A typical Shell Creek home is worth roughly $289,000
Home prices around Shell Creek have risen about 46% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Shell Creek?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
94% of Shell Creek households own their home
Half of Shell Creek’s homes were built before 1981.
Nebraska: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Home prices up 46% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Shell Creek rose 46% over the past 5 years, slower than across Nebraska (49%). Last year prices rose 3.6%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Shell Creek, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 2.7 years of income
Less than across Nebraska (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Shell Creek home, with $148K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,120 a month here, $560 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Shell Creek’s typical property tax (0.69% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,120
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
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.
Shell Creek vs. its neighbors
Shell Creek is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Creek | $289K* | +3.6%† | $1,120 | $108,750 |
| Lost Creek | $220K* | — | $1,160 | $103,692 |
| Bismark | $369K* | +3.6%† | $1,060 | $95,987 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Shell Creek buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.