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Harvard, NE housing market

The typical Harvard home is worth about $129,000, up 5.1% in a year, 54% below the Nebraska typical home.

Home values, sales, trends and how Harvard compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Harvard at a glance

Typical home value
$129K
▲ 5.1% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

HarvardNebraska
$50K$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K 20182020202220242026 Harvard $129K Nebraska $281K
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JanuaryHarvardNebraska
2017$59,000$157,000
2018$60,000$167,000
2019$67,000$176,000
2020$71,000$187,000
2021$84,000$205,000
2022$89,000$227,000
2023$98,000$248,000
2024$109,000$259,000
2025$123,000$270,000
2026$130,000$278,000
August 2026$129,000$281,000
Affordability

2 years of income

The typical Harvard home costs about 2 years of the town's median household income, less than across Nebraska (3.7 years).

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
75.7%
Nebraska: 66.5%
Median tax bill
$1,669
Nebraska: $3,549
Median rent
$708
Nebraska: $1,072
Typical home built
1956
Nebraska: 1975

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $960

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Harvard is $960 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Harvard pay a median of $708, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 18% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$760
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$960
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,160
a month, with utilities
Share of income
18%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $670 · 4 bedrooms $1,310

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (68944; 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.

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.

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