Wayne County, NE housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 61% 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 20% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+57% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (34/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.6% below their final list price (as of Jul 2026); 14% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $70k 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 $158 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (80% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.8% to +12.6% (80% range; middle estimate +5.7%), chance of a rise 80%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.

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ZIP codes in Wayne County, NE