68601
Columbus, Nebraska.
Columbus, Platte County, NE · Columbus, NE metro · population 30,944
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$771 (+117%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $5,293 +2%
- $266,993$272,286 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $57,707 +27%
- $214,578$272,286 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.
- 68601$1,429
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.
Typical home values in zip 68601 rose 2.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 4 counties: Platte County, NE 74% · Colfax County, NE 13% · Polk County, NE 11% · Butler County, NE 2%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Columbus, NE — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 68601
Against the Columbus, NE metro and the national benchmark.
- 68601$1,406
- Columbus$1,406
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 68601
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 68601$272,286
- Columbus$278,336
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted descending, activate to sort ascending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.8 | 68632 | David City | 3,942 | — | $232,354 |
| 19.6 | 68640 | Genoa | 1,212 | — | $192,325 |
| 18.7 | 68643 | Leigh | 1,019 | — | $280,565 |
| 18.5 | 68663 | Silver Creek | 782 | — | $187,224 |
| 18.3 | 68651 | Osceola | 1,364 | — | $221,489 |
| 18.2 | 68658 | Rising City | 604 | — | $241,734 |
| 17.3 | 68642 | Humphrey | 1,628 | — | $365,506 |
| 17.0 | 68662 | Shelby | 1,088 | — | $224,702 |
| 16.4 | 68631 | Creston | 337 | — | $289,390 |
| 16.4 | 68661 | Schuyler | 7,459 | — | $228,236 |
| 12.6 | 68647 | Monroe | 702 | — | $289,961 |
| 11.1 | 68624 | Bellwood | 1,009 | — | $247,756 |
| 8.6 | 68653 | Platte Center | 748 | — | $285,742 |
| 7.2 | 68634 | Duncan | 635 | — | $223,329 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.