Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)

Cass County had the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) of 93 counties in 2022, at $698. Seward County had the lowest, at $503. The median was $507. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest698Cass County
Lowest503Seward County
Median50793 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 511 USDAntelope County: 507 USDArthur County: 507 USDBanner County: 507 USDBlaine County: 507 USDBoone County: 507 USDBox Butte County: 507 USDBoyd County: 507 USDBrown County: 507 USDBuffalo County: 555 USDBurt County: 507 USDButler County: 515 USDCass County: 698 USDCedar County: 507 USDChase County: 507 USDCherry County: 521 USDCheyenne County: 514 USDClay County: 507 USDColfax County: 507 USDCuming County: 507 USDCuster County: 507 USDDakota County: 578 USDDawes County: 507 USDDawson County: 522 USDDeuel County: 507 USDDixon County: 578 USDDodge County: 564 USDDouglas County: 698 USDDundy County: 507 USDFillmore County: 507 USDFranklin County: 507 USDFrontier County: 507 USDFurnas County: 507 USDGage County: 507 USDGarden County: 507 USDGarfield County: 507 USDGosper County: 507 USDGrant County: 507 USDGreeley County: 507 USDHall County: 559 USDHamilton County: 507 USDHarlan County: 507 USDHayes County: 507 USDHitchcock County: 507 USDHolt County: 507 USDHooker County: 507 USDHoward County: 552 USDJefferson County: 507 USDJohnson County: 507 USDKearney County: 509 USDKeith County: 507 USDKeya Paha County: 507 USDKimball County: 507 USDKnox County: 507 USDLancaster County: 624 USDLincoln County: 573 USDLogan County: 507 USDLoup County: 507 USDMcPherson County: 507 USDMadison County: 520 USDMerrick County: 552 USDMorrill County: 537 USDNance County: 507 USDNemaha County: 507 USDNuckolls County: 507 USDOtoe County: 507 USDPawnee County: 507 USDPerkins County: 507 USDPhelps County: 507 USDPierce County: 507 USDPlatte County: 536 USDPolk County: 507 USDRed Willow County: 507 USDRichardson County: 507 USDRock County: 507 USDSaline County: 531 USDSarpy County: 698 USDSaunders County: 553 USDScotts Bluff County: 610 USDSeward County: 503 USDSheridan County: 507 USDSherman County: 507 USDSioux County: 507 USDStanton County: 656 USDThayer County: 507 USDThomas County: 542 USDThurston County: 507 USDValley County: 507 USDWashington County: 698 USDWayne County: 520 USDWebster County: 507 USDWheeler County: 507 USDYork County: 527 USD
  • Under 510
  • 510 to 550
  • 550 and over
USD, 2022. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Cass County: 698 USDCass County698Douglas County: 698 USDDouglas County698Sarpy County: 698 USDSarpy County698Washington County: 698 USDWashington County698Stanton County: 656 USDStanton County656Lancaster County: 624 USDLancaster County624Scotts Bluff County: 610 USDScotts Bluff County610Dakota County: 578 USDDakota County578Dixon County: 578 USDDixon County578Lincoln County: 573 USDLincoln County573Dodge County: 564 USDDodge County564Hall County: 559 USDHall County559Buffalo County: 555 USDBuffalo County555Saunders County: 553 USDSaunders County553Howard County: 552 USDHoward County552Merrick County: 552 USDMerrick County552Thomas County: 542 USDThomas County542Morrill County: 537 USDMorrill County537Platte County: 536 USDPlatte County536Saline County: 531 USDSaline County531York County: 527 USDYork County527Dawson County: 522 USDDawson County522Cherry County: 521 USDCherry County521Madison County: 520 USDMadison County520Wayne County: 520 USDWayne County520Butler County: 515 USDButler County515Cheyenne County: 514 USDCheyenne County514Adams County: 511 USDAdams County511Kearney County: 509 USDKearney County509Antelope County: 507 USDAntelope County507Arthur County: 507 USDArthur County507Banner County: 507 USDBanner County507Blaine County: 507 USDBlaine County507Boone County: 507 USDBoone County507Box Butte County: 507 USDBox Butte County507Boyd County: 507 USDBoyd County507Brown County: 507 USDBrown County507Burt County: 507 USDBurt County507Cedar County: 507 USDCedar County507Chase County: 507 USDChase County507Cass County: 698 USDCass County698Douglas County: 698 USDDouglas County698Sarpy County: 698 USDSarpy County698Washington County: 698 USDWashington County698Stanton County: 656 USDStanton County656Lancaster County: 624 USDLancaster County624Scotts Bluff County: 610 USDScotts Bluff County610Dakota County: 578 USDDakota County578Dixon County: 578 USDDixon County578Lincoln County: 573 USDLincoln County573Dodge County: 564 USDDodge County564Hall County: 559 USDHall County559Buffalo County: 555 USDBuffalo County555Saunders County: 553 USDSaunders County553Howard County: 552 USDHoward County552Merrick County: 552 USDMerrick County552Thomas County: 542 USDThomas County542Morrill County: 537 USDMorrill County537Platte County: 536 USDPlatte County536Saline County: 531 USDSaline County531York County: 527 USDYork County527Dawson County: 522 USDDawson County522Cherry County: 521 USDCherry County521Madison County: 520 USDMadison County520Wayne County: 520 USDWayne County520Butler County: 515 USDButler County515Cheyenne County: 514 USDCheyenne County514Adams County: 511 USDAdams County511Kearney County: 509 USDKearney County509Antelope County: 507 USDAntelope County507Arthur County: 507 USDArthur County507Banner County: 507 USDBanner County507Blaine County: 507 USDBlaine County507Boone County: 507 USDBoone County507Box Butte County: 507 USDBox Butte County507Boyd County: 507 USDBoyd County507Brown County: 507 USDBrown County507Burt County: 507 USDBurt County507Cedar County: 507 USDCedar County507Chase County: 507 USDChase County507
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Cass County698+0.4%
1Douglas County698+0.4%
1Sarpy County698+0.4%
1Washington County698+0.4%
5Stanton County656+7.2%
6Lancaster County624+0.8%
7Scotts Bluff County610+22.7%
8Dakota County578+5.3%
8Dixon County578+5.3%
10Lincoln County573+3.1%
11Dodge County564+1.1%
12Hall County559-2.3%
13Buffalo County555+1.1%
14Saunders County553+0.7%
15Howard County552+4.2%
15Merrick County552+4.2%
17Thomas County542+8.8%
18Morrill County537+1.9%
19Platte County536+1.3%
20Saline County531-2%
21York County527+5.8%
22Dawson County522+4.2%
23Cherry County521+7.6%
24Madison County520+5.3%
24Wayne County520+7.4%
26Butler County515+2.6%
27Cheyenne County514+6.2%
28Adams County511+4.9%
29Kearney County509+1.4%
30Antelope County507+4.8%
30Arthur County507+3.9%
30Banner County507+3.9%
30Blaine County507+4.8%
30Boone County507+4.8%
30Box Butte County507+4.8%
30Boyd County507+4.8%
30Brown County507+4.8%
30Burt County507+4.8%
30Cedar County507+4.8%
30Chase County507+4.8%
30Clay County507+4.8%
30Colfax County507+4.8%
30Cuming County507+4.8%
30Custer County507+4.8%
30Dawes County507+3%
30Deuel County507+2.8%
30Dundy County507+4.8%
30Fillmore County507+4.8%
30Franklin County507+4.8%
30Frontier County507+4.8%
30Furnas County507+4.8%
30Gage County507+4.8%
30Garden County507+4.8%
30Garfield County507+4.8%
30Gosper County507+4.8%
30Grant County507+3.9%
30Greeley County507+4.8%
30Hamilton County507-4.3%
30Harlan County507+4.8%
30Hayes County507+4.8%
30Hitchcock County507+4.8%
30Holt County507+4.8%
30Hooker County507+4.8%
30Jefferson County507+4.8%
30Johnson County507+4.8%
30Keith County507+4.8%
30Keya Paha County507+4.8%
30Kimball County507+4.8%
30Knox County507+4.8%
30Logan County507+4.8%
30Loup County507+3.9%
30McPherson County507+3.9%
30Nance County507+4.8%
30Nemaha County507+4.8%
30Nuckolls County507+4.8%
30Otoe County507+2.2%
30Pawnee County507+4.8%
30Perkins County507+4.8%
30Phelps County507+4.8%
30Pierce County507+4.8%
30Polk County507+4.8%
30Red Willow County507+4.3%
30Richardson County507+4.8%
30Rock County507+4.8%
30Sheridan County507+4.8%
30Sherman County507+4.8%
30Sioux County507+4.8%
30Thayer County507+4.8%
30Thurston County507-8.3%
30Valley County507+4.8%
30Webster County507-8.3%
30Wheeler County507+3.9%
93Seward County503+3.9%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Feb. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/nebraska-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/nebraska-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Cass County, with $698 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Seward County, with $503 in 2022.

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