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 2020, at $1,272. Webster County had the lowest, at $870. The median was $920. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,272Cass County
Median92093 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 945 USDAntelope County: 930 USDArthur County: 1,029 USDBanner County: 896 USDBlaine County: 896 USDBoone County: 870 USDBox Butte County: 944 USDBoyd County: 899 USDBrown County: 908 USDBuffalo County: 1,072 USDBurt County: 870 USDButler County: 891 USDCass County: 1,272 USDCedar County: 966 USDChase County: 870 USDCherry County: 980 USDCheyenne County: 942 USDClay County: 870 USDColfax County: 874 USDCuming County: 906 USDCuster County: 870 USDDakota County: 1,001 USDDawes County: 885 USDDawson County: 932 USDDeuel County: 913 USDDixon County: 1,001 USDDodge County: 999 USDDouglas County: 1,272 USDDundy County: 870 USDFillmore County: 912 USDFranklin County: 870 USDFrontier County: 878 USDFurnas County: 870 USDGage County: 904 USDGarden County: 921 USDGarfield County: 870 USDGosper County: 964 USDGrant County: 896 USDGreeley County: 870 USDHall County: 1,068 USDHamilton County: 1,020 USDHarlan County: 876 USDHayes County: 985 USDHitchcock County: 947 USDHolt County: 926 USDHooker County: 896 USDHoward County: 949 USDJefferson County: 924 USDJohnson County: 934 USDKearney County: 930 USDKeith County: 887 USDKeya Paha County: 896 USDKimball County: 874 USDKnox County: 911 USDLancaster County: 1,216 USDLincoln County: 957 USDLogan County: 980 USDLoup County: 896 USDMcPherson County: 896 USDMadison County: 965 USDMerrick County: 942 USDMorrill County: 911 USDNance County: 889 USDNemaha County: 962 USDNuckolls County: 1,007 USDOtoe County: 895 USDPawnee County: 870 USDPerkins County: 967 USDPhelps County: 1,007 USDPierce County: 870 USDPlatte County: 1,023 USDPolk County: 942 USDRed Willow County: 870 USDRichardson County: 920 USDRock County: 980 USDSaline County: 1,011 USDSarpy County: 1,272 USDSaunders County: 1,092 USDScotts Bluff County: 934 USDSeward County: 1,032 USDSheridan County: 982 USDSherman County: 1,007 USDSioux County: 870 USDStanton County: 963 USDThayer County: 892 USDThomas County: 901 USDThurston County: 870 USDValley County: 870 USDWashington County: 1,272 USDWayne County: 870 USDWebster County: 870 USDWheeler County: 896 USDYork County: 895 USD
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  • 900 to 920
  • 920 to 950
  • 950 to 1,000
  • 1,000 and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Cass County: 1,272 USDCass County1,272Douglas County: 1,272 USDDouglas County1,272Sarpy County: 1,272 USDSarpy County1,272Washington County: 1,272 USDWashington County1,272Lancaster County: 1,216 USDLancaster County1,216Saunders County: 1,092 USDSaunders County1,092Buffalo County: 1,072 USDBuffalo County1,072Hall County: 1,068 USDHall County1,068Seward County: 1,032 USDSeward County1,032Arthur County: 1,029 USDArthur County1,029Platte County: 1,023 USDPlatte County1,023Hamilton County: 1,020 USDHamilton County1,020Saline County: 1,011 USDSaline County1,011Nuckolls County: 1,007 USDNuckolls County1,007Phelps County: 1,007 USDPhelps County1,007Sherman County: 1,007 USDSherman County1,007Dakota County: 1,001 USDDakota County1,001Dixon County: 1,001 USDDixon County1,001Dodge County: 999 USDDodge County999Hayes County: 985 USDHayes County985Sheridan County: 982 USDSheridan County982Cherry County: 980 USDCherry County980Logan County: 980 USDLogan County980Rock County: 980 USDRock County980Perkins County: 967 USDPerkins County967Cedar County: 966 USDCedar County966Madison County: 965 USDMadison County965Gosper County: 964 USDGosper County964Stanton County: 963 USDStanton County963Nemaha County: 962 USDNemaha County962Lincoln County: 957 USDLincoln County957Howard County: 949 USDHoward County949Hitchcock County: 947 USDHitchcock County947Adams County: 945 USDAdams County945Box Butte County: 944 USDBox Butte County944Cheyenne County: 942 USDCheyenne County942Merrick County: 942 USDMerrick County942Polk County: 942 USDPolk County942Johnson County: 934 USDJohnson County934Scotts Bluff County: 934 USDScotts Bluff County934Cass County: 1,272 USDCass County1,272Douglas County: 1,272 USDDouglas County1,272Sarpy County: 1,272 USDSarpy County1,272Washington County: 1,272 USDWashington County1,272Lancaster County: 1,216 USDLancaster County1,216Saunders County: 1,092 USDSaunders County1,092Buffalo County: 1,072 USDBuffalo County1,072Hall County: 1,068 USDHall County1,068Seward County: 1,032 USDSeward County1,032Arthur County: 1,029 USDArthur County1,029Platte County: 1,023 USDPlatte County1,023Hamilton County: 1,020 USDHamilton County1,020Saline County: 1,011 USDSaline County1,011Nuckolls County: 1,007 USDNuckolls County1,007Phelps County: 1,007 USDPhelps County1,007Sherman County: 1,007 USDSherman County1,007Dakota County: 1,001 USDDakota County1,001Dixon County: 1,001 USDDixon County1,001Dodge County: 999 USDDodge County999Hayes County: 985 USDHayes County985Sheridan County: 982 USDSheridan County982Cherry County: 980 USDCherry County980Logan County: 980 USDLogan County980Rock County: 980 USDRock County980Perkins County: 967 USDPerkins County967Cedar County: 966 USDCedar County966Madison County: 965 USDMadison County965Gosper County: 964 USDGosper County964Stanton County: 963 USDStanton County963Nemaha County: 962 USDNemaha County962Lincoln County: 957 USDLincoln County957Howard County: 949 USDHoward County949Hitchcock County: 947 USDHitchcock County947Adams County: 945 USDAdams County945Box Butte County: 944 USDBox Butte County944Cheyenne County: 942 USDCheyenne County942Merrick County: 942 USDMerrick County942Polk County: 942 USDPolk County942Johnson County: 934 USDJohnson County934Scotts Bluff County: 934 USDScotts Bluff County934
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD
Change on 2019
1Cass County1,272+1.8%
1Douglas County1,272+1.8%
1Sarpy County1,272+1.8%
1Washington County1,272+1.8%
5Lancaster County1,216+6.5%
6Saunders County1,092-0.1%
7Buffalo County1,072-4.6%
8Hall County1,068+2.6%
9Seward County1,032+3.6%
10Arthur County1,029-9.3%
11Platte County1,023-6.7%
12Hamilton County1,020+0.8%
13Saline County1,011-6.7%
14Nuckolls County1,007+6%
14Phelps County1,007-0.5%
14Sherman County1,007+0.2%
17Dakota County1,001-2.5%
17Dixon County1,001-2.5%
19Dodge County999-8.9%
20Hayes County985-6.5%
21Sheridan County982-1.3%
22Cherry County9800%
22Logan County9800%
22Rock County9800%
25Perkins County967+4.1%
26Cedar County966-0.9%
27Madison County965-6.9%
28Gosper County964-4.5%
29Stanton County963+2.9%
30Nemaha County962+6.8%
31Lincoln County957-6.5%
32Howard County949-2.3%
33Hitchcock County947-6.4%
34Adams County945-5.5%
35Box Butte County944+1%
36Cheyenne County942-0.2%
36Merrick County942-6.9%
36Polk County942-0.1%
39Johnson County934-1%
39Scotts Bluff County934-5.5%
41Dawson County932-4.4%
42Antelope County930-1.4%
42Kearney County930-7%
44Holt County926+2.1%
45Jefferson County924+4.6%
46Garden County921+5%
47Richardson County920-2.4%
48Deuel County913-3.2%
49Fillmore County912-0.7%
50Knox County911-10%
50Morrill County911-3.4%
52Brown County908-9.6%
53Cuming County906+1.6%
54Gage County904-6.8%
55Thomas County901+0.7%
56Boyd County899+2.5%
57Banner County896-5.9%
57Blaine County896-3.9%
57Grant County896-5.9%
57Hooker County896-5.9%
57Keya Paha County896-2.7%
57Loup County896+0.1%
57McPherson County896-5.9%
57Wheeler County896-5.9%
65Otoe County895-5.8%
65York County895-8.5%
67Thayer County892-0.9%
68Butler County891-8.6%
69Nance County889+1.4%
70Keith County887-0.3%
71Dawes County885-7.6%
72Frontier County878+0.1%
73Harlan County876-0.8%
74Colfax County874-2.7%
74Kimball County874-9.1%
76Boone County870-0.8%
76Burt County870-5.7%
76Chase County870-0.8%
76Clay County870-0.8%
76Custer County870-0.8%
76Dundy County870-8.6%
76Franklin County870-3.3%
76Furnas County870-0.8%
76Garfield County870-0.8%
76Greeley County870-0.8%
76Pawnee County870-2.7%
76Pierce County870-0.8%
76Red Willow County870-3.5%
76Sioux County870-0.8%
76Thurston County870-0.8%
76Valley County870-0.8%
76Wayne County870-0.8%
76Webster County870-0.8%

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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 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/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2020). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/nebraska-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/nebraska-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/nebraska-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cass County, with $1,272 in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Webster County, with $870 in 2020.

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