Income needed to buy a home
Every county in Nebraska
In the middle county, Saline County, the typical home takes $75,265 a year. Locals can afford the typical home in 30 of 89 counties.
| County | Typical home | Monthly cost | Income needed | Local median income | For locals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuckolls County | $123,561 | $963 | $41,272 | $73,976 | Comfortable |
| Richardson County | $121,678 | $976 | $41,812 | $60,108 | Comfortable |
| Furnas County | $121,746 | $980 | $42,001 | $61,048 | Comfortable |
| Rock County | $141,726 | $1,071 | $45,882 | $58,125 | Within reach |
| Webster County | $139,497 | $1,145 | $49,087 | $64,347 | Within reach |
| Boyd County | $143,013 | $1,155 | $49,486 | $67,045 | Within reach |
| Sheridan County | $143,807 | $1,158 | $49,632 | $60,121 | Within reach |
| Jefferson County | $141,324 | $1,160 | $49,714 | $59,044 | Within reach |
| Hooker County | $149,006 | $1,171 | $50,192 | $49,464 | Right at the edge |
| Franklin County | $151,203 | $1,178 | $50,484 | $60,195 | Within reach |
| Thayer County | $153,372 | $1,211 | $51,887 | $66,213 | Within reach |
| Brown County | $156,826 | $1,239 | $53,112 | $54,676 | Right at the edge |
| Hitchcock County | $158,403 | $1,272 | $54,523 | $51,567 | Right at the edge |
| Morrill County | $159,764 | $1,280 | $54,837 | $58,500 | Right at the edge |
| Dundy County | $166,428 | $1,308 | $56,049 | $58,922 | Right at the edge |
| Harlan County | $166,828 | $1,330 | $57,018 | $70,625 | Within reach |
| Pawnee County | $163,162 | $1,336 | $57,239 | $62,188 | Right at the edge |
| Logan County | $178,994 | $1,339 | $57,378 | $74,271 | Within reach |
| Nance County | $166,897 | $1,352 | $57,947 | $65,179 | Within reach |
| Thurston County | $172,128 | $1,383 | $59,290 | $69,177 | Within reach |
| Kimball County | $170,752 | $1,395 | $59,798 | $56,712 | Right at the edge |
| Red Willow County | $175,579 | $1,417 | $60,730 | $63,697 | Right at the edge |
| Custer County | $181,990 | $1,450 | $62,122 | $67,906 | Right at the edge |
| Deuel County | $177,123 | $1,455 | $62,377 | $70,096 | Within reach |
| Garden County | $187,875 | $1,471 | $63,050 | $41,882 | Far off |
| Frontier County | $178,123 | $1,475 | $63,219 | $70,132 | Within reach |
| Nemaha County | $182,351 | $1,488 | $63,782 | $60,924 | Right at the edge |
| Box Butte County | $180,978 | $1,493 | $64,000 | $68,892 | Right at the edge |
| Cheyenne County | $178,449 | $1,497 | $64,138 | $60,348 | Right at the edge |
| Fillmore County | $185,246 | $1,502 | $64,371 | $76,295 | Within reach |
| Clay County | $185,733 | $1,503 | $64,394 | $78,986 | Within reach |
| Thomas County | $193,739 | $1,505 | $64,499 | $65,000 | Right at the edge |
| Valley County | $189,476 | $1,513 | $64,846 | $61,852 | Right at the edge |
| Holt County | $190,031 | $1,518 | $65,070 | $68,513 | Right at the edge |
| Dawes County | $191,090 | $1,550 | $66,429 | $56,280 | A stretch |
| Burt County | $192,793 | $1,551 | $66,477 | $63,685 | Right at the edge |
| Sherman County | $200,713 | $1,625 | $69,624 | $63,578 | Right at the edge |
| Dixon County | $203,482 | $1,627 | $69,734 | $72,454 | Right at the edge |
| Scotts Bluff County | $197,069 | $1,628 | $69,774 | $63,614 | Right at the edge |
| Dawson County | $203,960 | $1,642 | $70,357 | $69,880 | Right at the edge |
| Gage County | $203,152 | $1,657 | $71,007 | $67,247 | Right at the edge |
| Johnson County | $215,198 | $1,669 | $71,513 | $57,632 | A stretch |
| Polk County | $218,486 | $1,721 | $73,776 | $69,768 | Right at the edge |
| Knox County | $218,850 | $1,751 | $75,040 | $64,636 | A stretch |
| Saline County | $216,218 | $1,756 | $75,265 | $79,910 | Right at the edge |
| Perkins County | $223,843 | $1,768 | $75,768 | $72,778 | Right at the edge |
| Adams County | $215,136 | $1,774 | $76,010 | $68,365 | A stretch |
| Antelope County | $221,059 | $1,774 | $76,026 | $66,105 | A stretch |
| Chase County | $225,046 | $1,790 | $76,698 | $68,173 | A stretch |
| Phelps County | $221,146 | $1,804 | $77,296 | $68,919 | A stretch |
| Cherry County | $228,666 | $1,806 | $77,401 | $66,270 | A stretch |
| Greeley County | $228,045 | $1,829 | $78,388 | $63,929 | A stretch |
| Merrick County | $230,293 | $1,831 | $78,486 | $68,354 | A stretch |
| York County | $229,740 | $1,842 | $78,954 | $77,757 | Right at the edge |
| Garfield County | $229,340 | $1,842 | $78,964 | $62,804 | A stretch |
| Lincoln County | $228,181 | $1,892 | $81,067 | $65,148 | A stretch |
| Colfax County | $235,072 | $1,892 | $81,089 | $82,530 | Right at the edge |
| Cedar County | $245,991 | $1,959 | $83,951 | $73,578 | A stretch |
| Butler County | $244,076 | $1,962 | $84,082 | $79,268 | Right at the edge |
| Wheeler County | $250,483 | $1,985 | $85,090 | $70,250 | A stretch |
| Otoe County | $243,695 | $1,993 | $85,413 | $82,188 | Right at the edge |
| Keith County | $246,475 | $1,996 | $85,559 | $60,645 | A stretch |
| Dakota County | $245,255 | $1,998 | $85,626 | $70,329 | A stretch |
| Pierce County | $247,721 | $2,011 | $86,204 | $72,357 | A stretch |
| Kearney County | $255,799 | $2,025 | $86,795 | $78,631 | Right at the edge |
| Dodge County | $247,297 | $2,029 | $86,958 | $74,329 | A stretch |
| Wayne County | $258,537 | $2,096 | $89,811 | $66,215 | A stretch |
| Madison County | $255,337 | $2,096 | $89,812 | $63,128 | A stretch |
| Hall County | $257,145 | $2,100 | $89,980 | $69,251 | A stretch |
| Stanton County | $267,535 | $2,166 | $92,841 | $80,687 | A stretch |
| Cuming County | $272,959 | $2,196 | $94,109 | $71,104 | A stretch |
| Howard County | $283,521 | $2,266 | $97,133 | $76,767 | A stretch |
| Platte County | $280,084 | $2,284 | $97,886 | $71,552 | A stretch |
| Boone County | $299,693 | $2,388 | $102,331 | $74,947 | A stretch |
| Hamilton County | $302,468 | $2,392 | $102,533 | $83,994 | A stretch |
| Sioux County | $319,475 | $2,478 | $106,211 | $53,929 | Far off |
| Keya Paha County | $308,313 | $2,483 | $106,431 | $64,000 | Far off |
| Douglas County | $296,030 | $2,504 | $107,297 | $80,391 | A stretch |
| Lancaster County | $302,026 | $2,507 | $107,432 | $74,793 | Far off |
| Gosper County | $319,894 | $2,510 | $107,561 | $77,500 | A stretch |
| Buffalo County | $304,764 | $2,515 | $107,796 | $75,911 | A stretch |
| Cass County | $312,242 | $2,554 | $109,449 | $91,836 | A stretch |
| Seward County | $317,825 | $2,572 | $110,225 | $82,444 | A stretch |
| Hayes County | $301,804 | $2,629 | $112,656 | $69,250 | Far off |
| McPherson County | $357,943 | $2,774 | $118,872 | $58,684 | Out of reach |
| Saunders County | $361,200 | $2,932 | $125,642 | $94,066 | A stretch |
| Sarpy County | $357,101 | $3,049 | $130,682 | $103,321 | A stretch |
| Banner County | $386,548 | $3,105 | $133,079 | $78,839 | Far off |
| Washington County | $404,879 | $3,340 | $143,149 | $94,396 | Far off |
10% down, 7.40% 30-year fixed, housing at 28% of gross income. How it works.