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

Cass County had the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 93 counties in 2016, at $1,127. Thurston County had the lowest, at $783. The median was $836. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,127Cass County
Median83693 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 828 USDAntelope County: 791 USDArthur County: 979 USDBanner County: 818 USDBlaine County: 829 USDBoone County: 783 USDBox Butte County: 853 USDBoyd County: 790 USDBrown County: 821 USDBuffalo County: 919 USDBurt County: 891 USDButler County: 920 USDCass County: 1,127 USDCedar County: 859 USDChase County: 790 USDCherry County: 783 USDCheyenne County: 862 USDClay County: 783 USDColfax County: 834 USDCuming County: 783 USDCuster County: 783 USDDakota County: 886 USDDawes County: 867 USDDawson County: 800 USDDeuel County: 865 USDDixon County: 886 USDDodge County: 897 USDDouglas County: 1,127 USDDundy County: 865 USDFillmore County: 880 USDFranklin County: 919 USDFrontier County: 818 USDFurnas County: 783 USDGage County: 823 USDGarden County: 783 USDGarfield County: 830 USDGosper County: 783 USDGrant County: 790 USDGreeley County: 821 USDHall County: 901 USDHamilton County: 888 USDHarlan County: 783 USDHayes County: 840 USDHitchcock County: 783 USDHolt County: 783 USDHooker County: 1,036 USDHoward County: 783 USDJefferson County: 783 USDJohnson County: 862 USDKearney County: 945 USDKeith County: 788 USDKeya Paha County: 790 USDKimball County: 845 USDKnox County: 920 USDLancaster County: 1,073 USDLincoln County: 851 USDLogan County: 783 USDLoup County: 790 USDMcPherson County: 790 USDMadison County: 840 USDMerrick County: 920 USDMorrill County: 814 USDNance County: 783 USDNemaha County: 847 USDNuckolls County: 862 USDOtoe County: 920 USDPawnee County: 862 USDPerkins County: 783 USDPhelps County: 862 USDPierce County: 783 USDPlatte County: 836 USDPolk County: 783 USDRed Willow County: 828 USDRichardson County: 920 USDRock County: 865 USDSaline County: 901 USDSarpy County: 1,127 USDSaunders County: 937 USDScotts Bluff County: 844 USDSeward County: 905 USDSheridan County: 800 USDSherman County: 920 USDSioux County: 790 USDStanton County: 920 USDThayer County: 846 USDThomas County: 783 USDThurston County: 783 USDValley County: 829 USDWashington County: 1,127 USDWayne County: 906 USDWebster County: 814 USDWheeler County: 790 USDYork County: 824 USD
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  • 870 to 920
  • 920 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Cass County: 1,127 USDCass County1,127Douglas County: 1,127 USDDouglas County1,127Sarpy County: 1,127 USDSarpy County1,127Washington County: 1,127 USDWashington County1,127Lancaster County: 1,073 USDLancaster County1,073Hooker County: 1,036 USDHooker County1,036Arthur County: 979 USDArthur County979Kearney County: 945 USDKearney County945Saunders County: 937 USDSaunders County937Butler County: 920 USDButler County920Knox County: 920 USDKnox County920Merrick County: 920 USDMerrick County920Otoe County: 920 USDOtoe County920Richardson County: 920 USDRichardson County920Sherman County: 920 USDSherman County920Stanton County: 920 USDStanton County920Buffalo County: 919 USDBuffalo County919Franklin County: 919 USDFranklin County919Wayne County: 906 USDWayne County906Seward County: 905 USDSeward County905Hall County: 901 USDHall County901Saline County: 901 USDSaline County901Dodge County: 897 USDDodge County897Burt County: 891 USDBurt County891Hamilton County: 888 USDHamilton County888Dakota County: 886 USDDakota County886Dixon County: 886 USDDixon County886Fillmore County: 880 USDFillmore County880Dawes County: 867 USDDawes County867Deuel County: 865 USDDeuel County865Dundy County: 865 USDDundy County865Rock County: 865 USDRock County865Cheyenne County: 862 USDCheyenne County862Johnson County: 862 USDJohnson County862Nuckolls County: 862 USDNuckolls County862Pawnee County: 862 USDPawnee County862Phelps County: 862 USDPhelps County862Cedar County: 859 USDCedar County859Box Butte County: 853 USDBox Butte County853Lincoln County: 851 USDLincoln County851Cass County: 1,127 USDCass County1,127Douglas County: 1,127 USDDouglas County1,127Sarpy County: 1,127 USDSarpy County1,127Washington County: 1,127 USDWashington County1,127Lancaster County: 1,073 USDLancaster County1,073Hooker County: 1,036 USDHooker County1,036Arthur County: 979 USDArthur County979Kearney County: 945 USDKearney County945Saunders County: 937 USDSaunders County937Butler County: 920 USDButler County920Knox County: 920 USDKnox County920Merrick County: 920 USDMerrick County920Otoe County: 920 USDOtoe County920Richardson County: 920 USDRichardson County920Sherman County: 920 USDSherman County920Stanton County: 920 USDStanton County920Buffalo County: 919 USDBuffalo County919Franklin County: 919 USDFranklin County919Wayne County: 906 USDWayne County906Seward County: 905 USDSeward County905Hall County: 901 USDHall County901Saline County: 901 USDSaline County901Dodge County: 897 USDDodge County897Burt County: 891 USDBurt County891Hamilton County: 888 USDHamilton County888Dakota County: 886 USDDakota County886Dixon County: 886 USDDixon County886Fillmore County: 880 USDFillmore County880Dawes County: 867 USDDawes County867Deuel County: 865 USDDeuel County865Dundy County: 865 USDDundy County865Rock County: 865 USDRock County865Cheyenne County: 862 USDCheyenne County862Johnson County: 862 USDJohnson County862Nuckolls County: 862 USDNuckolls County862Pawnee County: 862 USDPawnee County862Phelps County: 862 USDPhelps County862Cedar County: 859 USDCedar County859Box Butte County: 853 USDBox Butte County853Lincoln County: 851 USDLincoln County851
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Cass County1,127+4.2%
1Douglas County1,127+4.2%
1Sarpy County1,127+4.2%
1Washington County1,127+4.2%
5Lancaster County1,073+10.3%
6Hooker County1,036+33.2%
7Arthur County979+9.5%
8Kearney County945+12%
9Saunders County937+4.3%
10Butler County920+14.9%
10Knox County920+2.9%
10Merrick County920+2.9%
10Otoe County920+2.9%
10Richardson County920+21.7%
10Sherman County920+21.7%
10Stanton County920+2.9%
17Buffalo County919+2.1%
17Franklin County919+3%
19Wayne County906+7.3%
20Seward County905+7.6%
21Hall County901+8.9%
21Saline County901+6.8%
23Dodge County897+3.1%
24Burt County891+6.8%
25Hamilton County888+15%
26Dakota County886-4.6%
26Dixon County886-4.6%
28Fillmore County880+12.1%
29Dawes County867-3%
30Deuel County865+14.4%
30Dundy County865+14.4%
30Rock County865+12%
33Cheyenne County862-1.9%
33Johnson County862+8.4%
33Nuckolls County862-3.6%
33Pawnee County862+14%
33Phelps County862+14%
38Cedar County859+13.6%
39Box Butte County853+7.2%
40Lincoln County851+4.7%
41Nemaha County847+12%
42Thayer County846+11.9%
43Kimball County845+5%
44Scotts Bluff County844+4.2%
45Hayes County840+4.7%
45Madison County840+2.2%
47Platte County836+10.6%
48Colfax County834+8.2%
49Garfield County830+3.8%
50Blaine County829+5.9%
50Valley County829+9.7%
52Adams County828+9.2%
52Red Willow County828+9.5%
54York County824+9%
55Gage County823+3%
56Brown County821+8.6%
56Greeley County821-8.2%
58Banner County818+6.9%
58Frontier County818+8.2%
60Morrill County814+5.9%
60Webster County814-8.9%
62Dawson County800+5.8%
62Sheridan County800-2.4%
64Antelope County791+0.4%
65Boyd County790-11.6%
65Chase County790+4.5%
65Grant County790+4.5%
65Keya Paha County790+4.5%
65Loup County790+4.5%
65McPherson County790+4.5%
65Sioux County790-3.3%
65Wheeler County790-11.6%
73Keith County788-4.3%
74Boone County783+3.6%
74Cherry County783+3.6%
74Clay County783+3.6%
74Cuming County783+3.6%
74Custer County783-12.4%
74Furnas County783+3.6%
74Garden County783+3.6%
74Gosper County783+2.4%
74Harlan County783+3.6%
74Hitchcock County783+3.6%
74Holt County783+3.6%
74Howard County783+1.8%
74Jefferson County783+3.6%
74Logan County783+3.6%
74Nance County783+3.6%
74Perkins County783+3.6%
74Pierce County783+3.6%
74Polk County783+3.6%
74Thomas County783+3.6%
74Thurston County783+3.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a three-bedroom unit 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.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/nebraska-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/nebraska-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/nebraska-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016}},
  year = {2016},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/nebraska-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Cass County, with $1,127 in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Thurston County, with $783 in 2016.

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