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Counties with the lowest home prices in Nebraska
The real estate market is booming right now thanks to low interest rates, a flood of millennial buyers, and shrinking inventory. The median cost of a home has increased 20% year over year, hitting $347,500, according to a report released in April 2020 by real estate listing website Redfin. These high asking costs—while good for sellers—are pricing many buyers out of the market entirely.
But all things are not equal when it comes to real estate in the United States.
Credible used 2021 data calculated by the National Association of REALTORS to compile a list of counties with the lowest median home values and monthly mortgage payments in Nebraska. Counties were ranked by the monthly mortgage payment for a typical home in 2020, from lowest to highest. Ties were broken by median home values in 2020.
The National Association of REALTORS calculated the fourth quarter 2020 median home values by applying the Federal Housing Finance Agency's House Price Index growth to 2019 housing and population data from the American Community Survey and determining an estimate of 2020 median home values for all counties where data is available. The monthly mortgage payments for fourth quarter 2019 and fourth quarter 2020 were calculated for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage with a 10% down payment.
Keep reading to discover which county in Nebraska has the lowest home prices.
#30. Dixon County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $392
- Median home value in 2020: $99,700
- Ranked #697 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#29. Johnson County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $363
- Median home value in 2020: $98,700
- Ranked #671 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#28. Hooker County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $368
- Median home value in 2020: $96,400
- Ranked #625 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#27. Clay County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $386
- Median home value in 2020: $95,500
- Ranked #608 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#26. Sherman County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $391
- Median home value in 2020: $92,800
- Ranked #530 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#25. Deuel County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $342
- Median home value in 2020: $91,300
- Ranked #492 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#24. Jefferson County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $350
- Median home value in 2020: $87,900
- Ranked #395 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#23. Kimball County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $349
- Median home value in 2020: $86,400
- Ranked #371 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#22. Antelope County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $352
- Median home value in 2020: $85,800
- Ranked #349 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#21. Garden County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $354
- Median home value in 2020: $85,600
- Ranked #341 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#20. Hayes County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $273
- Median home value in 2020: $84,600
- Ranked #311 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#19. Fillmore County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $346
- Median home value in 2020: $83,800
- Ranked #298 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#18. Thurston County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $358
- Median home value in 2020: $83,500
- Ranked #290 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#17. Brown County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $350
- Median home value in 2020: $83,400
- Ranked #287 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#16. Webster County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $342
- Median home value in 2020: $82,000
- Ranked #263 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#15. Nance County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $342
- Median home value in 2020: $81,900
- Ranked #261 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#14. Keya Paha County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $312
- Median home value in 2020: $81,700
- Ranked #256 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#13. Dundy County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $333
- Median home value in 2020: $79,400
- Ranked #215 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#12. Blaine County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $367
- Median home value in 2020: $79,200
- Ranked #207 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#11. Boyd County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $293
- Median home value in 2020: $76,400
- Ranked #167 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#10. Furnas County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $301
- Median home value in 2020: $76,400
- Ranked #168 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#9. Greeley County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $346
- Median home value in 2020: $76,000
- Ranked #158 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#8. Sheridan County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $316
- Median home value in 2020: $75,600
- Ranked #155 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#7. Thayer County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $292
- Median home value in 2020: $74,700
- Ranked #144 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#6. Franklin County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $285
- Median home value in 2020: $74,600
- Ranked #143 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#5. Pawnee County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $313
- Median home value in 2020: $74,400
- Ranked #142 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#4. Richardson County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $292
- Median home value in 2020: $72,400
- Ranked #116 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#3. Nuckolls County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $309
- Median home value in 2020: $71,400
- Ranked #109 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#2. Hitchcock County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $253
- Median home value in 2020: $69,800
- Ranked #96 out of 3,120 counties nationwide
#1. Grant County
- Monthly mortgage payment in 2019: $252
- Median home value in 2020: $61,000
- Ranked #40 out of 3,120 counties nationwide