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The median home value in Dakota County, NE is $245,255 as of 2026-08-31, up 5.83% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$245,255
Year-over-Year
+5.83%
National Rank
#1416 of 3071
Dakota County ranks 30th out of 89 counties in NE by median home price, and is +4.3% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NE, the typical county has a median home value of $218,486, making Dakota County +12.3% above the NE state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.1%, from $245,072 in May 2026 to $245,255 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 | $245,072 | +6.7% |
| Jun 2026 | $248,003 | +6.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $247,321 | +6.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $245,255 | +5.8% |
Households here earn a median of $70,329 a year against a typical home value of $245,255 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 44% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Dakota County is $245,255. That's up 5.83% from a year earlier. That is about 4.3% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Dakota County the 30th most expensive of 89 counties in Nebraska.
Median household income here is $70,329, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
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