Sarpy County, NE real estate

What the numbers say

Sarpy County, NE real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Sarpy County listed for $459,228, up 8.7% from a year earlier. That is 37% above the Nebraska median of $335,000.

Homes spent a median of 44 days on the market. That makes Sarpy County the #3 fastest-selling of 5 Nebraska counties we track.

Homeowners in Sarpy County pay a median of $5,473 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $314,100, an effective rate of about 1.74%. The Nebraska average is 1.49%, which makes Sarpy County the #93 lowest-tax of 93 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,334 a month, and $1,329 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $459,000 home here comes to about $3,362 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $144,000 a year (the median household here earns $103,321).