Nebraska Cost of Living
Housing costs and affordability data for 93 counties.
Average Monthly Rent
$797/mo
Average Home Value
$164,635
Average Owner Cost
$860/mo
County cost atlas
Nebraska housing costs by county
Compare rent, entry-price context, owner costs, and cost score in one state view. Pin a county, switch layers, then open the full county profile when a place needs closer review.
Counties
93
Avg rent
$797/mo
Owner cost
$860/mo
Avg score
60.6
Higher means lower cost pressure
Atlas layers use U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates. Rent, owner cost, and home value are county medians. Cost score rewards lower rent and lower owner costs, but affordability still depends on income, household size, commute, debt, and personal finances. Use this as decision context, not personalized financial advice.
State Cost Summary
Use these state averages as a starting point, then scan the atlas and rankings for the county-level spread behind them.
Housing Costs in Nebraska: An Overview
The unweighted mean of county median rents in Nebraska is $797 per month, which is 44% below the national ACS median of $1,413. This gives every county equal weight and is not an official statewide median.
Within Nebraska, housing costs vary significantly by county. Sarpy County has the highest median rent in this dataset at $1,334 per month and a median home value of $314,100. Garfield County has the lowest reported median rent at $490 per month and a median home value of $176,600.
The unweighted mean of county median home values in Nebraska is $164,635, 51% lower than the national ACS median of $332,700. The unweighted mean of county median household incomes is $69,055; neither figure is a household-weighted statewide estimate.
Before comparing places in Nebraska, start with the county-level pattern. Costs can swing dramatically between rural and urban counties. Use the atlas, rankings, and county links below to compare rent, home values, owner costs, and rent burden before opening a specific county profile.
Distribution
Rent Distribution in Nebraska
How median rents are spread across 93 counties
Highest Median Rent Counties
Lowest Median Rent Counties
All Nebraska Counties
Sorted by median rent, highest first. A higher cost score means lower rent and owner cost pressure within the national scoring model.
| County | Median Rent | Home Value | Owner Cost | Cost Score | Rent/Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarpy County | $1,000–$1,500$1,334/mo | $314,100 | $1,757/mo | 8.8 | 27.6% |
| Douglas County | $1,000–$1,500$1,201/mo | $266,100 | $1,532/mo | 13.1 | 29.8% |
| Lancaster County | $1,000–$1,500$1,085/mo | $275,200 | $1,352/mo | 19.1 | 28.8% |
| Dakota County | $1,000–$1,500$1,069/mo | $185,700 | $998/mo | 29.4 | 27.0% |
| Dodge County | $1,000–$1,500$1,060/mo | $208,600 | $985/mo | 30.7 | 25.7% |
| Cass County | Under $1,000$996/mo | $254,900 | $1,340/mo | 23.4 | 23.8% |
| Colfax County | Under $1,000$980/mo | $144,700 | $742/mo | 50.1 | 17.2% |
| Seward County | Under $1,000$980/mo | $241,300 | $1,075/mo | 30.9 | 26.0% |
| Banner County | Under $1,000$975/mo | $205,700 | $831/mo | 43.9 | 26.7% |
| Washington County | Under $1,000$965/mo | $297,600 | $1,394/mo | 24.4 | 30.3% |
| Saunders County | Under $1,000$960/mo | $271,700 | $1,303/mo | 26.1 | 24.7% |
| Hall County | Under $1,000$943/mo | $224,600 | $1,123/mo | 31.4 | 28.4% |
| Buffalo County | Under $1,000$936/mo | $246,400 | $1,248/mo | 28.9 | 26.0% |
| Dawson County | Under $1,000$925/mo | $166,200 | $894/mo | 43.3 | 21.3% |
| Perkins County | Under $1,000$922/mo | $157,200 | $879/mo | 44.7 | 21.7% |
| Cherry County | Under $1,000$916/mo | $152,200 | $741/mo | 54.7 | 24.5% |
| Otoe County | Under $1,000$914/mo | $201,600 | $973/mo | 39.7 | 21.4% |
| Saline County | Under $1,000$914/mo | $197,400 | $935/mo | 41.7 | 22.9% |
| Scotts Bluff County | Under $1,000$909/mo | $168,500 | $985/mo | 39.7 | 29.5% |
| Stanton County | Under $1,000$902/mo | $195,400 | $984/mo | 40.5 | 18.6% |
| Dawes County | Under $1,000$900/mo | $150,900 | $901/mo | 45.0 | 30.9% |
| Lincoln County | Under $1,000$900/mo | $189,500 | $997/mo | 40.0 | 27.8% |
| Platte County | Under $1,000$897/mo | $223,900 | $999/mo | 40.1 | 24.6% |
| Pierce County | Under $1,000$884/mo | $196,000 | $885/mo | 47.4 | 24.3% |
| Madison County | Under $1,000$881/mo | $208,500 | $1,035/mo | 40.0 | 25.8% |
| York County | Under $1,000$877/mo | $189,400 | $973/mo | 43.1 | 23.8% |
| Brown County | Under $1,000$876/mo | $113,900 | $730/mo | 59.3 | 41.5% |
| Keya Paha County | Under $1,000$875/mo | $108,800 | $592/mo | 68.6 | 19.8% |
| Blaine County | Under $1,000$873/mo | $116,900 | $725/mo | 59.9 | 14.4% |
| Deuel County | Under $1,000$872/mo | $100,200 | $645/mo | 65.7 | 23.0% |
| Grant County | Under $1,000$867/mo | $136,700 | $685/mo | 63.3 | 19.0% |
| Adams County | Under $1,000$857/mo | $193,100 | $1,058/mo | 41.6 | 30.9% |
| Kearney County | Under $1,000$857/mo | $223,400 | $1,164/mo | 37.9 | 22.2% |
| Custer County | Under $1,000$853/mo | $157,800 | $864/mo | 52.0 | 21.2% |
| Boone County | Under $1,000$850/mo | $173,700 | $811/mo | 56.0 | 22.8% |
| Kimball County | Under $1,000$846/mo | $109,400 | $792/mo | 58.0 | 29.8% |
| Cheyenne County | Under $1,000$821/mo | $139,700 | $927/mo | 51.7 | 26.9% |
| Red Willow County | Under $1,000$819/mo | $159,600 | $829/mo | 58.1 | 30.9% |
| Sherman County | Under $1,000$818/mo | $152,000 | $753/mo | 63.8 | 23.3% |
| Phelps County | Under $1,000$815/mo | $194,900 | $875/mo | 55.7 | 27.0% |
| Nance County | Under $1,000$807/mo | $132,000 | $731/mo | 66.8 | 23.1% |
| Chase County | Under $1,000$800/mo | $165,900 | $937/mo | 53.3 | 20.0% |
| Wayne County | Under $1,000$800/mo | $221,600 | $1,082/mo | 47.0 | 25.0% |
| Hamilton County | Under $1,000$794/mo | $253,700 | $1,091/mo | 47.6 | 19.1% |
| Cuming County | Under $1,000$789/mo | $178,800 | $804/mo | 63.6 | 22.5% |
| Johnson County | Under $1,000$779/mo | $155,500 | $688/mo | 73.5 | 26.0% |
| Howard County | Under $1,000$777/mo | $209,100 | $927/mo | 57.1 | 20.9% |
| Butler County | Under $1,000$776/mo | $184,200 | $861/mo | 61.5 | 25.5% |
| Gage County | Under $1,000$774/mo | $174,000 | $869/mo | 61.2 | 25.4% |
| Nemaha County | Under $1,000$772/mo | $131,700 | $845/mo | 62.9 | 23.9% |
| Keith County | Under $1,000$771/mo | $168,000 | $875/mo | 61.0 | 26.3% |
| Morrill County | Under $1,000$768/mo | $116,100 | $792/mo | 67.1 | 28.1% |
| Thayer County | Under $1,000$766/mo | $122,800 | $637/mo | 78.5 | 17.6% |
| Furnas County | Under $1,000$763/mo | $98,400 | $666/mo | 76.9 | 21.9% |
| Logan County | Under $1,000$761/mo | $175,000 | $850/mo | 63.8 | 25.6% |
| Box Butte County | Under $1,000$752/mo | $166,600 | $1,013/mo | 55.5 | 21.6% |
| Arthur County | Under $1,000$750/mo | $185,900 | $882/mo | 62.9 | 28.3% |
| Merrick County | Under $1,000$750/mo | $175,900 | $1,033/mo | 55.0 | 25.7% |
| Sioux County | Under $1,000$745/mo | $99,300 | $778/mo | 70.5 | 16.7% |
| Sheridan County | Under $1,000$738/mo | $113,400 | $786/mo | 70.5 | 23.6% |
| Cedar County | Under $1,000$716/mo | $185,000 | $802/mo | 71.3 | 20.2% |
| Fillmore County | Under $1,000$716/mo | $151,000 | $693/mo | 79.3 | 20.3% |
| Hitchcock County | Under $1,000$714/mo | $96,700 | $720/mo | 77.6 | 23.4% |
| Holt County | Under $1,000$714/mo | $165,100 | $732/mo | 76.7 | 25.1% |
| Boyd County | Under $1,000$713/mo | $104,000 | $688/mo | 80.0 | 25.6% |
| Burt County | Under $1,000$708/mo | $147,000 | $903/mo | 65.0 | 26.9% |
| Pawnee County | Under $1,000$706/mo | $79,400 | $631/mo | 84.5 | 17.8% |
| Garden County | Under $1,000$700/mo | $110,400 | $583/mo | 87.5 | 31.1% |
| Thurston County | Under $1,000$699/mo | $114,600 | $700/mo | 79.9 | 17.2% |
| Antelope County | Under $1,000$692/mo | $130,300 | $740/mo | 77.3 | 19.0% |
| Franklin County | Under $1,000$691/mo | $95,600 | $570/mo | 89.1 | 21.5% |
| Richardson County | Under $1,000$691/mo | $100,300 | $693/mo | 81.0 | 24.0% |
| Dixon County | Under $1,000$689/mo | $155,900 | $738/mo | 77.8 | 21.6% |
| Loup County | Under $1,000$688/mo | $182,300 | $735/mo | 78.3 | 14.8% |
| Polk County | Under $1,000$681/mo | $189,900 | $820/mo | 72.3 | 21.2% |
| Frontier County | Under $1,000$666/mo | $149,800 | $813/mo | 73.8 | 27.3% |
| Gosper County | Under $1,000$664/mo | $228,500 | $711/mo | 81.4 | 16.4% |
| Jefferson County | Under $1,000$662/mo | $129,500 | $928/mo | 66.5 | 23.3% |
| Harlan County | Under $1,000$657/mo | $145,800 | $698/mo | 82.8 | 21.3% |
| Dundy County | Under $1,000$656/mo | $143,400 | $606/mo | 88.9 | 24.2% |
| Knox County | Under $1,000$647/mo | $127,700 | $687/mo | 84.0 | 22.7% |
| Webster County | Under $1,000$647/mo | $117,600 | $679/mo | 84.6 | 21.3% |
| Clay County | Under $1,000$645/mo | $155,600 | $754/mo | 79.3 | 20.3% |
| Rock County | Under $1,000$644/mo | $117,500 | $598/mo | 90.0 | 26.6% |
| Thomas County | Under $1,000$638/mo | $109,200 | $580/mo | 91.6 | 13.4% |
| Valley County | Under $1,000$626/mo | $154,600 | $867/mo | 72.0 | 17.3% |
| Greeley County | Under $1,000$613/mo | $120,000 | $770/mo | 79.2 | 22.5% |
| Hooker County | Under $1,000$592/mo | $93,800 | $568/mo | 93.5 | 10.8% |
| McPherson County | Under $1,000$588/mo | $121,600 | $750/mo | 81.3 | 20.4% |
| Nuckolls County | Under $1,000$585/mo | $96,500 | $592/mo | 92.1 | 14.5% |
| Wheeler County | Under $1,000$509/mo | $146,500 | $576/mo | 94.3 | 13.1% |
| Hayes County | Under $1,000$508/mo | $128,100 | $707/mo | 85.5 | 12.2% |
| Garfield County | Under $1,000$490/mo | $176,600 | $894/mo | 72.2 | 23.6% |
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