Housing in Marietta

A typical Marietta home is worth roughly $243,000

Typical home value

$243K

NE $281K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,150

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$3,028

NE $3,549

What kind of housing town is Marietta?

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

A town of owners90% of households own their home.Older homesThe typical home was built around 1955.

★ What stands out · The homes

90% of Marietta households own their home

Half of Marietta’s homes were built before 1955.

Owners and renters

Own 90%Rent 10%

Nebraska: 67% own.

1955

typical home built · NE 1975

$3,028

median property tax bill · NE $3,549

1.25%

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

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

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.3 years of income

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

You could afford about

$275,000

Typical Marietta home $243K

That covers a typical Marietta home, with $32K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,530

Loan $1,200Tax $250Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,150 a month here, $380 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Pohocco$418K Center$469K Union$235K Wahoo$291K Leshara$308K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Marietta’s typical property tax (1.25% 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 $1,150

Renters already here pay a median of $894, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$910

1 bedroom$1,010

2 bedrooms$1,150

3 bedrooms$1,510

4 bedrooms$1,700

10%

of households rent · NE 34%

renter households

$894

median rent paid today · Census

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

Marietta vs. its neighbors

Marietta is the 2nd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Center$469K Pohocco$418K Leshara$308K Wahoo$291K Marietta$243K Union$235K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Marietta	$243K*	—	$1,150	$74,250
Pohocco	$418K*	+4.7%†	$1,150	$100,313
Center	$469K*	—	$1,230	$119,875
Union	$235K*	+1.6%†	$1,470	$110,282
Wahoo	$291K	+5.1%	$1,110	$88,214
Leshara	$308K*	+2.7%†	$1,180	$121,190

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. 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.