Nebraska cities — momentum scores, home values & rankings

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32 Nebraska cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

Long thesis

The pop-weighted momentum score is 68/100 with median 1-yr of +3.9%. That's broad-based strength across the state's 32 tracked cities — 2 are in the 'Hot' tier. When this many markets move together, the simplest explanation is structural demand.

Short thesis

The bear case is the boring one: the median market is fine but the cycle is real. Watch the cities at the bottom of this state's distribution as the early-warning signal.

32
Cities tracked
$238,622
Median home (state)
32
Rising / Hot
0
Cooling / Declining

Schuyler

pop 6,708
79
Hot$229,471 · +7.6%

Wayne

pop 6,229
79
Hot$238,622 · +6.8%

Plattsmouth

pop 6,887
76
Rising$311,743 · +5.7%

Kearney

pop 34,741
75
Rising$314,446 · +6.5%

Seward

pop 7,752
75
Rising$312,269 · +8.3%

Crete

pop 7,580
75
Rising$236,711 · +2.2%

Norfolk

pop 26,162
74
Rising$260,598 · +5.3%

Columbus

pop 25,126
74
Rising$270,488 · +3.9%

York

pop 8,179
74
Rising$221,320 · +6.4%

Fremont

pop 28,190
73
Rising$256,092 · +6.8%

Beatrice

pop 12,290
73
Rising$185,034 · +3.9%

Lexington

pop 11,205
73
Rising$202,594 · +3.0%

South Sioux City

pop 13,910
72
Rising$232,347 · +5.8%

Sidney

pop 6,483
72
Rising$171,268 · +5.4%

Nebraska City

pop 7,526
71
Rising$203,370 · +1.8%

Lincoln

pop 300,619
70
Rising$293,233 · +4.1%

Gering

pop 8,554
70
Rising$211,595 · +4.3%

Holdrege

pop 5,556
70
Rising$195,142 · +5.9%

Bellevue

pop 64,777
69
Rising$300,031 · +2.8%

North Platte

pop 22,549
69
Rising$214,923 · +6.8%

Blair

pop 7,999
69
Rising$354,453 · +2.6%

Hastings

pop 25,152
68
Rising$204,875 · +3.6%

La Vista

pop 16,543
68
Rising$310,369 · +2.8%

Gretna

pop 9,207
68
Rising$428,919 · +0.6%

Ralston

pop 6,443
68
Rising$266,750 · +3.7%

Chadron

pop 5,094
68
Rising$195,938 · +5.5%

Scottsbluff

pop 14,323
67
Rising$184,286 · +3.1%

Papillion

pop 25,248
66
Rising$412,763 · +1.5%

Omaha

pop 489,265
65
Rising$297,017 · +1.3%

Grand Island

pop 53,250
65
Rising$254,245 · +2.0%

McCook

pop 7,212
65
Rising$179,375 · +3.1%

Alliance

pop 8,071
64
Rising$172,401 · +2.1%

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Tools for Nebraska

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
90.7 (US=100)
Below Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Humid continental to semi-arid. Hot summers, very cold winters. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms common.

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