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 2021, at $1,325. Wayne County had the lowest, at $913. The median was $953. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,325Cass County
Lowest913Wayne County
Median95393 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 993 USDAntelope County: 920 USDArthur County: 949 USDBanner County: 949 USDBlaine County: 942 USDBoone County: 929 USDBox Butte County: 980 USDBoyd County: 1,017 USDBrown County: 913 USDBuffalo County: 1,136 USDBurt County: 913 USDButler County: 947 USDCass County: 1,325 USDCedar County: 997 USDChase County: 933 USDCherry County: 986 USDCheyenne County: 1,042 USDClay County: 913 USDColfax County: 913 USDCuming County: 955 USDCuster County: 913 USDDakota County: 1,035 USDDawes County: 927 USDDawson County: 985 USDDeuel County: 929 USDDixon County: 1,035 USDDodge County: 1,051 USDDouglas County: 1,325 USDDundy County: 913 USDFillmore County: 924 USDFranklin County: 913 USDFrontier County: 947 USDFurnas County: 913 USDGage County: 923 USDGarden County: 1,017 USDGarfield County: 1,017 USDGosper County: 937 USDGrant County: 949 USDGreeley County: 913 USDHall County: 1,073 USDHamilton County: 1,037 USDHarlan County: 913 USDHayes County: 942 USDHitchcock County: 992 USDHolt County: 953 USDHooker County: 942 USDHoward County: 970 USDJefferson County: 946 USDJohnson County: 953 USDKearney County: 947 USDKeith County: 936 USDKeya Paha County: 942 USDKimball County: 913 USDKnox County: 951 USDLancaster County: 1,218 USDLincoln County: 997 USDLogan County: 1,017 USDLoup County: 949 USDMcPherson County: 949 USDMadison County: 1,012 USDMerrick County: 992 USDMorrill County: 993 USDNance County: 966 USDNemaha County: 1,050 USDNuckolls County: 1,050 USDOtoe County: 935 USDPawnee County: 913 USDPerkins County: 1,016 USDPhelps County: 1,050 USDPierce County: 913 USDPlatte County: 1,079 USDPolk County: 1,007 USDRed Willow County: 917 USDRichardson County: 913 USDRock County: 1,017 USDSaline County: 1,021 USDSarpy County: 1,325 USDSaunders County: 1,038 USDScotts Bluff County: 1,018 USDSeward County: 1,013 USDSheridan County: 1,018 USDSherman County: 995 USDSioux County: 914 USDStanton County: 1,153 USDThayer County: 986 USDThomas County: 969 USDThurston County: 913 USDValley County: 913 USDWashington County: 1,325 USDWayne County: 913 USDWebster County: 965 USDWheeler County: 949 USDYork County: 947 USD
  • Under 940
  • 940 to 950
  • 950 to 1,000
  • 1,000 and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Cass County: 1,325 USDCass County1,325Douglas County: 1,325 USDDouglas County1,325Sarpy County: 1,325 USDSarpy County1,325Washington County: 1,325 USDWashington County1,325Lancaster County: 1,218 USDLancaster County1,218Stanton County: 1,153 USDStanton County1,153Buffalo County: 1,136 USDBuffalo County1,136Platte County: 1,079 USDPlatte County1,079Hall County: 1,073 USDHall County1,073Dodge County: 1,051 USDDodge County1,051Nemaha County: 1,050 USDNemaha County1,050Nuckolls County: 1,050 USDNuckolls County1,050Phelps County: 1,050 USDPhelps County1,050Cheyenne County: 1,042 USDCheyenne County1,042Saunders County: 1,038 USDSaunders County1,038Hamilton County: 1,037 USDHamilton County1,037Dakota County: 1,035 USDDakota County1,035Dixon County: 1,035 USDDixon County1,035Saline County: 1,021 USDSaline County1,021Scotts Bluff County: 1,018 USDScotts Bluff County1,018Sheridan County: 1,018 USDSheridan County1,018Boyd County: 1,017 USDBoyd County1,017Garden County: 1,017 USDGarden County1,017Garfield County: 1,017 USDGarfield County1,017Logan County: 1,017 USDLogan County1,017Rock County: 1,017 USDRock County1,017Perkins County: 1,016 USDPerkins County1,016Seward County: 1,013 USDSeward County1,013Madison County: 1,012 USDMadison County1,012Polk County: 1,007 USDPolk County1,007Cedar County: 997 USDCedar County997Lincoln County: 997 USDLincoln County997Sherman County: 995 USDSherman County995Adams County: 993 USDAdams County993Morrill County: 993 USDMorrill County993Hitchcock County: 992 USDHitchcock County992Merrick County: 992 USDMerrick County992Cherry County: 986 USDCherry County986Thayer County: 986 USDThayer County986Dawson County: 985 USDDawson County985Cass County: 1,325 USDCass County1,325Douglas County: 1,325 USDDouglas County1,325Sarpy County: 1,325 USDSarpy County1,325Washington County: 1,325 USDWashington County1,325Lancaster County: 1,218 USDLancaster County1,218Stanton County: 1,153 USDStanton County1,153Buffalo County: 1,136 USDBuffalo County1,136Platte County: 1,079 USDPlatte County1,079Hall County: 1,073 USDHall County1,073Dodge County: 1,051 USDDodge County1,051Nemaha County: 1,050 USDNemaha County1,050Nuckolls County: 1,050 USDNuckolls County1,050Phelps County: 1,050 USDPhelps County1,050Cheyenne County: 1,042 USDCheyenne County1,042Saunders County: 1,038 USDSaunders County1,038Hamilton County: 1,037 USDHamilton County1,037Dakota County: 1,035 USDDakota County1,035Dixon County: 1,035 USDDixon County1,035Saline County: 1,021 USDSaline County1,021Scotts Bluff County: 1,018 USDScotts Bluff County1,018Sheridan County: 1,018 USDSheridan County1,018Boyd County: 1,017 USDBoyd County1,017Garden County: 1,017 USDGarden County1,017Garfield County: 1,017 USDGarfield County1,017Logan County: 1,017 USDLogan County1,017Rock County: 1,017 USDRock County1,017Perkins County: 1,016 USDPerkins County1,016Seward County: 1,013 USDSeward County1,013Madison County: 1,012 USDMadison County1,012Polk County: 1,007 USDPolk County1,007Cedar County: 997 USDCedar County997Lincoln County: 997 USDLincoln County997Sherman County: 995 USDSherman County995Adams County: 993 USDAdams County993Morrill County: 993 USDMorrill County993Hitchcock County: 992 USDHitchcock County992Merrick County: 992 USDMerrick County992Cherry County: 986 USDCherry County986Thayer County: 986 USDThayer County986Dawson County: 985 USDDawson County985
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
Change on 2020
1Cass County1,325+4.2%
1Douglas County1,325+4.2%
1Sarpy County1,325+4.2%
1Washington County1,325+4.2%
5Lancaster County1,218+0.2%
6Stanton County1,153+19.7%
7Buffalo County1,136+6%
8Platte County1,079+5.5%
9Hall County1,073+0.5%
10Dodge County1,051+5.2%
11Nemaha County1,050+9.1%
11Nuckolls County1,050+4.3%
11Phelps County1,050+4.3%
14Cheyenne County1,042+10.6%
15Saunders County1,038-4.9%
16Hamilton County1,037+1.7%
17Dakota County1,035+3.4%
17Dixon County1,035+3.4%
19Saline County1,021+1%
20Scotts Bluff County1,018+9%
20Sheridan County1,018+3.7%
22Boyd County1,017+13.1%
22Garden County1,017+10.4%
22Garfield County1,017+16.9%
22Logan County1,017+3.8%
22Rock County1,017+3.8%
27Perkins County1,016+5.1%
28Seward County1,013-1.8%
29Madison County1,012+4.9%
30Polk County1,007+6.9%
31Cedar County997+3.2%
31Lincoln County997+4.2%
33Sherman County995-1.2%
34Adams County993+5.1%
34Morrill County993+9%
36Hitchcock County992+4.8%
36Merrick County992+5.3%
38Cherry County986+0.6%
38Thayer County986+10.5%
40Dawson County985+5.7%
41Box Butte County980+3.8%
42Howard County970+2.2%
43Thomas County969+7.5%
44Nance County966+8.7%
45Webster County965+10.9%
46Cuming County955+5.4%
47Holt County953+2.9%
47Johnson County953+2%
49Knox County951+4.4%
50Arthur County949-7.8%
50Banner County949+5.9%
50Grant County949+5.9%
50Loup County949+5.9%
50McPherson County949+5.9%
50Wheeler County949+5.9%
56Butler County947+6.3%
56Frontier County947+7.9%
56Kearney County947+1.8%
56York County947+5.8%
60Jefferson County946+2.4%
61Blaine County942+5.1%
61Hayes County942-4.4%
61Hooker County942+5.1%
61Keya Paha County942+5.1%
65Gosper County937-2.8%
66Keith County936+5.5%
67Otoe County935+4.5%
68Chase County933+7.2%
69Boone County929+6.8%
69Deuel County929+1.8%
71Dawes County927+4.7%
72Fillmore County924+1.3%
73Gage County923+2.1%
74Antelope County920-1.1%
75Red Willow County917+5.4%
76Sioux County914+5.1%
77Brown County913+0.6%
77Burt County913+4.9%
77Clay County913+4.9%
77Colfax County913+4.5%
77Custer County913+4.9%
77Dundy County913+4.9%
77Franklin County913+4.9%
77Furnas County913+4.9%
77Greeley County913+4.9%
77Harlan County913+4.2%
77Kimball County913+4.5%
77Pawnee County913+4.9%
77Pierce County913+4.9%
77Richardson County913-0.8%
77Thurston County913+4.9%
77Valley County913+4.9%
77Wayne County913+4.9%

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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 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/fmr2021/FY21_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. (2021). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/nebraska-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Nebraska by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/nebraska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cass County, with $1,325 in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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

Wayne County, with $913 in 2021.

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