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The median home value in Box Butte County, NE is $180,978 as of 2026-08-31, up 3.4% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$180,978
Year-over-Year
+3.4%
National Rank
#2196 of 3071
Box Butte County ranks 64th out of 89 counties in NE by median home price, and is -23.0% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NE, the typical county has a median home value of $218,486, making Box Butte County -17.2% below the NE state median.
The typical home value increased by 2.2%, from $177,010 in May 2026 to $180,978 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $177,010 | +2.0% |
| Jun 2026 | $180,070 | +2.8% |
| Jul 2026 | $178,659 | +3.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $180,978 | +3.4% |
Households here earn a median of $68,892 a year against a typical home value of $180,978 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.6×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 16% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Box Butte County recorded a violent crime rate of 237 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 885 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 8,024 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Box Butte County is $180,978. That's up 3.4% from a year earlier. That is about 23.0% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Box Butte County the 64th most expensive of 89 counties in Nebraska.
Median household income here is $68,892, so a typical home costs about 2.6× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Box Butte County recorded 237 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,024 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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