Cost of Living in Beatrice
Beatrice's cost of living runs genuinely affordable on housing, paired with a property tax rate that runs below Nebraska's own high statewide median.
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Learn moreAffordable, though widely-cited, housing values
Cited home values ran approximately $185,000 to $229,000 across sources reviewed -- a real, disclosed spread, though every figure runs below the national median.
A property tax rate below Nebraska's own statewide median
Beatrice's effective property tax rate (~1.30%) runs below Nebraska's genuinely high statewide median (~1.39%), though above the national median (~1.02%).
Nebraska's real, falling income tax
Nebraska's 2026 top income tax rate ran 4.55%, itself a step in a legislated glide path toward a flat 3.99% by 2027.
Key takeaways
- Housing runs genuinely affordable across every cited source, from $185K to $229K.
- Beatrice's property tax rate runs below Nebraska's own statewide median.
- Nebraska's state income tax is actively falling toward a flat 3.99% by 2027.
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