Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Nebraska
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
Nebraska ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton County | 25.6 yrs | $238,700 | $776 |
| 2 | Washington County | 24.2 yrs | $278,300 | $958 |
| 3 | Garfield County | 23.3 yrs | $144,900 | $519 |
| 4 | Wayne County | 23.2 yrs | $203,700 | $732 |
| 5 | Kearney County | 23.1 yrs | $218,300 | $787 |
| 6 | Hayes County | 22.4 yrs | $112,800 | $419 |
| 7 | Buffalo County | 21.7 yrs | $236,800 | $911 |
| 8 | Saunders County | 21.6 yrs | $241,100 | $930 |
| 9 | Wheeler County | 21.6 yrs | $135,900 | $525 |
| 10 | Cedar County | 21.4 yrs | $175,500 | $683 |
| 11 | Polk County | 21.4 yrs | $177,800 | $692 |
| 12 | Gosper County | 21.2 yrs | $202,700 | $797 |
| 13 | Howard County | 21.1 yrs | $205,200 | $811 |
| 14 | Cass County | 20.9 yrs | $247,200 | $987 |
| 15 | Lancaster County | 20.6 yrs | $258,900 | $1,045 |
| 16 | Seward County | 20.0 yrs | $232,400 | $969 |
| 17 | Platte County | 20.0 yrs | $207,800 | $867 |
| 18 | Phelps County | 19.9 yrs | $173,300 | $724 |
| 19 | Chase County | 19.9 yrs | $178,700 | $749 |
| 20 | Madison County | 19.2 yrs | $196,000 | $851 |
| 21 | Frontier County | 19.1 yrs | $138,800 | $605 |
| 22 | Hall County | 19.0 yrs | $207,900 | $911 |
| 23 | Stanton County | 18.8 yrs | $184,300 | $817 |
| 24 | Boone County | 18.7 yrs | $164,700 | $734 |
| 25 | Sarpy County | 18.7 yrs | $287,600 | $1,284 |
| 26 | Arthur County | 18.5 yrs | $188,800 | $850 |
| 27 | Logan County | 18.4 yrs | $160,000 | $725 |
| 28 | Butler County | 18.3 yrs | $165,700 | $753 |
| 29 | Cuming County | 18.2 yrs | $174,900 | $800 |
| 30 | Adams County | 18.2 yrs | $185,800 | $853 |
| 31 | Merrick County | 18.1 yrs | $168,000 | $772 |
| 32 | Gage County | 18.1 yrs | $167,100 | $770 |
| 33 | Saline County | 18.1 yrs | $180,700 | $833 |
| 34 | Pierce County | 17.9 yrs | $182,700 | $850 |
| 35 | Dixon County | 17.8 yrs | $141,400 | $661 |
| 36 | Douglas County | 17.6 yrs | $245,800 | $1,162 |
| 37 | Lincoln County | 17.6 yrs | $183,100 | $867 |
| 38 | Holt County | 17.5 yrs | $152,000 | $724 |
| 39 | Box Butte County | 17.4 yrs | $161,100 | $771 |
| 40 | Clay County | 17.4 yrs | $146,300 | $701 |
| 41 | Harlan County | 17.3 yrs | $147,200 | $708 |
| 42 | Rock County | 17.1 yrs | $124,400 | $608 |
| 43 | Otoe County | 17.0 yrs | $185,000 | $905 |
| 44 | Keith County | 16.9 yrs | $157,000 | $772 |
| 45 | Custer County | 16.8 yrs | $160,500 | $794 |
| 46 | Dundy County | 16.8 yrs | $118,200 | $588 |
| 47 | York County | 16.6 yrs | $175,900 | $885 |
| 48 | Valley County | 16.5 yrs | $122,200 | $616 |
| 49 | Fillmore County | 16.4 yrs | $131,200 | $667 |
| 50 | Dodge County | 15.9 yrs | $188,100 | $985 |
| 51 | Sioux County | 15.9 yrs | $141,700 | $743 |
| 52 | Perkins County | 15.9 yrs | $149,200 | $783 |
| 53 | McPherson County | 15.8 yrs | $124,200 | $653 |
| 54 | Loup County | 15.5 yrs | $120,700 | $650 |
| 55 | Red Willow County | 15.4 yrs | $143,500 | $778 |
| 56 | Dawson County | 15.3 yrs | $157,800 | $861 |
| 57 | Burt County | 15.2 yrs | $125,400 | $688 |
| 58 | Scotts Bluff County | 15.1 yrs | $161,400 | $889 |
| 59 | Jefferson County | 14.9 yrs | $117,600 | $659 |
| 60 | Nemaha County | 14.3 yrs | $125,100 | $727 |
| 61 | Banner County | 14.2 yrs | $166,300 | $975 |
| 62 | Johnson County | 14.1 yrs | $131,500 | $777 |
| 63 | Knox County | 14.1 yrs | $116,900 | $692 |
| 64 | Thomas County | 13.7 yrs | $113,000 | $685 |
| 65 | Franklin County | 13.5 yrs | $99,100 | $613 |
| 66 | Boyd County | 13.3 yrs | $104,000 | $650 |
| 67 | Dakota County | 13.3 yrs | $168,100 | $1,053 |
| 68 | Nance County | 13.2 yrs | $122,800 | $776 |
| 69 | Antelope County | 13.1 yrs | $116,900 | $746 |
| 70 | Sherman County | 13.0 yrs | $135,000 | $866 |
| 71 | Cherry County | 13.0 yrs | $136,000 | $873 |
| 72 | Webster County | 12.6 yrs | $102,000 | $673 |
| 73 | Thurston County | 12.5 yrs | $105,100 | $698 |
| 74 | Morrill County | 12.5 yrs | $112,000 | $744 |
| 75 | Nuckolls County | 12.3 yrs | $90,900 | $616 |
| 76 | Hooker County | 12.2 yrs | $85,400 | $581 |
| 77 | Dawes County | 12.0 yrs | $146,500 | $1,014 |
| 78 | Thayer County | 12.0 yrs | $106,200 | $738 |
| 79 | Colfax County | 11.9 yrs | $128,800 | $902 |
| 80 | Cheyenne County | 11.8 yrs | $129,100 | $912 |
| 81 | Garden County | 11.8 yrs | $95,500 | $675 |
| 82 | Richardson County | 11.6 yrs | $96,500 | $692 |
| 83 | Greeley County | 11.4 yrs | $87,800 | $643 |
| 84 | Sheridan County | 11.1 yrs | $102,900 | $771 |
| 85 | Blaine County | 10.8 yrs | $102,100 | $786 |
| 86 | Grant County | 10.7 yrs | $113,900 | $883 |
| 87 | Kimball County | 10.7 yrs | $109,900 | $853 |
| 88 | Keya Paha County | 10.5 yrs | $108,800 | $867 |
| 89 | Hitchcock County | 10.3 yrs | $88,800 | $715 |
| 90 | Pawnee County | 10.1 yrs | $74,800 | $616 |
| 91 | Deuel County | 9.8 yrs | $97,200 | $827 |
| 92 | Furnas County | 9.5 yrs | $91,800 | $805 |
| 93 | Brown County | 9.0 yrs | $100,200 | $932 |
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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