Housing in Lone Tree

A typical Lone Tree home is worth roughly $176,000

Home prices around Lone Tree have risen about 66% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$176K

▲ 11% in a year · NE $281K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$960

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,040

NE $3,549

What kind of housing town is Lone Tree?

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

Prices climbing fastUp 11% in a year.Your money goes further37% below the Nebraska typical home.A town of owners92% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 66% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Lone Tree rose 66% over the past 5 years, faster than across Nebraska (49%). Last year prices rose 11%.

Lone Tree areaNebraska

+11%

past year

+66%

past 5 years

+102%

past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Lone Tree, 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 2.3 years of income

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

You could afford about

$286,000

Typical Lone Tree home $176K

That covers a typical Lone Tree home, with $110K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,090

Loan $870Tax $170Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $960 a month here, $130 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Chapman$323K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Lone Tree’s typical property tax (1.16% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

1 of Lone Tree’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Lone Tree’s homes were built before 1973.

History →

Owners and renters

Own 92%Rent 8%

Nebraska: 67% own.

1973

typical home built · NE 1975

$2,040

median property tax bill · NE $3,549

1.16%

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

13%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

Historic houses in Lone Tree

Morris, Wright, Boyhood HouseListed 1980

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $960

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$690

1 bedroom$730

2 bedrooms$960

3 bedrooms$1,320

4 bedrooms$1,610

of households rent · NE 34%

renter households

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Merrick County, NE 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

Lone Tree vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Lone Tree. Tap one to see its housing page.

Chapman$323K Lone Tree$176K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Lone Tree	$176K*	+11%†	$960	$75,833
Chapman	$323K	+8.1%	$1,260	$53,977
Central	—	+11%†	$1,010	$73,333
Mead	—	+11%†	$990	$65,197

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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What Lone Tree buyers, sellers and renters are saying.

Town Square →

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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. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.