Clay Center, NE housing market
The typical Clay Center home is worth about $189,000, up 6.8% in a year, 33% below the Nebraska typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Clay Center compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Clay Center at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Clay Center | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $98,000 | $157,000 |
| 2018 | $99,000 | $167,000 |
| 2019 | $108,000 | $176,000 |
| 2020 | $117,000 | $187,000 |
| 2021 | $130,000 | $205,000 |
| 2022 | $140,000 | $227,000 |
| 2023 | $157,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $164,000 | $259,000 |
| 2025 | $183,000 | $270,000 |
| 2026 | $184,000 | $278,000 |
| August 2026 | $189,000 | $281,000 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $960
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Clay Center is $960 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Clay Center pay a median of $625, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $670 · 4 bedrooms $1,300
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (68933; Clay County, NE), 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.
Recent listings in Clay Center
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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.