Saunders County, NE housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 42
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Home Value
$361,200
+5.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
42
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
36 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
15%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
34%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$166
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 34% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 16% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+23% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (42/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.3% below their final list price; 15% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 31% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $97k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,253 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $166 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (79% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.3% to +12.0% (80% range; middle estimate +5.1%), chance of a rise 79%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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ZIP codes in Saunders County, NE
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahoo, NE 68066 | $293.3K | +5.1% | 41 |
| Ashland, NE 68003 | $411K | +5.8% | 33 |
| Yutan, NE 68073 | $383.4K | +6.2% | 9 |
| Ceresco, NE 68017 | $348K | +5.2% | 11 |
| Valparaiso, NE 68065 | $393K | +7.7% | 15 |
| Cedar Bluffs, NE 68015 | $272.5K | +4.0% | 30 |
| Mead, NE 68041 | $292K | +5.3% | 1 |
| Weston, NE 68070 | $360.2K | +6.0% | 6 |
| Prague, NE 68050 | $283K | +5.0% | 45 |
| Colon, NE 68018 | $398.4K | +5.7% | 2 |
| Morse Bluff, NE 68648 | $444.6K | +7.6% | 30 |
| Malmo, NE 68040 | $473.7K | +8.8% | 0 |
| Ithaca, NE 68033 | $380.4K | +7.5% | 18 |
| Memphis, NE 68042 | – | – | 3 |