Perkins County, NE real estate

What the numbers say

Perkins County, NE real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Perkins County pay a median of $1,574 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $157,200, an effective rate of about 1.00%. The Nebraska average is 1.49%, which makes Perkins County the #13 lowest-tax of 93 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $922 a month, and $786 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 14 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 $157,000 home here comes to about $1,054 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $45,000 a year (the median household here earns $72,778).