Lexington, NE 68850 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 100
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Home Value
$202,399
−1.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
100
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
19.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
194 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
25%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,316/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
26%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$137
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 down 1.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 248% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+122% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (100/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.8% below their final list price; 20% 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 $58k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,262 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $126/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $137 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +6% over the next 12 months (41% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −10.4% to +5.9% (80% range; middle estimate −1.1%), chance of a rise 41%, of a 5%+ drop 26%.
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