Otoe County, NE housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 12
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Home Value
$243,695
+3.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
12
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
32 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
15%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
25%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
25%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$142
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 25% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 37% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−15% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (12/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.1% below their final list price; 15% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 25% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $69k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,270 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $142 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (74% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.5% to +10.9% (80% range; middle estimate +4.0%), chance of a rise 74%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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ZIP codes in Otoe County, NE
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska City, NE 68410 | $199.3K | −0.5% | 27 |
| Syracuse, NE 68446 | $269.1K | +5.7% | 27 |
| Palmyra, NE 68418 | $347.9K | +5.3% | 53 |
| Unadilla, NE 68454 | $285K | +5.2% | 17 |
| Douglas, NE 68344 | $239.4K | +6.4% | 69 |
| Dunbar, NE 68346 | $279K | +4.0% | 1 |
| Otoe, NE 68417 | $192.4K | +4.5% | 2 |
| Talmage, NE 68448 | $177.7K | +9.5% | 92 |
| Burr, NE 68324 | $287.8K | +0.9% | 17 |
| Lorton, NE 68382 | – | – | – |
| Julian, NE 68379 | – | – | 22 |