Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Nebraska
The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.
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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 | Pawnee County | $34,000 | $792 | $74,800 |
| 2 | Hooker County | $37,000 | $865 | $85,400 |
| 3 | Hitchcock County | $37,500 | $878 | $88,800 |
| 4 | Greeley County | $38,500 | $893 | $87,800 |
| 5 | Nuckolls County | $38,500 | $897 | $90,900 |
| 6 | Furnas County | $39,500 | $917 | $91,800 |
| 7 | Garden County | $39,500 | $924 | $95,500 |
| 8 | Franklin County | $40,500 | $948 | $99,100 |
| 9 | Richardson County | $40,500 | $948 | $96,500 |
| 10 | Brown County | $41,000 | $952 | $100,200 |
| 11 | Deuel County | $41,500 | $963 | $97,200 |
| 12 | Blaine County | $42,000 | $975 | $102,100 |
| 13 | Boyd County | $42,500 | $993 | $104,000 |
| 14 | Webster County | $42,500 | $996 | $102,000 |
| 15 | Sheridan County | $43,000 | $998 | $102,900 |
| 16 | Thayer County | $43,000 | $1,002 | $106,200 |
| 17 | Grant County | $44,000 | $1,024 | $113,900 |
| 18 | Keya Paha County | $44,000 | $1,022 | $108,800 |
| 19 | Thurston County | $44,000 | $1,027 | $105,100 |
| 20 | Thomas County | $45,000 | $1,049 | $113,000 |
| 21 | Dundy County | $45,500 | $1,062 | $118,200 |
| 22 | Hayes County | $45,500 | $1,065 | $112,800 |
| 23 | Morrill County | $45,500 | $1,061 | $112,000 |
| 24 | Loup County | $46,000 | $1,079 | $120,700 |
| 25 | Kimball County | $46,500 | $1,085 | $109,900 |
| 26 | Antelope County | $47,000 | $1,092 | $116,900 |
| 27 | Knox County | $47,000 | $1,092 | $116,900 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | $48,000 | $1,120 | $117,600 |
| 29 | McPherson County | $48,500 | $1,131 | $124,200 |
| 30 | Nance County | $48,500 | $1,135 | $122,800 |
| 31 | Rock County | $48,500 | $1,128 | $124,400 |
| 32 | Valley County | $50,000 | $1,166 | $122,200 |
| 33 | Burt County | $50,500 | $1,181 | $125,400 |
| 34 | Nemaha County | $50,500 | $1,174 | $125,100 |
| 35 | Colfax County | $51,000 | $1,186 | $128,800 |
| 36 | Fillmore County | $51,000 | $1,191 | $131,200 |
| 37 | Wheeler County | $51,500 | $1,203 | $135,900 |
| 38 | Cherry County | $52,000 | $1,214 | $136,000 |
| 39 | Cheyenne County | $53,000 | $1,241 | $129,100 |
| 40 | Johnson County | $53,000 | $1,236 | $131,500 |
| 41 | Sherman County | $53,000 | $1,231 | $135,000 |
| 42 | Dixon County | $55,000 | $1,279 | $141,400 |
| 43 | Frontier County | $55,000 | $1,284 | $138,800 |
| 44 | Sioux County | $55,000 | $1,281 | $141,700 |
| 45 | Red Willow County | $55,500 | $1,301 | $143,500 |
| 46 | Harlan County | $56,500 | $1,315 | $147,200 |
| 47 | Perkins County | $56,500 | $1,314 | $149,200 |
| 48 | Clay County | $57,000 | $1,326 | $146,300 |
| 49 | Dawes County | $57,000 | $1,334 | $146,500 |
| 50 | Garfield County | $57,000 | $1,333 | $144,900 |
| 51 | Holt County | $58,000 | $1,351 | $152,000 |
| 52 | Logan County | $59,500 | $1,393 | $160,000 |
| 53 | Custer County | $60,500 | $1,417 | $160,500 |
| 54 | Dawson County | $60,500 | $1,411 | $157,800 |
| 55 | Keith County | $61,000 | $1,423 | $157,000 |
| 56 | Boone County | $61,500 | $1,430 | $164,700 |
| 57 | Butler County | $62,500 | $1,459 | $165,700 |
| 58 | Box Butte County | $63,000 | $1,467 | $161,100 |
| 59 | Scotts Bluff County | $63,000 | $1,469 | $161,400 |
| 60 | Merrick County | $63,500 | $1,477 | $168,000 |
| 61 | Cuming County | $64,500 | $1,510 | $174,900 |
| 62 | Gage County | $64,500 | $1,508 | $167,100 |
| 63 | Banner County | $65,000 | $1,511 | $166,300 |
| 64 | Cedar County | $65,000 | $1,515 | $175,500 |
| 65 | Polk County | $65,500 | $1,524 | $177,800 |
| 66 | Dakota County | $66,000 | $1,537 | $168,100 |
| 67 | York County | $66,000 | $1,542 | $175,900 |
| 68 | Phelps County | $66,500 | $1,547 | $173,300 |
| 69 | Chase County | $67,000 | $1,564 | $178,700 |
| 70 | Arthur County | $68,000 | $1,583 | $188,800 |
| 71 | Pierce County | $68,000 | $1,587 | $182,700 |
| 72 | Saline County | $68,500 | $1,601 | $180,700 |
| 73 | Stanton County | $69,500 | $1,622 | $184,300 |
| 74 | Lincoln County | $70,000 | $1,639 | $183,100 |
| 75 | Otoe County | $70,500 | $1,648 | $185,000 |
| 76 | Adams County | $71,000 | $1,654 | $185,800 |
| 77 | Dodge County | $71,500 | $1,663 | $188,100 |
| 78 | Madison County | $73,500 | $1,718 | $196,000 |
| 79 | Gosper County | $75,000 | $1,744 | $202,700 |
| 80 | Howard County | $75,000 | $1,753 | $205,200 |
| 81 | Wayne County | $75,000 | $1,753 | $203,700 |
| 82 | Platte County | $77,500 | $1,810 | $207,800 |
| 83 | Hall County | $78,000 | $1,816 | $207,900 |
| 84 | Kearney County | $80,000 | $1,871 | $218,300 |
| 85 | Hamilton County | $84,500 | $1,974 | $238,700 |
| 86 | Seward County | $84,500 | $1,974 | $232,400 |
| 87 | Buffalo County | $88,000 | $2,057 | $236,800 |
| 88 | Saunders County | $88,500 | $2,070 | $241,100 |
| 89 | Cass County | $91,500 | $2,136 | $247,200 |
| 90 | Douglas County | $94,000 | $2,189 | $245,800 |
| 91 | Lancaster County | $96,500 | $2,256 | $258,900 |
| 92 | Washington County | $102,500 | $2,389 | $278,300 |
| 93 | Sarpy County | $109,000 | $2,539 | $287,600 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Nebraska