Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home Outright in Nebraska
The counties where a paid-off house still costs the most to keep. For retirees on a fixed income this figure matters more than the purchase price, because it never goes away and it rises with assessments.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Nebraska ranked
| # | County | Monthly if paid off | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarpy County | $1,050 | $287,600 | 1.793% |
| 2 | Washington County | $949 | $278,300 | 1.475% |
| 3 | Douglas County | $917 | $245,800 | 1.747% |
| 4 | Lancaster County | $916 | $258,900 | 1.566% |
| 5 | Cass County | $857 | $247,200 | 1.434% |
| 6 | Buffalo County | $832 | $236,800 | 1.451% |
| 7 | Saunders County | $823 | $241,100 | 1.347% |
| 8 | Seward County | $772 | $232,400 | 1.201% |
| 9 | Kearney County | $742 | $218,300 | 1.225% |
| 10 | Hall County | $742 | $207,900 | 1.373% |
| 11 | Hamilton County | $739 | $238,700 | 0.958% |
| 12 | Platte County | $736 | $207,800 | 1.342% |
| 13 | Madison County | $705 | $196,000 | 1.336% |
| 14 | Wayne County | $700 | $203,700 | 1.194% |
| 15 | Gosper County | $697 | $202,700 | 1.187% |
| 16 | Adams County | $694 | $185,800 | 1.437% |
| 17 | Lincoln County | $693 | $183,100 | 1.477% |
| 18 | Howard County | $693 | $205,200 | 1.128% |
| 19 | Otoe County | $692 | $185,000 | 1.437% |
| 20 | Dodge County | $691 | $188,100 | 1.377% |
| 21 | Stanton County | $670 | $184,300 | 1.307% |
| 22 | Dakota County | $669 | $168,100 | 1.594% |
| 23 | Saline County | $668 | $180,700 | 1.353% |
| 24 | Banner County | $653 | $166,300 | 1.513% |
| 25 | Phelps County | $652 | $173,300 | 1.377% |
| 26 | Gage County | $645 | $167,100 | 1.440% |
| 27 | Pierce County | $643 | $182,700 | 1.158% |
| 28 | Chase County | $641 | $178,700 | 1.206% |
| 29 | Scotts Bluff County | $636 | $161,400 | 1.488% |
| 30 | Box Butte County | $635 | $161,100 | 1.488% |
| 31 | York County | $633 | $175,900 | 1.202% |
| 32 | Keith County | $613 | $157,000 | 1.404% |
| 33 | Merrick County | $610 | $168,000 | 1.172% |
| 34 | Cedar County | $609 | $175,500 | 1.041% |
| 35 | Arthur County | $607 | $188,800 | 0.834% |
| 36 | Cuming County | $607 | $174,900 | 1.038% |
| 37 | Polk County | $605 | $177,800 | 0.983% |
| 38 | Butler County | $604 | $165,700 | 1.171% |
| 39 | Dawson County | $596 | $157,800 | 1.260% |
| 40 | Custer County | $589 | $160,500 | 1.152% |
| 41 | Garfield County | $585 | $144,900 | 1.439% |
| 42 | Boone County | $580 | $164,700 | 1.016% |
| 43 | Dawes County | $578 | $146,500 | 1.345% |
| 44 | Cheyenne County | $576 | $129,100 | 1.741% |
| 45 | Clay County | $571 | $146,300 | 1.289% |
| 46 | Frontier County | $568 | $138,800 | 1.426% |
| 47 | Logan County | $567 | $160,000 | 1.002% |
| 48 | Holt County | $566 | $152,000 | 1.139% |
| 49 | Red Willow County | $561 | $143,500 | 1.262% |
| 50 | Johnson County | $558 | $131,500 | 1.516% |
| 51 | Harlan County | $556 | $147,200 | 1.148% |
| 52 | Sioux County | $550 | $141,700 | 1.215% |
| 53 | Dixon County | $549 | $141,400 | 1.212% |
| 54 | Perkins County | $544 | $149,200 | 1.014% |
| 55 | Valley County | $536 | $122,200 | 1.552% |
| 56 | Burt County | $535 | $125,400 | 1.455% |
| 57 | Sherman County | $535 | $135,000 | 1.224% |
| 58 | Nemaha County | $529 | $125,100 | 1.408% |
| 59 | Colfax County | $522 | $128,800 | 1.252% |
| 60 | Kimball County | $519 | $109,900 | 1.733% |
| 61 | Fillmore County | $515 | $131,200 | 1.129% |
| 62 | Jefferson County | $514 | $117,600 | 1.453% |
| 63 | Cherry County | $513 | $136,000 | 1.010% |
| 64 | Nance County | $502 | $122,800 | 1.197% |
| 65 | Wheeler County | $502 | $135,900 | 0.912% |
| 66 | McPherson County | $491 | $124,200 | 1.063% |
| 67 | Antelope County | $490 | $116,900 | 1.220% |
| 68 | Knox County | $490 | $116,900 | 1.220% |
| 69 | Rock County | $487 | $124,400 | 1.016% |
| 70 | Thurston County | $487 | $105,100 | 1.521% |
| 71 | Morrill County | $485 | $112,000 | 1.297% |
| 72 | Hayes County | $484 | $112,800 | 1.267% |
| 73 | Webster County | $471 | $102,000 | 1.439% |
| 74 | Sheridan County | $468 | $102,900 | 1.376% |
| 75 | Thomas County | $467 | $113,000 | 1.087% |
| 76 | Deuel County | $463 | $97,200 | 1.497% |
| 77 | Keya Paha County | $462 | $108,800 | 1.140% |
| 78 | Boyd County | $457 | $104,000 | 1.219% |
| 79 | Loup County | $457 | $120,700 | 0.800% |
| 80 | Thayer County | $456 | $106,200 | 1.137% |
| 81 | Dundy County | $453 | $118,200 | 0.821% |
| 82 | Richardson County | $452 | $96,500 | 1.377% |
| 83 | Blaine County | $450 | $102,100 | 1.186% |
| 84 | Furnas County | $445 | $91,800 | 1.449% |
| 85 | Greeley County | $443 | $87,800 | 1.563% |
| 86 | Franklin County | $438 | $99,100 | 1.133% |
| 87 | Grant County | $437 | $113,900 | 0.749% |
| 88 | Brown County | $436 | $100,200 | 1.080% |
| 89 | Garden County | $433 | $95,500 | 1.180% |
| 90 | Nuckolls County | $430 | $90,900 | 1.281% |
| 91 | Hooker County | $426 | $85,400 | 1.431% |
| 92 | Hitchcock County | $422 | $88,800 | 1.244% |
| 93 | Pawnee County | $408 | $74,800 | 1.592% |
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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Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home Outright across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Nebraska