Stella, NE housing market
The typical Stella home is worth about $180,000, up 6.2% in a year, 36% below the Nebraska typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Stella compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Stella at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Stella | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $110,000 | $157,000 |
| 2018 | $112,000 | $167,000 |
| 2019 | $118,000 | $176,000 |
| 2020 | $120,000 | $187,000 |
| 2021 | $146,000 | $205,000 |
| 2022 | $156,000 | $227,000 |
| 2023 | $165,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $168,000 | $259,000 |
| 2025 | $177,000 | $270,000 |
| 2026 | $173,000 | $278,000 |
| August 2026 | $180,000 | $281,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Stella is $1,000 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $690 · 4 bedrooms $1,420
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (68442; Nemaha 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.