Elm Creek, NE 68836 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 11
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Home Value
$279,022
+4.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
11
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.1 months
Dec 2025
Days on Market
105 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
101.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
26%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$195
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 26% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 83% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−67% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (11/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.1% of list); 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 $77k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,383 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $195 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 (75% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.0% to +11.3% (80% range; middle estimate +4.2%), chance of a rise 75%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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