Zip lookup · NE

68979
Sutton, Nebraska.

Sutton, Clay County, NE · population 1,572

What it costs per month · 68979 $1,117/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$644 (+136%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $14,268 +7%
$198,492$212,761 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $64,023 +43%
$148,737$212,761 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 68979 $1,117 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 68979$1,117
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.

Typical home values in zip 68979 rose 7.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 4 counties: Clay County, NE 64% · Fillmore County, NE 29% · Hamilton County, NE 5% · York County, NE 1%

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

Typical home value $212,761 as of Sep 2026
+7.2%year on year

Typical home value — 68979

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 68979 $212,761 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 68979$212,761
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.6 68365 Grafton 288 — $176,418
11.3 68933 Clay Center 851 — $186,360
12.7 68436 Shickley 527 — $197,539
12.7 68371 Henderson 1,314 — $244,818
13.0 68944 Harvard 1,252 — $133,177
14.6 68361 Geneva 2,338 — $181,458
14.6 68354 Fairmont 863 — $171,137
16.0 68935 Edgar 726 — $158,097
17.2 68401 McCool Junction 1,122 — $250,286
17.6 68818 Aurora 5,680 — $273,378
18.7 68938 Fairfield 532 — $186,365

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