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The median home value in Buffalo County, NE is $307,959 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.59% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$307,959
Year-over-Year
+6.59%
National Rank
#907 of 3071
Buffalo County ranks 10th out of 89 counties in NE by median home price, and is +31.4% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NE, the typical county has a median home value of $219,812, making Buffalo County +40.1% above the NE state median.
Households here earn a median of $75,911 a year against a typical home value of $307,959 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 64% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Buffalo County recorded a violent crime rate of 301 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,625 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 34,525 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Buffalo County is $307,959. That's up 6.59% from a year earlier. That is about 31.4% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Buffalo County the 10th most expensive of 89 counties in Nebraska.
Median household income here is $75,911, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Buffalo County recorded 301 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 34,525 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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