Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Nebraska
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Nebraska ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarpy County | $1,284 | $2,585 | $287,600 |
| 2 | Douglas County | $1,162 | $2,229 | $245,800 |
| 3 | Dakota County | $1,053 | $1,566 | $168,100 |
| 4 | Lancaster County | $1,045 | $2,298 | $258,900 |
| 5 | Dawes County | $1,014 | $1,360 | $146,500 |
| 6 | Cass County | $987 | $2,176 | $247,200 |
| 7 | Dodge County | $985 | $1,695 | $188,100 |
| 8 | Banner County | $975 | $1,540 | $166,300 |
| 9 | Seward County | $969 | $2,013 | $232,400 |
| 10 | Washington County | $958 | $2,435 | $278,300 |
| 11 | Brown County | $932 | $971 | $100,200 |
| 12 | Saunders County | $930 | $2,110 | $241,100 |
| 13 | Cheyenne County | $912 | $1,265 | $129,100 |
| 14 | Buffalo County | $911 | $2,097 | $236,800 |
| 15 | Hall County | $911 | $1,852 | $207,900 |
| 16 | Otoe County | $905 | $1,679 | $185,000 |
| 17 | Colfax County | $902 | $1,210 | $128,800 |
| 18 | Scotts Bluff County | $889 | $1,498 | $161,400 |
| 19 | York County | $885 | $1,572 | $175,900 |
| 20 | Grant County | $883 | $1,045 | $113,900 |
| 21 | Cherry County | $873 | $1,239 | $136,000 |
| 22 | Keya Paha County | $867 | $1,043 | $108,800 |
| 23 | Lincoln County | $867 | $1,670 | $183,100 |
| 24 | Platte County | $867 | $1,845 | $207,800 |
| 25 | Sherman County | $866 | $1,256 | $135,000 |
| 26 | Dawson County | $861 | $1,439 | $157,800 |
| 27 | Adams County | $853 | $1,686 | $185,800 |
| 28 | Kimball County | $853 | $1,106 | $109,900 |
| 29 | Madison County | $851 | $1,751 | $196,000 |
| 30 | Arthur County | $850 | $1,615 | $188,800 |
| 31 | Pierce County | $850 | $1,619 | $182,700 |
| 32 | Saline County | $833 | $1,632 | $180,700 |
| 33 | Deuel County | $827 | $982 | $97,200 |
| 34 | Stanton County | $817 | $1,654 | $184,300 |
| 35 | Howard County | $811 | $1,788 | $205,200 |
| 36 | Furnas County | $805 | $935 | $91,800 |
| 37 | Cuming County | $800 | $1,541 | $174,900 |
| 38 | Gosper County | $797 | $1,779 | $202,700 |
| 39 | Custer County | $794 | $1,445 | $160,500 |
| 40 | Kearney County | $787 | $1,907 | $218,300 |
| 41 | Blaine County | $786 | $995 | $102,100 |
| 42 | Perkins County | $783 | $1,341 | $149,200 |
| 43 | Red Willow County | $778 | $1,327 | $143,500 |
| 44 | Johnson County | $777 | $1,260 | $131,500 |
| 45 | Hamilton County | $776 | $2,014 | $238,700 |
| 46 | Nance County | $776 | $1,157 | $122,800 |
| 47 | Keith County | $772 | $1,451 | $157,000 |
| 48 | Merrick County | $772 | $1,506 | $168,000 |
| 49 | Box Butte County | $771 | $1,495 | $161,100 |
| 50 | Sheridan County | $771 | $1,018 | $102,900 |
| 51 | Gage County | $770 | $1,537 | $167,100 |
| 52 | Butler County | $753 | $1,488 | $165,700 |
| 53 | Chase County | $749 | $1,595 | $178,700 |
| 54 | Antelope County | $746 | $1,114 | $116,900 |
| 55 | Morrill County | $744 | $1,083 | $112,000 |
| 56 | Sioux County | $743 | $1,307 | $141,700 |
| 57 | Thayer County | $738 | $1,023 | $106,200 |
| 58 | Boone County | $734 | $1,459 | $164,700 |
| 59 | Wayne County | $732 | $1,788 | $203,700 |
| 60 | Nemaha County | $727 | $1,197 | $125,100 |
| 61 | Logan County | $725 | $1,422 | $160,000 |
| 62 | Holt County | $724 | $1,378 | $152,000 |
| 63 | Phelps County | $724 | $1,577 | $173,300 |
| 64 | Hitchcock County | $715 | $896 | $88,800 |
| 65 | Harlan County | $708 | $1,342 | $147,200 |
| 66 | Clay County | $701 | $1,352 | $146,300 |
| 67 | Thurston County | $698 | $1,048 | $105,100 |
| 68 | Knox County | $692 | $1,114 | $116,900 |
| 69 | Polk County | $692 | $1,555 | $177,800 |
| 70 | Richardson County | $692 | $967 | $96,500 |
| 71 | Burt County | $688 | $1,205 | $125,400 |
| 72 | Thomas County | $685 | $1,071 | $113,000 |
| 73 | Cedar County | $683 | $1,546 | $175,500 |
| 74 | Garden County | $675 | $943 | $95,500 |
| 75 | Webster County | $673 | $1,016 | $102,000 |
| 76 | Fillmore County | $667 | $1,215 | $131,200 |
| 77 | Dixon County | $661 | $1,304 | $141,400 |
| 78 | Jefferson County | $659 | $1,142 | $117,600 |
| 79 | McPherson County | $653 | $1,154 | $124,200 |
| 80 | Boyd County | $650 | $1,013 | $104,000 |
| 81 | Loup County | $650 | $1,101 | $120,700 |
| 82 | Greeley County | $643 | $911 | $87,800 |
| 83 | Nuckolls County | $616 | $915 | $90,900 |
| 84 | Pawnee County | $616 | $808 | $74,800 |
| 85 | Valley County | $616 | $1,189 | $122,200 |
| 86 | Franklin County | $613 | $967 | $99,100 |
| 87 | Rock County | $608 | $1,151 | $124,400 |
| 88 | Frontier County | $605 | $1,309 | $138,800 |
| 89 | Dundy County | $588 | $1,084 | $118,200 |
| 90 | Hooker County | $581 | $882 | $85,400 |
| 91 | Wheeler County | $525 | $1,227 | $135,900 |
| 92 | Garfield County | $519 | $1,359 | $144,900 |
| 93 | Hayes County | $419 | $1,086 | $112,800 |
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.
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