Ashton, NE housing market
The typical Ashton home is worth about $110,000, down 4% in a year, 61% below the Nebraska typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Ashton compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Ashton at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Ashton | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $72,000 | $157,000 |
| 2018 | $75,000 | $167,000 |
| 2019 | $81,000 | $176,000 |
| 2020 | $81,000 | $187,000 |
| 2021 | $103,000 | $205,000 |
| 2022 | $109,000 | $227,000 |
| 2023 | $122,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $129,000 | $259,000 |
| 2025 | $132,000 | $270,000 |
| 2026 | $114,000 | $278,000 |
| August 2026 | $110,000 | $281,000 |
3 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in Ashton in 2025, all single-family houses.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $113,000 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $340,000 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $960
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Ashton is $960 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $670 · 4 bedrooms $1,510
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (68817; Howard County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.