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Home values, rents and more in Thurston County, NE

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

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Typical home value
$171,000
Nebraska: $278,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+12.7%
Nebraska: +3.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
6,752
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$69,177
Nebraska: $76,475 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Thurston County, NE, shaded by typical home valueThurstonWoodburyMononaCumingWayneBurtDakota
  • Under $190k
  • $190k–$210k
  • $210k–$240k
  • $240k–$260k
  • $260k+
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Counties around Thurston County, NE, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Thurston County, NE is outlined.

How Thurston County, NE compares

The typical home in Thurston County, NE is worth about $171,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Thurston County, NE are 39% below the typical value in Nebraska ($278,000) and 53% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Thurston County, NE rose 12.7%, compared with +3.0% in Nebraska and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $69,177, against $76,475 in Nebraska and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 6,752 people live in Thurston County, NE (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Thurston County, NE has the 21st-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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