Home values, rents and more in Hayes County, NE
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Hayes County, NE compares
The typical home in Hayes County, NE is worth about $280,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Hayes County, NE are about the same as the typical value in Nebraska ($278,000) and 23% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Hayes County, NE rose 1.4%, compared with +3.0% in Nebraska and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $69,250, against $76,475 in Nebraska and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 821 people live in Hayes County, NE (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Hayes County, NE has the 17th-highest typical home value of the 89 counties in Nebraska with Zillow figures.
Part of: 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.