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 | $35,000 | $814 | $74,800 |
| 2 | Hooker County | $38,000 | $890 | $85,400 |
| 3 | Hitchcock County | $38,500 | $904 | $88,800 |
| 4 | Greeley County | $39,500 | $919 | $87,800 |
| 5 | Nuckolls County | $39,500 | $923 | $90,900 |
| 6 | Furnas County | $40,500 | $943 | $91,800 |
| 7 | Garden County | $41,000 | $952 | $95,500 |
| 8 | Brown County | $42,000 | $980 | $100,200 |
| 9 | Franklin County | $42,000 | $976 | $99,100 |
| 10 | Richardson County | $42,000 | $975 | $96,500 |
| 11 | Deuel County | $42,500 | $991 | $97,200 |
| 12 | Blaine County | $43,000 | $1,004 | $102,100 |
| 13 | Boyd County | $44,000 | $1,022 | $104,000 |
| 14 | Sheridan County | $44,000 | $1,027 | $102,900 |
| 15 | Thayer County | $44,000 | $1,032 | $106,200 |
| 16 | Webster County | $44,000 | $1,025 | $102,000 |
| 17 | Keya Paha County | $45,000 | $1,053 | $108,800 |
| 18 | Grant County | $45,500 | $1,056 | $113,900 |
| 19 | Thurston County | $45,500 | $1,057 | $105,100 |
| 20 | Thomas County | $46,500 | $1,081 | $113,000 |
| 21 | Dundy County | $47,000 | $1,096 | $118,200 |
| 22 | Hayes County | $47,000 | $1,096 | $112,800 |
| 23 | Morrill County | $47,000 | $1,093 | $112,000 |
| 24 | Loup County | $47,500 | $1,112 | $120,700 |
| 25 | Antelope County | $48,000 | $1,125 | $116,900 |
| 26 | Kimball County | $48,000 | $1,116 | $109,900 |
| 27 | Knox County | $48,000 | $1,125 | $116,900 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | $49,500 | $1,153 | $117,600 |
| 29 | McPherson County | $50,000 | $1,166 | $124,200 |
| 30 | Nance County | $50,000 | $1,169 | $122,800 |
| 31 | Rock County | $50,000 | $1,163 | $124,400 |
| 32 | Valley County | $51,500 | $1,200 | $122,200 |
| 33 | Burt County | $52,000 | $1,217 | $125,400 |
| 34 | Nemaha County | $52,000 | $1,209 | $125,100 |
| 35 | Colfax County | $52,500 | $1,222 | $128,800 |
| 36 | Fillmore County | $52,500 | $1,228 | $131,200 |
| 37 | Wheeler County | $53,000 | $1,240 | $135,900 |
| 38 | Cherry County | $53,500 | $1,252 | $136,000 |
| 39 | Cheyenne County | $54,500 | $1,277 | $129,100 |
| 40 | Johnson County | $54,500 | $1,273 | $131,500 |
| 41 | Sherman County | $54,500 | $1,269 | $135,000 |
| 42 | Dixon County | $56,500 | $1,318 | $141,400 |
| 43 | Frontier County | $56,500 | $1,322 | $138,800 |
| 44 | Sioux County | $56,500 | $1,321 | $141,700 |
| 45 | Red Willow County | $57,500 | $1,341 | $143,500 |
| 46 | Harlan County | $58,000 | $1,356 | $147,200 |
| 47 | Perkins County | $58,000 | $1,355 | $149,200 |
| 48 | Clay County | $58,500 | $1,366 | $146,300 |
| 49 | Dawes County | $59,000 | $1,375 | $146,500 |
| 50 | Garfield County | $59,000 | $1,373 | $144,900 |
| 51 | Holt County | $59,500 | $1,393 | $152,000 |
| 52 | Logan County | $61,500 | $1,437 | $160,000 |
| 53 | Custer County | $62,500 | $1,461 | $160,500 |
| 54 | Dawson County | $62,500 | $1,454 | $157,800 |
| 55 | Boone County | $63,000 | $1,476 | $164,700 |
| 56 | Keith County | $63,000 | $1,467 | $157,000 |
| 57 | Butler County | $64,500 | $1,505 | $165,700 |
| 58 | Box Butte County | $65,000 | $1,511 | $161,100 |
| 59 | Scotts Bluff County | $65,000 | $1,514 | $161,400 |
| 60 | Merrick County | $65,500 | $1,523 | $168,000 |
| 61 | Banner County | $66,500 | $1,557 | $166,300 |
| 62 | Gage County | $66,500 | $1,553 | $167,100 |
| 63 | Cedar County | $67,000 | $1,563 | $175,500 |
| 64 | Cuming County | $67,000 | $1,558 | $174,900 |
| 65 | Polk County | $67,500 | $1,572 | $177,800 |
| 66 | Dakota County | $68,000 | $1,583 | $168,100 |
| 67 | York County | $68,000 | $1,590 | $175,900 |
| 68 | Phelps County | $68,500 | $1,595 | $173,300 |
| 69 | Chase County | $69,000 | $1,613 | $178,700 |
| 70 | Arthur County | $70,000 | $1,634 | $188,800 |
| 71 | Pierce County | $70,000 | $1,637 | $182,700 |
| 72 | Saline County | $70,500 | $1,651 | $180,700 |
| 73 | Stanton County | $71,500 | $1,673 | $184,300 |
| 74 | Lincoln County | $72,500 | $1,689 | $183,100 |
| 75 | Adams County | $73,000 | $1,705 | $185,800 |
| 76 | Otoe County | $73,000 | $1,698 | $185,000 |
| 77 | Dodge County | $73,500 | $1,714 | $188,100 |
| 78 | Madison County | $76,000 | $1,771 | $196,000 |
| 79 | Gosper County | $77,000 | $1,800 | $202,700 |
| 80 | Howard County | $77,500 | $1,809 | $205,200 |
| 81 | Wayne County | $77,500 | $1,809 | $203,700 |
| 82 | Platte County | $80,000 | $1,867 | $207,800 |
| 83 | Hall County | $80,500 | $1,873 | $207,900 |
| 84 | Kearney County | $82,500 | $1,930 | $218,300 |
| 85 | Hamilton County | $87,500 | $2,038 | $238,700 |
| 86 | Seward County | $87,500 | $2,037 | $232,400 |
| 87 | Buffalo County | $91,000 | $2,121 | $236,800 |
| 88 | Saunders County | $91,500 | $2,135 | $241,100 |
| 89 | Cass County | $94,500 | $2,202 | $247,200 |
| 90 | Douglas County | $96,500 | $2,255 | $245,800 |
| 91 | Lancaster County | $99,500 | $2,325 | $258,900 |
| 92 | Washington County | $105,500 | $2,464 | $278,300 |
| 93 | Sarpy County | $112,000 | $2,616 | $287,600 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.24%. 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