68826
Central City, Nebraska.
Central City, Merrick County, NE · Grand Island, NE metro · population 3,944
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$601 (+126%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $5,528 +3%
- $200,250$205,779 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $47,177 +30%
- $158,602$205,779 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.
- 68826$1,080
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.
Typical home values in zip 68826 rose 2.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Central City, NE — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 68826
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 68826$205,779
- Grand Island$255,025
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.7 | 68846 | Hordville | 283 | — | $279,309 |
| 9.8 | 68628 | Clarks | 848 | — | $302,062 |
| 10.8 | 68854 | Marquette | 708 | — | $368,892 |
| 11.9 | 68827 | Chapman | 761 | — | $312,834 |
| 13.3 | 68864 | Palmer | 958 | — | $278,780 |
| 14.2 | 68654 | Polk | 569 | — | $169,293 |
| 14.3 | 68638 | Fullerton | 1,664 | — | $151,808 |
| 17.0 | 68872 | Saint Libory | 992 | — | $359,451 |
| 19.4 | 68843 | Hampton | 1,032 | — | $299,422 |
| 19.5 | 68663 | Silver Creek | 782 | — | $187,224 |
| 20.0 | 68623 | Belgrade | 356 | — | $121,071 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.