Dawson County, NE real estate

What the numbers say

Dawson County, NE real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Dawson County pay a median of $2,172 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $166,200, an effective rate of about 1.31%. The Nebraska average is 1.49%, which makes Dawson County the #56 lowest-tax of 93 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $925 a month, and $901 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 15 times a year's rent, which generally favors buying.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $166,000 home here comes to about $1,156 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $50,000 a year (the median household here earns $69,880).