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Home values, rents and more in Phelps County, NE

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$211,000
Nebraska: $278,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.6%
Nebraska: +3.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
8,994
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$68,919
Nebraska: $76,475 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Phelps County, NE, shaded by typical home valuePhelpsBuffaloDawsonHarlanGosperKearneyFurnasFranklin
  • Under $160k
  • $160k–$180k
  • $180k–$210k
  • $210k–$270k
  • $270k+
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Counties around Phelps County, NE, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Phelps County, NE is outlined.

How Phelps County, NE compares

The typical home in Phelps County, NE is worth about $211,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Phelps County, NE are 24% below the typical value in Nebraska ($278,000) and 42% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Phelps County, NE rose 2.6%, compared with +3.0% in Nebraska and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $68,919, against $76,475 in Nebraska and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 8,994 people live in Phelps County, NE (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Phelps County, NE has the 43rd-lowest 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.

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