Cedar County, NE housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 88
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Home Value
$245,991
+10.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
88
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
10.3 months
Jul 2026
Days on Market
129 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.1%
Jul 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
40%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$153
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 40% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 10.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 22% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+46% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (88/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.9% below their final list price (as of Jul 2026); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 27% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $66k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,149 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $153 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (70% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.4% to +10.0% (80% range; middle estimate +3.1%), chance of a rise 70%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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ZIP codes in Cedar County, NE
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartington, NE 68739 | $285.8K | +10.3% | 28 |
| Laurel, NE 68745 | $215.8K | +8.6% | 63 |
| Carroll, NE 68771 | $217.8K | +7.5% | 96 |
| Coleridge, NE 68727 | $159.5K | +10.6% | 75 |
| Fordyce, NE 68736 | – | – | 16 |
| Wynot, NE 68792 | $238.1K | +9.5% | 40 |
| Saint Helena, NE 68774 | – | – | 61 |
| Belden, NE 68717 | – | – | 15 |
| Magnet, NE 68749 | – | – | – |