Housing in Leshara

A typical Leshara home is worth roughly $308,000

Home prices around Leshara have risen about 48% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$308K

▲ 2.7% in a year · NE $281K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,180

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$3,962

NE $3,549

What kind of housing town is Leshara?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

A second-home town36% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes.

★ What stands out · The homes

68% of Leshara households own their home

Half of Leshara’s homes were built before 1973.

Owners and renters

Own 68%Rent 32%

Nebraska: 67% own.

1973

typical home built · NE 1975

$3,962

median property tax bill · NE $3,549

1.29%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · NE 1.49%

36%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Price trend

Home prices up 48% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Leshara rose 48% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Nebraska. Last year prices rose 2.7%.

Leshara areaNebraska

+2.7%

past year

+48%

past 5 years

+95%

past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Leshara, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.5 years of income

Less than across Nebraska (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$447,000

Typical Leshara home $308K

That covers a typical Leshara home, with $139K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,950

Loan $1,530Tax $330Insurance $90

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,180 a month here, $770 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Union$235K Pohocco$418K Valley$538K Marietta$243K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Leshara’s typical property tax (1.29% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,180

Renters already here pay a median of $1,130.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$890

1 bedroom$970

2 bedrooms$1,180

3 bedrooms$1,500

4 bedrooms$1,680

32%

of households rent · NE 34%

renter households

$1,130

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Leshara vs. its neighbors

Leshara is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Valley$538K Pohocco$418K Leshara$308K Marietta$243K Union$235K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Leshara	$308K*	+2.7%†	$1,180	—	$121,190
Union	$235K*	+1.6%†	$1,470	—	$110,282
Pohocco	$418K*	+4.7%†	$1,150	—	$100,313
Valley	$538K	+5.8%	$1,150	63	$110,200
Marietta	$243K*	—	$1,150	—	$74,250

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.