Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources
Typical home value$240,020+8.8% YoY · prices are rising fast
Market right nowSeller's marketFewer homes for sale than last year, 0% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$52,031About 0.7× the local median income ($77,752): affordable for a typical household
Days on market111 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate
The typical home in Nemaha County, KS is worth $240,020, up 8.8% from a year ago. That is well above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $202,764, so the area is 18.4% overvalued. It is a seller's market: homes take about 111 days to sell, listings are down 30% from a year ago, 0% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $52,031 a year to afford the typical home here at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $77,752. In the latest IRS figures, 82 more people moved out than in.
Home value over time
Solid: typical home value · dashed: fair value (household income × the 20-year average price-to-income ratio). Sources: FHFA, Zillow, U.S. Census Bureau.
Prices and affordability
Typical home value
$240,020
Change in 1 year
+8.8%
Overvalued %
+18.4%
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Fair home value
$202,764
Change in 5 years
+42.1%
Home value to income
3.1×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)
$1,301
Income needed to afford it
$52,031
Property tax rate
0.96%
Rent and investing
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms
$961
Market activity
Listings vs a year ago
−30.0%
Days on market
111
Listings with a price cut
0.0%
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Homes for sale
7
Pending sales per 100 listings
43
Asking price per sq ft
$91
People and jobs
Median household income
$77,752
Population change (1 year)
−0.3%
Unemployment rate
1.5%
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Population
10,054
Income adjusted for cost of living
$90,515
Net moves in (IRS)
−82
Cost of living (US = 100)
85.9
Schools, risk and environment
School rating (1 to 10)
8.5
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)
17.4
Flood risk score
23.3
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Wildfire risk score
82.8
Walkability (1 to 20)
6.0
Road, rail and air noise
51 dB
Questions people ask
Is Nemaha County, KS overvalued?
Home prices in Nemaha County, KS are well above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $202,764, so the area is 18.4% overvalued.
Is Nemaha County, KS a buyer's or seller's market?
Nemaha County, KS is a seller's market: homes take about 111 days to sell, listings are down 30% from a year ago, 0% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Nemaha County, KS?
Home values in Nemaha County, KS are up 8.8% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Nemaha County, KS?
A household needs about $52,031 a year to afford the typical home in Nemaha County, KS at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $77,752.