Clay County, NE housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 91
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Home Value
$185,733
+6.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
91
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
53 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
20%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
28%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$207
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 28% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 82% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+15% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (91/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.3% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 20% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $54k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,386 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $207 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from tornadoes, hail and wind.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (65% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.2% to +9.2% (80% range; middle estimate +2.3%), chance of a rise 65%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.
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ZIP codes in Clay County, NE
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton, NE 68979 | $218.2K | +8.4% | 43 |
| Harvard, NE 68944 | $138.3K | +5.6% | 60 |
| Clay Center, NE 68933 | $189.7K | +6.6% | 28 |
| Edgar, NE 68935 | $158.9K | +4.2% | 62 |
| Glenvil, NE 68941 | $247.3K | +6.2% | 29 |
| Trumbull, NE 68980 | $284.1K | +5.6% | 9 |
| Fairfield, NE 68938 | $192.4K | +12.9% | 5 |
| Saronville, NE 68975 | – | – | 36 |
| Ong, NE 68452 | – | – | 22 |
| Inland, NE 68954 | – | – | 20 |