Home values, rents and more in Dakota County, NE
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Dakota County, NE compares
The typical home in Dakota County, NE is worth about $245,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Dakota County, NE are 9% above the typical value in the Sioux City metro area ($224,000) and 33% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Dakota County, NE rose 5.7%, compared with +3.4% in the Sioux City metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,399 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 8% above the Sioux City metro area ($1,295) and 28% below the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $70,329, against $75,192 in the Sioux City metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 21,687 people live in Dakota County, NE (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Dakota County, NE has the 2nd-highest typical home value of the 3 counties in the Sioux City metro area and the 27th-highest of 89 in Nebraska with Zillow figures.
Part of: Sioux City metro area · Nebraska
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.