Pawnee County, NE real estate

What the numbers say

Pawnee County, NE real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Pawnee County pay a median of $1,206 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $79,400, an effective rate of about 1.52%. The Nebraska average is 1.49%, which makes Pawnee County the #86 lowest-tax of 93 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $706 a month, and $590 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 9 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 $79,000 home here comes to about $566 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $24,000 a year (the median household here earns $62,188).