rock | 7% |
| Hallam | 6.5% |
| Halsey | 6% |
| Harrison | 7% |
| Hartington | 7% |
| Harvard | 6.5% |
| Hastings | 7% |
| Hay Springs | 6.5% |
| Hebron | 7% |
| Hemingford | 7% |
| Henderson | 7% |
| Hickman | 7% |
| Hildreth | 6.5% |
| Holdrege | 7% |
| Hooper | 6.5% |
| Howells | 7% |
| Hubbard | 7% |
| Hubbell | 6.5% |
| Humboldt | 7% |
| Humphrey | 7.5% |
| Hyannis | 6.5% |
| Imperial | 6.5% |
| Jackson | 7% |
| Jansen | 6.5% |
| Juniata | 7% |
| Kearney | 7% |
| Kenesaw | 7% |
| Kimball | 6.5% |
| Laurel | 6.5% |
| LaVista | 7.5% |
| Lawrence | 6.5% |
| Leigh | 7% |
| Lewellen | 6.5% |
| Lexington | 7% |
| Lincoln | 7.25% |
| Lindsay | 7% |
| Linwood | 6.5% |
| Louisville | 7% |
| Loup City | 7.5% |
| Lyons | 7.5% |
| Madison | 7% |
| Malcolm | 6.5% |
| Manley | 6% |
| Marquette | 7% |
| Maywood | 7% |
| McCook | 7.5% |
| McCool Junction | 7% |
| Meadow Grove | 7% |
| Milford | 6.5% |
| Milligan | 7% |
| Minatare | 6.5% |
| Minden | 7.5% |
| Mitchell | 7% |
| Monroe | 7% |
| Morrill | 6.5% |
| Mullen | 7.5% |
| Murray | 6.5% |
| Nebraska City | 7% |
| Nehawka | 6.5% |
| Neligh | 6.5% |
| Nelson | 7% |
| Newman Grove | 7% |
| Niobrara | 6.5% |
| Norfolk | 7.5% |
| North Bend | 7% |
| North Platte | 7.5% |
| Oakland | 7% |
| Oconto | 6.5% |
| Odell | 6.5% |
| Ogallala | 7% |
| Omaha | 7% |
| O'Neill | 7% |
| Orchard | 7% |
| Ord | 7% |
| Osceola | 7% |
| Oshkosh | 7.5% |
| Osmond | 7% |
| Oxford | 7% |
| Palmer | 7% |
| Palmyra | 6.5% |
| Papillion | 7.5% |
| Pawnee City | 7.5% |
| Paxton | 7.5% |
| Pender | 7% |
| Peru | 6.5% |
| Petersburg | 6.5% |
| Pierce | 6.5% |
| Pilger | 7% |
| Plainview | 7% |
| Platte Center | 7% |
| Plattsmouth | 7% |
| Pleasanton | 6.5% |
| Plymouth | 7% |
| Ponca | 7% |
| Ralston | 7% |
| Randolph | 7% |
| Ravenna | 7% |
| Red Cloud | 7% |
| Republican City | 6.5% |
| Rising City | 6.5% |
| Roca | 7% |
| Rulo | 6.5% |
| Rushville | 7% |
| St. Edward | 7% |
| St. Paul | 7% |
| Sargent | 7.5% |
| Schuyler | 7% |
| Scottsbluff | 7% |
| Scribner | 7% |
| Seward | 7.5% |
| Shelby | 7% |
| Shickley | 6.5% |
| Sidney | 7.5% |
| Silver Creek | 6.5% |
| South Sioux City | 7% |
| Spalding | 7% |
| Spencer | 6.5% |
| Springfield | 7% |
| Springview | 6.5% |
| Stanton | 7% |
| Sterling | 6.5% |
| Stromsburg | 7% |
| Stuart | 7% |
| Superior | 7% |
| Sutherland | 7% |
| Sutton | 7% |
| Syracuse | 6.5% |
| Tecumseh | 7% |
| Tekamah | 7.5% |
| Terrytown | 6.5% |
| Thedford | 6.5% |
| Tilden | 7% |
| Trenton | 7% |
| Uehling | 6.5% |
| Unadilla | 7% |
| Upland | 7% |
| Utica | 7% |
| Valentine | 7% |
| Valley | 7% |
| Verdigre | 7% |
| Wahoo | 7.5% |
| Wakefield | 6.5% |
| Waterloo | 7.5% |
| Wauneta | 6.5% |
| Wausa | 6.5% |
| Waverly | 7% |
| Wayne | 7% |
| Weeping Water | 7% |
| West Point | 7.5% |
| Wilber | 7% |
| Wisner | 7.5% |
| Wood River | 7% |
| Wymore | 7% |
| Wynot | 7% |
| York | 7.5% |
Conclusion
Nebraska does not have one vehicle-tax number. Omaha is 7%; Lincoln is 7.25%; the live high is 7.5% and the live low is 2.75%. If you live in the high place, you feel it on a $28,000 taxable purchase; if you live in the low place, you still owe whatever statewide tax or fee the statutes below impose. Walk the region that matches your address, then confirm the live row in the appendix before you sign.
- Complete reference list
- Nebraska Department of Revenue — sales tax rates; motor vehicles
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-2703 — sales and use tax; 5.5 percent state rate
- Neb. Rev. Stat. Chapter 60 — motor vehicle title and the separate motor vehicle tax/fee
- Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy County treasurer offices
This guide is an educational estimator. It is not legal, tax, or DMV advice. Figures shown inline are sourced from the Nebraska Department of Revenue and county treasurers and related official rate data, update in real time, and can change when a locality’s levy changes. Confirm amounts with the collecting agency cited above before you pay.