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Nebraska.

38th most expensive state. Typical home $278,299 (+3.0% in a year), estimated payment $1,534 a month. As of Sep 2026.

What it costs per month · Nebraska $1,461/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$787 (+117%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $8,173 +3%
$270,126$278,299 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $57,608 +26%
$220,690$278,299 since Sep 2021
10 years
Up $126,049 +83%
$152,250$278,299 since Sep 2016

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 Nebraska $1,461 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Nebraska$1,461
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.

Typical home values in Nebraska rose 3.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Buying the typical Nebraska home now takes 24% of the median household income ($76,475/yr, ACS 2020–2024) — the standard affordability line is 30%.

Share of median income needed to buy

Monthly payment for the typical home against the local median household income. Income is an annual survey, stepped — the saw-teeth are survey years, not markets.

10% 20% 30% 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Nebraska 22.92% United States 28.57%
10% 20% 30% 2014 2020 2026
  • Nebraska22.92%
  • United States28.57%

Nebraska home values

Zillow Home Value Index against the national figure. Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Nebraska $278,299 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Nebraska$278,299
  • United States$366,157

Metros in Nebraska

Metros Counties Cities

Largest first, by population. Zillow publishes rent for fewer metros than home values, so a dash means no series — not a market at zero.

# Metro Rent 1-yr Δ Home value 1-yr Δ
1 Omaha $1,398 +1.7% $306,318 +2.7%
2 Lincoln $1,281 +1.6% $300,524 +3.1%
3 Kearney $1,686 +5.8% $298,719 +6.3%
4 Columbus $1,406 — $278,336 +2.1%
5 Grand Island $1,340 +1.7% $255,025 -0.0%
6 Norfolk $1,247 +3.2% $254,243 +3.6%
7 Fremont $1,203 +3.4% $240,411 +3.5%
8 North Platte $1,063 — $225,019 +6.5%
9 Hastings $1,200 — $210,913 +1.9%
10 Lexington $1,278 — $207,574 -1.4%
11 Beatrice $1,101 — $200,715 +0.6%
12 Scottsbluff $943 — $200,664 +3.3%

Go deeper: every zip in Nebraska.