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The median home value in Seward County, NE is $320,563 as of 2026-07-31, up 8.61% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$320,563
Year-over-Year
+8.61%
National Rank
#823 of 3071
Seward County ranks 8th out of 89 counties in NE by median home price, and is +36.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NE, the typical county has a median home value of $219,812, making Seward County +45.8% above the NE state median.
Households here earn a median of $82,444 a year against a typical home value of $320,563 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.9×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 59% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Seward County recorded a violent crime rate of 101 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 566 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 9,895 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Seward County is $320,563. That's up 8.61% from a year earlier. That is about 36.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Seward County the 8th most expensive of 89 counties in Nebraska.
Median household income here is $82,444, so a typical home costs about 3.9× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Seward County recorded 101 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,895 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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