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The median home value in Dawson County, NE is $204,932 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.19% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$204,932
Year-over-Year
+0.19%
National Rank
#1884 of 3071
Dawson County ranks 49th out of 89 counties in NE by median home price, and is -12.6% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NE, the typical county has a median home value of $219,812, making Dawson County -6.8% below the NE state median.
Households here earn a median of $69,880 a year against a typical home value of $204,932 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 24% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Dawson County recorded a violent crime rate of 99 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 923 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 18,198 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Dawson County is $204,932. That's up 0.19% from a year earlier. That is about 12.6% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Dawson County the 49th most expensive of 89 counties in Nebraska.
Median household income here is $69,880, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Dawson County recorded 99 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 18,198 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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