The story of this market
The typical home in Hitchcock County, Nebraska sells for about $110,000, or $91 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (0%), a market in balance. Homes take about 7 days to sell, which is fast. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,014 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,014 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+3.2%
NE · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,208
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
93
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $3,384,228.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
75.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 52 | 25 | 75.8% | 0% | $85,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Hitchcock County, Nebraska
Hitchcock County is a rural market with very low transaction volume and a stable, low-cost housing environment. The population is experiencing a slight decline, and the market is characterized by limited inventory and minimal price volatility.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 119 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 95.02% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.0% · poverty 12.8% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 3 researched ZIP reports of 4 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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researched Oct 4
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researched Sep 28
| 69024 | Culbertson | — | $485 | -1% | 17 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 17 | $817 | researched Sep 28 |
| 69034 | Indianola | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $710 | researched Oct 4 |
| 69040 | Palisade | $239,500 | $118 | +2.1% | 142 | 94.5% | — | 12 | 4 | $775 | researched Sep 28 |
| 69044 | Trenton | $65,000 | $48 | — | 120 | 95% | — | — | 25 | $525 | researched Sep 28 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county maintains an economic development office to support local business and infrastructure, though the area remains primarily rural with a declining population trend.
Property taxes are assessed at the county level; specific rates and exemptions are determined by local taxing authorities and the Nebraska Department of Revenue.
The local economy is largely driven by agriculture and small-scale services, with a total employment count of approximately 1,220 as of May 2026.
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Data retrieved from Census Reporter and U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts.
applies when — Applies to qualified claimants including certain veterans, individuals with disabilities, and low-income seniors based on income and property value thresholds.
Provides a reduction or exemption of property taxes on the primary residence (homestead) of qualified individuals. The specific exemption amount is determined by income brackets and disability status as defined in state statutes.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 77-3501 to 77-3530.
Real property is assessed at or near 100% of actual value, except for agricultural and horticultural land, which is assessed at 75% of actual value. Agricultural land is assessed at 50% of actual value for school bond tax purposes. Taxes are calculated by applying local mill levies to the assessed value.
Nebraska Constitution Article VIII; Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-1344; 2025 Property Assessment Division Annual Report.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.