Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Nebraska
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Nebraska ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown County | $-39 | $932 | $971 |
| 2 | Furnas County | $-130 | $805 | $935 |
| 3 | Deuel County | $-155 | $827 | $982 |
| 4 | Grant County | $-162 | $883 | $1,045 |
| 5 | Keya Paha County | $-176 | $867 | $1,043 |
| 6 | Hitchcock County | $-181 | $715 | $896 |
| 7 | Pawnee County | $-192 | $616 | $808 |
| 8 | Blaine County | $-209 | $786 | $995 |
| 9 | Sheridan County | $-247 | $771 | $1,018 |
| 10 | Kimball County | $-253 | $853 | $1,106 |
| 11 | Garden County | $-268 | $675 | $943 |
| 12 | Greeley County | $-268 | $643 | $911 |
| 13 | Richardson County | $-275 | $692 | $967 |
| 14 | Thayer County | $-285 | $738 | $1,023 |
| 15 | Nuckolls County | $-299 | $616 | $915 |
| 16 | Hooker County | $-301 | $581 | $882 |
| 17 | Colfax County | $-308 | $902 | $1,210 |
| 18 | Morrill County | $-339 | $744 | $1,083 |
| 19 | Webster County | $-343 | $673 | $1,016 |
| 20 | Dawes County | $-346 | $1,014 | $1,360 |
| 21 | Thurston County | $-350 | $698 | $1,048 |
| 22 | Cheyenne County | $-353 | $912 | $1,265 |
| 23 | Franklin County | $-354 | $613 | $967 |
| 24 | Boyd County | $-363 | $650 | $1,013 |
| 25 | Cherry County | $-366 | $873 | $1,239 |
| 26 | Antelope County | $-368 | $746 | $1,114 |
| 27 | Nance County | $-381 | $776 | $1,157 |
| 28 | Thomas County | $-386 | $685 | $1,071 |
| 29 | Sherman County | $-390 | $866 | $1,256 |
| 30 | Knox County | $-422 | $692 | $1,114 |
| 31 | Loup County | $-451 | $650 | $1,101 |
| 32 | Nemaha County | $-470 | $727 | $1,197 |
| 33 | Jefferson County | $-483 | $659 | $1,142 |
| 34 | Johnson County | $-483 | $777 | $1,260 |
| 35 | Dundy County | $-496 | $588 | $1,084 |
| 36 | McPherson County | $-501 | $653 | $1,154 |
| 37 | Dakota County | $-513 | $1,053 | $1,566 |
| 38 | Burt County | $-517 | $688 | $1,205 |
| 39 | Rock County | $-543 | $608 | $1,151 |
| 40 | Fillmore County | $-548 | $667 | $1,215 |
| 41 | Red Willow County | $-549 | $778 | $1,327 |
| 42 | Perkins County | $-558 | $783 | $1,341 |
| 43 | Sioux County | $-564 | $743 | $1,307 |
| 44 | Banner County | $-565 | $975 | $1,540 |
| 45 | Valley County | $-573 | $616 | $1,189 |
| 46 | Dawson County | $-578 | $861 | $1,439 |
| 47 | Scotts Bluff County | $-609 | $889 | $1,498 |
| 48 | Harlan County | $-634 | $708 | $1,342 |
| 49 | Dixon County | $-643 | $661 | $1,304 |
| 50 | Clay County | $-651 | $701 | $1,352 |
| 51 | Custer County | $-651 | $794 | $1,445 |
| 52 | Holt County | $-654 | $724 | $1,378 |
| 53 | Hayes County | $-667 | $419 | $1,086 |
| 54 | Keith County | $-679 | $772 | $1,451 |
| 55 | York County | $-687 | $885 | $1,572 |
| 56 | Logan County | $-697 | $725 | $1,422 |
| 57 | Wheeler County | $-702 | $525 | $1,227 |
| 58 | Frontier County | $-704 | $605 | $1,309 |
| 59 | Dodge County | $-710 | $985 | $1,695 |
| 60 | Box Butte County | $-724 | $771 | $1,495 |
| 61 | Boone County | $-725 | $734 | $1,459 |
| 62 | Merrick County | $-734 | $772 | $1,506 |
| 63 | Butler County | $-735 | $753 | $1,488 |
| 64 | Cuming County | $-741 | $800 | $1,541 |
| 65 | Arthur County | $-765 | $850 | $1,615 |
| 66 | Gage County | $-767 | $770 | $1,537 |
| 67 | Pierce County | $-769 | $850 | $1,619 |
| 68 | Otoe County | $-774 | $905 | $1,679 |
| 69 | Saline County | $-799 | $833 | $1,632 |
| 70 | Lincoln County | $-803 | $867 | $1,670 |
| 71 | Adams County | $-833 | $853 | $1,686 |
| 72 | Stanton County | $-837 | $817 | $1,654 |
| 73 | Garfield County | $-840 | $519 | $1,359 |
| 74 | Chase County | $-846 | $749 | $1,595 |
| 75 | Phelps County | $-853 | $724 | $1,577 |
| 76 | Cedar County | $-863 | $683 | $1,546 |
| 77 | Polk County | $-863 | $692 | $1,555 |
| 78 | Madison County | $-900 | $851 | $1,751 |
| 79 | Hall County | $-941 | $911 | $1,852 |
| 80 | Howard County | $-977 | $811 | $1,788 |
| 81 | Platte County | $-978 | $867 | $1,845 |
| 82 | Gosper County | $-982 | $797 | $1,779 |
| 83 | Seward County | $-1,044 | $969 | $2,013 |
| 84 | Wayne County | $-1,056 | $732 | $1,788 |
| 85 | Douglas County | $-1,067 | $1,162 | $2,229 |
| 86 | Kearney County | $-1,120 | $787 | $1,907 |
| 87 | Saunders County | $-1,180 | $930 | $2,110 |
| 88 | Buffalo County | $-1,186 | $911 | $2,097 |
| 89 | Cass County | $-1,189 | $987 | $2,176 |
| 90 | Hamilton County | $-1,238 | $776 | $2,014 |
| 91 | Lancaster County | $-1,253 | $1,045 | $2,298 |
| 92 | Sarpy County | $-1,301 | $1,284 | $2,585 |
| 93 | Washington County | $-1,477 | $958 | $2,435 |
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.
Nationwide
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Nebraska