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Cost of Living · Nebraska

Most Affordable Counties in Nebraska 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Nebraska

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Hooker County, NE
96.6
2Nuckolls County, NE
93.8
3Wheeler County, NE
92.8
4Franklin County, NE
92.3
5Pawnee County, NE
90.3
6Dundy County, NE
89.2
7Thomas County, NE
89
8Rock County, NE
88
9Garden County, NE
87.6
10Boyd County, NE
83.3

All Nebraska Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

93 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Hooker County, NE
96.6
66.7
2Nuckolls County, NE
93.8
75.9
3Wheeler County, NE
92.8
74.8
4Franklin County, NE
92.3
68.2
5Pawnee County, NE
90.3
62.5
6Dundy County, NE
89.2
73.1
7Thomas County, NE
89
78.9
8Rock County, NE
88
71.8
9Garden County, NE
87.6
68.5
10Boyd County, NE
83.3
67.6
11Hayes County, NE
83.3
65.8
12McPherson County, NE
82.4
68.3
13Knox County, NE
81.9
65.3
14Hitchcock County, NE
81.6
60.4
15Greeley County, NE
81.5
64
16Webster County, NE
81.2
65
17Thurston County, NE
80.8
59.3
18Richardson County, NE
80.5
60
19Dixon County, NE
79.8
63.6
20Thayer County, NE
79.2
61.7
21Loup County, NE
78.2
81.7
22Harlan County, NE
77.8
69
23Frontier County, NE
77.3
65.1
24Fillmore County, NE
77.1
69.4
25Polk County, NE
76.3
68.3
26Holt County, NE
75.4
67.4
27Valley County, NE
75
62.5
28Garfield County, NE
74.1
69.3
29Cedar County, NE
73.3
67.3
30Antelope County, NE
73
67.5
31Blaine County, NE
72.9
66.4
32Clay County, NE
72.5
66.1
33Boone County, NE
71.3
71.2
34Morrill County, NE
70.2
58.7
35Johnson County, NE
69.7
62.9
36Burt County, NE
69.3
64.6
37Jefferson County, NE
69.2
54.4
38Keya Paha County, NE
68.7
65.1
39Sheridan County, NE
67.3
57.3
40Nance County, NE
65.9
63.3
41Sioux County, NE
65.2
62.9
42Phelps County, NE
65
64.7
43Deuel County, NE
64.8
61.2
44Gosper County, NE
64.7
67.9
45Red Willow County, NE
64.5
60.1
46Furnas County, NE
64.3
55.9
47Nemaha County, NE
64.2
57.7
48Butler County, NE
62.8
70.4
49Gage County, NE
59.9
51.4
50Cuming County, NE
59.4
64.1
51Chase County, NE
59.3
58.4
52Keith County, NE
58.6
52.4
53Logan County, NE
58.2
67.9
54Perkins County, NE
58.2
60.5
55Grant County, NE
55.9
69.6
56Kimball County, NE
55.3
52.3
57Brown County, NE
54.9
60.7
58Merrick County, NE
54
64.9
59Sherman County, NE
53.3
61.2
60Cherry County, NE
53.1
55.4
61Box Butte County, NE
52.6
43.2
62Arthur County, NE
52.2
67.5
63Pierce County, NE
52.1
65.4
64Saline County, NE
52
46.4
65Wayne County, NE
51.5
60.5
66Custer County, NE
50.6
58.3
67Colfax County, NE
50.4
53.9
68Howard County, NE
49.2
65.4
69Stanton County, NE
46.8
67.9
70Kearney County, NE
45.8
61.5
71Dawson County, NE
45.6
47.5
72Hamilton County, NE
45.3
62.4
73Banner County, NE
43.3
56
74Adams County, NE
42.8
39.8
75Cheyenne County, NE
42.7
41.4
76Platte County, NE
42.2
44
77Madison County, NE
42
52.8
78York County, NE
42
55
79Otoe County, NE
40.2
49.3
80Lincoln County, NE
39.5
39.1
81Scotts Bluff County, NE
38.3
37
82Hall County, NE
32.8
35.5
83Dawes County, NE
32.4
38.8
84Dodge County, NE
31.9
42.2
85Buffalo County, NE
28.3
38.6
86Dakota County, NE
27.9
35.8
87Seward County, NE
27.6
60.6
88Saunders County, NE
26.8
58.7
89Washington County, NE
23
55.3
90Cass County, NE
20.9
53.6
91Lancaster County, NE
19.3
32.3
92Douglas County, NE
13.1
29.6
93Sarpy County, NE
8.8
44.9

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