State, one year
Nebraska in 2022
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +14.5%, against +15.5% for the United States and +10.6% in 2021.
11,115 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,073 single-family), +3.7% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.
Counties in 2022
Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2022 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley County | +41.8% | 6 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Antelope County | +28.4% | 11 | 11 | 1.7 |
| Wayne County | +27.5% | 47 | 9 | 4.7 |
| Nance County | +24.6% | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Kimball County | +21.2% | 4 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Howard County | +21.1% | 24 | 24 | 3.7 |
| Kearney County | +20.8% | 10 | 10 | 1.5 |
| Perkins County | +20.6% | 8 | 8 | 2.8 |
| Saline County | +19.5% | 29 | 29 | 1.9 |
| Nuckolls County | +19.3% | 3 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Cuming County | +19.2% | 10 | 10 | 1.1 |
| Custer County | +18.8% | 20 | 14 | 1.9 |
| Gosper County | +18.7% | 7 | 7 | 3.9 |
| Red Willow County | +18.5% | 5 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Merrick County | +18.4% | 19 | 19 | 2.4 |
| Polk County | +18.4% | 5 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Clay County | +17.3% | 11 | 11 | 1.8 |
| York County | +17.2% | 24 | 18 | 1.6 |
| Adams County | +16.8% | 130 | 50 | 4.2 |
| Dakota County | +16.5% | 24 | 24 | 1.1 |
| Dawes County | +16.1% | 21 | 21 | 2.7 |
| Platte County | +15.7% | 78 | 61 | 2.2 |
| Hall County | +15.6% | 191 | 136 | 3.0 |
| Otoe County | +15.2% | 20 | 20 | 1.2 |
| Phelps County | +15.2% | 13 | 11 | 1.4 |
| Lincoln County | +14.9% | 45 | 45 | 1.4 |
| Washington County | +14.9% | 75 | 75 | 3.5 |
| Cass County | +14.7% | 132 | 87 | 4.8 |
| Douglas County | +14.7% | 4,024 | 1,409 | 6.6 |
| Buffalo County | +14.6% | 109 | 106 | 2.1 |
| Sarpy County | +14.6% | 1,548 | 796 | 7.4 |
| Furnas County | +14.3% | 2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Hamilton County | +14.3% | 34 | 26 | 3.5 |
| Seward County | +14.3% | 79 | 55 | 4.4 |
| Cedar County | +14.2% | 9 | 9 | 1.1 |
| Lancaster County | +14.2% | 3,270 | 1,077 | 9.8 |
| Colfax County | +14.1% | 18 | 18 | 1.6 |
| Dixon County | +14.1% | 5 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Boone County | +13.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Fillmore County | +13.6% | 10 | 10 | 1.8 |
| Dodge County | +13.5% | 335 | 293 | 8.8 |
| Box Butte County | +12.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Burt County | +12.8% | 16 | 16 | 2.4 |
| Richardson County | +12.4% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Thayer County | +12.3% | 14 | 6 | 2.9 |
| Harlan County | +12.1% | 5 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Gage County | +11.8% | 41 | 31 | 1.9 |
| Keith County | +11.8% | 52 | 52 | 6.4 |
| Morrill County | +11.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cherry County | +11.6% | 22 | 7 | 4.0 |
| Cheyenne County | +11.6% | 5 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Nemaha County | +11.4% | 3 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Scotts Bluff County | +11.4% | 43 | 39 | 1.2 |
| Saunders County | +11.2% | 140 | 115 | 5.9 |
| Dawson County | +11.1% | 75 | 55 | 3.1 |
| Madison County | +10.7% | 127 | 61 | 3.5 |
| Holt County | +10.3% | 8 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Butler County | +10.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Thurston County | +9.1% | 3 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Jefferson County | +8.8% | 7 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Stanton County | +8.0% | 11 | 11 | 1.9 |
| Pierce County | +6.9% | 17 | 13 | 2.3 |
| Chase County | +5.7% | 6 | 6 | 1.6 |
| Knox County | +5.6% | 23 | 23 | 2.8 |
| Brown County | +1.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Frontier County | — | 5 | 5 | 1.9 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in Nebraska by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.