Live » Work » Unwind » COST OF LIVING Budgeting for success. Living in Albion comes with an assortment of perks. We’re a community committed to growth, proactively looking for ways to help individuals and families prosper in a safe environment for their children. It’s even more affordable to live here—the cost of living in Albion is 14.20% lower than the U.S. average. And with an unemployment rate of just 2.50%, we believe anyone has an opportunity to succeed. Tax Issues Albion has a 1 percent city sales tax which became effective July 1998, with 25% of the revenue going toward economic development and 75% toward public works capital improvements. In 2006, the Albion Fire Department was successful in adding a 0.5% city sales tax to build a fire station, help with maintenance expenses of that building and large equipment purchases for 10 years. In 2016, Albion voters approved a ten-year extension to the 1/2-cent sales tax with the following new allocation schedule: 50% property tax relief to pay swimming pool bonded debt; 30% to Fire Department Building, Equipment, & Maintenance; 10% to Police Department Building, Equipment, & Maintenance; 5% to City Hall Building & Maintenance; 5% to Library Building & Maintenance. City of Albion Sales Tax and Use Tax Allocation Detail for Fiscal Year 2016-17 City of Albion Sales Tax and Use Tax Allocation Detail for Fiscal Year 2017-18 City of Albion Sales Tax and Use Tax Allocation Detail for Fiscal Year 2018-19 City of Albion Sales Tax and Use Tax Reports for Fiscal Year 2019-20 City of Albion Sales Tax and Use Tax Reports for Fiscal Year 2020-21 City of Albion 2020-21 Occupation Tax and Franchise Fee Report City of Albion 2021-22 Budget Narrative Cable, Internet & Phone Applied Connective Technologies - Phone Ed Knott 2558 Salebarn Rd. Albion, NE 68620 866-358-0109 www.appliedconnective.com Frontier – Cable/Internet 1366 27th Ave. Columbus, NE 68601 Frank Robak (phone systems) 402-802-8535 www.frontieronline.com EAGLE Communications 2703 Hall Street, Suite 15. Hays, KS 67601 785.625.4000 www.eaglecom.net City of Albion - Property Tax Levy History Electricity Winter Electricity .0815/Kwh Provided by Loup River Public Power 229 S. 4th St. Albion, NE 68620 402-395-2159 www.loup.com Rates are for the first 600 Kwh in monthly billing period from Oct. 15 thru June 14 $17.00/month minimum Read More Summer Electricity 0.1175/Kwh Provided by Loup River Public Power 229 S. 4th St. Albion, NE 68620 402-395-2159 www.loup.com Rates are for the first 600 Kwh in monthly billing period from June 15 thru Oct. 14 $17.00/month minimum Read More Garbage Commercial Garbage $15+/month Rates dependant upon size of container and number of weekly pickups City of Albion, Nebraska 402-395-2803 Contracted with Bud’s Sanitary Service 307 Railroad Ave. Newman Grove, NE 68758 402-447-6472 Senior Citizen Garbage $11.50/month City of Albion, Nebraska 402-395-2803 Contracted with Bud’s Sanitary Service 307 Railroad Ave. Newman Grove, NE 68758 402-447-6472 Residential Garbage $13.50/month City of Albion, Nebraska 402-395-2803 Contracted with Bud’s Sanitary Service 307 Railroad Ave. Newman Grove, NE 68758 402-447-6472 Sewer Sewer Inside City Limits $55.70/2 Months $55.70 plus $16.75 per 1000 cubic feet bi-monthly based on the amount of water used in winter months of December and January, with a minimum bill of $55.70 bi-monthly. City of Albion Water and Sewer 420 W. Market St. 402-395-2803 Sewer Outside City Limits $111.40/2 Months $111.40 plus $33.50 per 1,000 cubic feet bi-monthly based on the amount of water used in the winter months of December and January, with a minimum bill of $111.40 bi-monthly. City of Albion Water and Sewer 420 W. Market St. 402-395-2803 Water Water Inside City Limit $23.50/2 months $23.50 plus $8.40 per 1000 cubic feet used for every two (2) months of each year with a minimum bill of $23.50 bi-monthly City of Albion Water and Sewer 420 W. Market St. 402-395-2803 Water Outside City Limits $47.00/2 Months $47.00 plus $16.80 per 1000 cubic feet for every two (2) months of each year with a minimum bill of $47.00 bi-monthly City of Albion Water and Sewer 420 W. Market St. 402-395-2803 Natural Gas Natural Gas 0.64851/ Therm $13.50 minimum Black Hills Energy 2660 State Hwy 39 Albion, NE 68620 800-563-0012 402-395-2163 Read More Search Visit Us City of Albion, Nebraska 420 West Market St. Albion, NE 68620 402-395-2428 administrator@cityofalbion-ne.com Twitter over a year ago over a year ago over a year ago Latest News City of Albion - Snow Removal Policy Dec 01 2021 Albion Water System Maintenance Chlorination Oct 08 2021 Albion Water System Flushing - August-September 2021 Jul 30 2021 Contact Us Name * Email * Message * Submit ©2014 Albion Economic Development - Site Designed & Developed by Move Creative