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Housing in Mariposa

A typical Mariposa home is worth roughly $249,000

Typical home value
$249K
NE $281K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,230
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$3,289
NE $3,549

What kind of housing town is Mariposa?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

99% of Mariposa households own their home

Half of Mariposa’s homes were built before 1970.

Owners and renters
Own 99%Rent 1%

Nebraska: 67% own.

1970
typical home built · NE 1975
$3,289
median property tax bill · NE $3,549
3%
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.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Mariposa

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$274,000
Typical Mariposa home $249K

That covers a typical Mariposa home, with $24K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,620
Loan $1,230Tax $310Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,230 a month here, $390 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Nebraska typical property tax (1.49% 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 $1,230

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$970
1 bedroom$1,070
2 bedrooms$1,230
3 bedrooms$1,610
4 bedrooms$1,810
1%
of households rent · NE 34%
1
renter households

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

Mariposa vs. its neighbors

Mariposa is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Mariposa$249K*—$1,230$81,250
Center$469K*—$1,230$119,875
Chapman$247K*—$1,130$62,222

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.

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