Merna, NE housing market
The typical Merna home is worth about $172,000, up 7% in a year, 39% below the Nebraska typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Merna compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Merna at a glance
Typical home value, 2022–2026
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| January | Merna | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $155,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $151,000 | $259,000 |
| 2025 | $157,000 | $270,000 |
| 2026 | $164,000 | $278,000 |
| August 2026 | $172,000 | $281,000 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,220
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Merna is $1,220 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Merna pay a median of $983, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $850 · 4 bedrooms $1,870
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (68856; Custer 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.