Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Cheapest Counties to Own a Home in Nebraska
Where the full monthly cost of owning the local median home is lowest. Every figure includes tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance, not just the mortgage.
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Nebraska ranked
| # | County | Monthly to own | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawnee County | $808 | $74,800 | 1.592% |
| 2 | Hooker County | $882 | $85,400 | 1.431% |
| 3 | Hitchcock County | $896 | $88,800 | 1.244% |
| 4 | Greeley County | $911 | $87,800 | 1.563% |
| 5 | Nuckolls County | $915 | $90,900 | 1.281% |
| 6 | Furnas County | $935 | $91,800 | 1.449% |
| 7 | Garden County | $943 | $95,500 | 1.180% |
| 8 | Richardson County | $967 | $96,500 | 1.377% |
| 9 | Franklin County | $967 | $99,100 | 1.133% |
| 10 | Brown County | $971 | $100,200 | 1.080% |
| 11 | Deuel County | $982 | $97,200 | 1.497% |
| 12 | Blaine County | $995 | $102,100 | 1.186% |
| 13 | Boyd County | $1,013 | $104,000 | 1.219% |
| 14 | Webster County | $1,016 | $102,000 | 1.439% |
| 15 | Sheridan County | $1,018 | $102,900 | 1.376% |
| 16 | Thayer County | $1,023 | $106,200 | 1.137% |
| 17 | Keya Paha County | $1,043 | $108,800 | 1.140% |
| 18 | Grant County | $1,045 | $113,900 | 0.749% |
| 19 | Thurston County | $1,048 | $105,100 | 1.521% |
| 20 | Thomas County | $1,071 | $113,000 | 1.087% |
| 21 | Morrill County | $1,083 | $112,000 | 1.297% |
| 22 | Dundy County | $1,084 | $118,200 | 0.821% |
| 23 | Hayes County | $1,086 | $112,800 | 1.267% |
| 24 | Loup County | $1,101 | $120,700 | 0.800% |
| 25 | Kimball County | $1,106 | $109,900 | 1.733% |
| 26 | Antelope County | $1,114 | $116,900 | 1.220% |
| 27 | Knox County | $1,114 | $116,900 | 1.220% |
| 28 | Jefferson County | $1,142 | $117,600 | 1.453% |
| 29 | Rock County | $1,151 | $124,400 | 1.016% |
| 30 | McPherson County | $1,154 | $124,200 | 1.063% |
| 31 | Nance County | $1,157 | $122,800 | 1.197% |
| 32 | Valley County | $1,189 | $122,200 | 1.552% |
| 33 | Nemaha County | $1,197 | $125,100 | 1.408% |
| 34 | Burt County | $1,205 | $125,400 | 1.455% |
| 35 | Colfax County | $1,210 | $128,800 | 1.252% |
| 36 | Fillmore County | $1,215 | $131,200 | 1.129% |
| 37 | Wheeler County | $1,227 | $135,900 | 0.912% |
| 38 | Cherry County | $1,239 | $136,000 | 1.010% |
| 39 | Sherman County | $1,256 | $135,000 | 1.224% |
| 40 | Johnson County | $1,260 | $131,500 | 1.516% |
| 41 | Cheyenne County | $1,265 | $129,100 | 1.741% |
| 42 | Dixon County | $1,304 | $141,400 | 1.212% |
| 43 | Sioux County | $1,307 | $141,700 | 1.215% |
| 44 | Frontier County | $1,309 | $138,800 | 1.426% |
| 45 | Red Willow County | $1,327 | $143,500 | 1.262% |
| 46 | Perkins County | $1,341 | $149,200 | 1.014% |
| 47 | Harlan County | $1,342 | $147,200 | 1.148% |
| 48 | Clay County | $1,352 | $146,300 | 1.289% |
| 49 | Garfield County | $1,359 | $144,900 | 1.439% |
| 50 | Dawes County | $1,360 | $146,500 | 1.345% |
| 51 | Holt County | $1,378 | $152,000 | 1.139% |
| 52 | Logan County | $1,422 | $160,000 | 1.002% |
| 53 | Dawson County | $1,439 | $157,800 | 1.260% |
| 54 | Custer County | $1,445 | $160,500 | 1.152% |
| 55 | Keith County | $1,451 | $157,000 | 1.404% |
| 56 | Boone County | $1,459 | $164,700 | 1.016% |
| 57 | Butler County | $1,488 | $165,700 | 1.171% |
| 58 | Box Butte County | $1,495 | $161,100 | 1.488% |
| 59 | Scotts Bluff County | $1,498 | $161,400 | 1.488% |
| 60 | Merrick County | $1,506 | $168,000 | 1.172% |
| 61 | Gage County | $1,537 | $167,100 | 1.440% |
| 62 | Banner County | $1,540 | $166,300 | 1.513% |
| 63 | Cuming County | $1,541 | $174,900 | 1.038% |
| 64 | Cedar County | $1,546 | $175,500 | 1.041% |
| 65 | Polk County | $1,555 | $177,800 | 0.983% |
| 66 | Dakota County | $1,566 | $168,100 | 1.594% |
| 67 | York County | $1,572 | $175,900 | 1.202% |
| 68 | Phelps County | $1,577 | $173,300 | 1.377% |
| 69 | Chase County | $1,595 | $178,700 | 1.206% |
| 70 | Arthur County | $1,615 | $188,800 | 0.834% |
| 71 | Pierce County | $1,619 | $182,700 | 1.158% |
| 72 | Saline County | $1,632 | $180,700 | 1.353% |
| 73 | Stanton County | $1,654 | $184,300 | 1.307% |
| 74 | Lincoln County | $1,670 | $183,100 | 1.477% |
| 75 | Otoe County | $1,679 | $185,000 | 1.437% |
| 76 | Adams County | $1,686 | $185,800 | 1.437% |
| 77 | Dodge County | $1,695 | $188,100 | 1.377% |
| 78 | Madison County | $1,751 | $196,000 | 1.336% |
| 79 | Gosper County | $1,779 | $202,700 | 1.187% |
| 80 | Wayne County | $1,788 | $203,700 | 1.194% |
| 81 | Howard County | $1,788 | $205,200 | 1.128% |
| 82 | Platte County | $1,845 | $207,800 | 1.342% |
| 83 | Hall County | $1,852 | $207,900 | 1.373% |
| 84 | Kearney County | $1,907 | $218,300 | 1.225% |
| 85 | Seward County | $2,013 | $232,400 | 1.201% |
| 86 | Hamilton County | $2,014 | $238,700 | 0.958% |
| 87 | Buffalo County | $2,097 | $236,800 | 1.451% |
| 88 | Saunders County | $2,110 | $241,100 | 1.347% |
| 89 | Cass County | $2,176 | $247,200 | 1.434% |
| 90 | Douglas County | $2,229 | $245,800 | 1.747% |
| 91 | Lancaster County | $2,298 | $258,900 | 1.566% |
| 92 | Washington County | $2,435 | $278,300 | 1.475% |
| 93 | Sarpy County | $2,585 | $287,600 | 1.793% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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