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Most affordable housing, Nebraska cities

Name: Most affordable housing, Nebraska cities, 2024
Creator: CensusEasy
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Nebraska cities with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). This list covers the 33 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 2.9. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Blair, NE, up 18 places to #11.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Schuyler, NENE6,8001.8+9%

02▲1Lexington, NENE11,1762.4+24%

03▲1Nebraska City, NENE7,5122.4+40%

04▲8Scottsbluff, NENE14,2592.4+24%

05▲1Alliance, NENE7,9142.5+46%

06▲9Plattsmouth, NENE6,9552.5+33%

07▲2Gering, NENE8,5352.5+35%

08▼6Sidney, NENE6,4322.5+57%

09▼2South Sioux City, NENE14,1582.6+41%

10▲8McCook, NENE7,1572.7+49%

11▲18Blair, NENE7,9972.7+26%

12▲8Wahoo, NENE5,0232.7+58%

13▲11Gretna, NENE9,2072.8+81%

14▲14Beatrice, NENE12,3182.8+57%

15▲2Papillion, NENE25,1272.8+57%

16▼11Chalco, NENE10,5952.8+70%

17▼6York, NENE8,2842.9+52%

18▼2Hastings, NENE25,1212.9+52%

19▼9Bellevue, NENE64,8632.9+49%

20▼12Crete, NENE7,7472.9+72%

21▼8North Platte, NENE22,5242.9+74%

22▲1Fremont, NENE28,3503.0+70%

23▼9La Vista, NENE16,5433.2+86%

24▲2Columbus, NENE25,2483.3+65%

25▼4Ralston, NENE6,3823.3+98%

26▲1Omaha, NENE488,7973.4+67%

27▼5Seward, NENE7,8923.4+67%

28▼3Grand Island, NENE53,9433.4+82%

29▲3Kearney, NENE34,7823.5+52%

30▼11Holdrege, NENE5,5553.6+126%

31▲2Norfolk, NENE26,6773.6+77%

32▼1Lincoln, NENE301,5223.7+68%

33▼3Wayne, NENE6,3384.3+79%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES