Zip lookup · NE

68442
Stella, Nebraska.

Stella, Richardson County, NE · population 211

What it costs per month · 68442 $817/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$427 (+109%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $9,028 +6%
$146,679$155,706 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $22,792 +17%
$132,914$155,706 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 68442 $817 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 68442$817
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 22 years.

Typical home values in zip 68442 rose 6.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Richardson County, NE 80% · Nemaha County, NE 20%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Stella, NE — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $155,706 as of Sep 2026
+6.2%year on year

Typical home value — 68442

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 68442 $155,706 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 68442$155,706
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.6 68457 Verdon 460 — $133,153
7.3 68437 Shubert 247 — $96,963
9.7 68305 Auburn 4,351 — $177,013
9.9 68376 Humboldt 1,239 — $135,238
10.5 68337 Dawson 326 — $159,750
11.6 68321 Brownville 480 — $204,096
13.0 68433 Salem 196 — $135,386
13.8 68355 Falls City 4,860 — $109,856
16.1 68447 Table Rock 520 — $148,866
17.1 68378 Johnson 677 — $259,261
17.5 68421 Peru 987 — $140,431
19.1 68345 Du Bois 245 — $152,144
19.1 64482 Rock Port 1,980 — $167,064
19.3 68320 Brock 348 — $228,083

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.