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The median home value in Brown County, NE is $156,826 as of 2026-08-31, up 3.82% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$156,826
Year-over-Year
+3.82%
National Rank
#2506 of 3071
Brown County ranks 78th out of 89 counties in NE by median home price, and is -33.3% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NE, the typical county has a median home value of $218,486, making Brown County -28.2% below the NE state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.7%, from $155,722 in May 2026 to $156,826 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 | $155,722 | -1.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $157,468 | +0.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $154,281 | +2.5% |
| Aug 2026 | $156,826 | +3.8% |
Households here earn a median of $54,676 a year against a typical home value of $156,826 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 22% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Brown County is $156,826. That's up 3.82% from a year earlier. That is about 33.3% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Brown County the 78th most expensive of 89 counties in Nebraska.
Median household income here is $54,676, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
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