Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Nebraska
What a household has to earn to buy the county's own median home under the standard 28% rule, meaning housing costs at no more than 28% of gross income, counting the full monthly bill rather than just the mortgage. These are the counties where the entry ticket is steepest.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Nebraska ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarpy County | $111,000 | $2,585 | $287,600 |
| 2 | Washington County | $104,500 | $2,435 | $278,300 |
| 3 | Lancaster County | $98,500 | $2,298 | $258,900 |
| 4 | Douglas County | $95,500 | $2,229 | $245,800 |
| 5 | Cass County | $93,500 | $2,176 | $247,200 |
| 6 | Saunders County | $90,500 | $2,110 | $241,100 |
| 7 | Buffalo County | $90,000 | $2,097 | $236,800 |
| 8 | Hamilton County | $86,500 | $2,014 | $238,700 |
| 9 | Seward County | $86,500 | $2,013 | $232,400 |
| 10 | Kearney County | $81,500 | $1,907 | $218,300 |
| 11 | Hall County | $79,500 | $1,852 | $207,900 |
| 12 | Platte County | $79,000 | $1,845 | $207,800 |
| 13 | Howard County | $76,500 | $1,788 | $205,200 |
| 14 | Wayne County | $76,500 | $1,788 | $203,700 |
| 15 | Gosper County | $76,000 | $1,779 | $202,700 |
| 16 | Madison County | $75,000 | $1,751 | $196,000 |
| 17 | Adams County | $72,500 | $1,686 | $185,800 |
| 18 | Dodge County | $72,500 | $1,695 | $188,100 |
| 19 | Otoe County | $72,000 | $1,679 | $185,000 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | $71,500 | $1,670 | $183,100 |
| 21 | Stanton County | $71,000 | $1,654 | $184,300 |
| 22 | Saline County | $70,000 | $1,632 | $180,700 |
| 23 | Pierce County | $69,500 | $1,619 | $182,700 |
| 24 | Arthur County | $69,000 | $1,615 | $188,800 |
| 25 | Chase County | $68,500 | $1,595 | $178,700 |
| 26 | Phelps County | $67,500 | $1,577 | $173,300 |
| 27 | York County | $67,500 | $1,572 | $175,900 |
| 28 | Dakota County | $67,000 | $1,566 | $168,100 |
| 29 | Polk County | $66,500 | $1,555 | $177,800 |
| 30 | Banner County | $66,000 | $1,540 | $166,300 |
| 31 | Cedar County | $66,000 | $1,546 | $175,500 |
| 32 | Cuming County | $66,000 | $1,541 | $174,900 |
| 33 | Gage County | $66,000 | $1,537 | $167,100 |
| 34 | Merrick County | $64,500 | $1,506 | $168,000 |
| 35 | Box Butte County | $64,000 | $1,495 | $161,100 |
| 36 | Butler County | $64,000 | $1,488 | $165,700 |
| 37 | Scotts Bluff County | $64,000 | $1,498 | $161,400 |
| 38 | Boone County | $62,500 | $1,459 | $164,700 |
| 39 | Custer County | $62,000 | $1,445 | $160,500 |
| 40 | Keith County | $62,000 | $1,451 | $157,000 |
| 41 | Dawson County | $61,500 | $1,439 | $157,800 |
| 42 | Logan County | $61,000 | $1,422 | $160,000 |
| 43 | Holt County | $59,000 | $1,378 | $152,000 |
| 44 | Dawes County | $58,500 | $1,360 | $146,500 |
| 45 | Clay County | $58,000 | $1,352 | $146,300 |
| 46 | Garfield County | $58,000 | $1,359 | $144,900 |
| 47 | Harlan County | $57,500 | $1,342 | $147,200 |
| 48 | Perkins County | $57,500 | $1,341 | $149,200 |
| 49 | Red Willow County | $57,000 | $1,327 | $143,500 |
| 50 | Dixon County | $56,000 | $1,304 | $141,400 |
| 51 | Frontier County | $56,000 | $1,309 | $138,800 |
| 52 | Sioux County | $56,000 | $1,307 | $141,700 |
| 53 | Cheyenne County | $54,000 | $1,265 | $129,100 |
| 54 | Johnson County | $54,000 | $1,260 | $131,500 |
| 55 | Sherman County | $54,000 | $1,256 | $135,000 |
| 56 | Cherry County | $53,000 | $1,239 | $136,000 |
| 57 | Wheeler County | $52,500 | $1,227 | $135,900 |
| 58 | Colfax County | $52,000 | $1,210 | $128,800 |
| 59 | Fillmore County | $52,000 | $1,215 | $131,200 |
| 60 | Burt County | $51,500 | $1,205 | $125,400 |
| 61 | Nemaha County | $51,500 | $1,197 | $125,100 |
| 62 | Valley County | $51,000 | $1,189 | $122,200 |
| 63 | McPherson County | $49,500 | $1,154 | $124,200 |
| 64 | Nance County | $49,500 | $1,157 | $122,800 |
| 65 | Rock County | $49,500 | $1,151 | $124,400 |
| 66 | Jefferson County | $49,000 | $1,142 | $117,600 |
| 67 | Antelope County | $47,500 | $1,114 | $116,900 |
| 68 | Kimball County | $47,500 | $1,106 | $109,900 |
| 69 | Knox County | $47,500 | $1,114 | $116,900 |
| 70 | Loup County | $47,000 | $1,101 | $120,700 |
| 71 | Dundy County | $46,500 | $1,084 | $118,200 |
| 72 | Hayes County | $46,500 | $1,086 | $112,800 |
| 73 | Morrill County | $46,500 | $1,083 | $112,000 |
| 74 | Thomas County | $46,000 | $1,071 | $113,000 |
| 75 | Grant County | $45,000 | $1,045 | $113,900 |
| 76 | Thurston County | $45,000 | $1,048 | $105,100 |
| 77 | Keya Paha County | $44,500 | $1,043 | $108,800 |
| 78 | Thayer County | $44,000 | $1,023 | $106,200 |
| 79 | Boyd County | $43,500 | $1,013 | $104,000 |
| 80 | Sheridan County | $43,500 | $1,018 | $102,900 |
| 81 | Webster County | $43,500 | $1,016 | $102,000 |
| 82 | Blaine County | $42,500 | $995 | $102,100 |
| 83 | Deuel County | $42,000 | $982 | $97,200 |
| 84 | Brown County | $41,500 | $971 | $100,200 |
| 85 | Franklin County | $41,500 | $967 | $99,100 |
| 86 | Richardson County | $41,500 | $967 | $96,500 |
| 87 | Garden County | $40,500 | $943 | $95,500 |
| 88 | Furnas County | $40,000 | $935 | $91,800 |
| 89 | Greeley County | $39,000 | $911 | $87,800 |
| 90 | Nuckolls County | $39,000 | $915 | $90,900 |
| 91 | Hitchcock County | $38,500 | $896 | $88,800 |
| 92 | Hooker County | $38,000 | $882 | $85,400 |
| 93 | Pawnee County | $34,500 | $808 | $74,800 |
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.
Nationwide
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Nebraska