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Housing in Township 5

A typical Township 5 home is worth roughly $284,000

Typical home value
$284K
NE $281K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,150
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$3,925
NE $3,549

What kind of housing town is Township 5?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

79% of Township 5 households own their home

Half of Township 5’s homes were built before 1942.

Owners and renters
Own 79%Rent 21%

Nebraska: 67% own.

1942
typical home built · NE 1975
$3,925
median property tax bill · NE $3,549
1.38%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · NE 1.49%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.1 years of income

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

You could afford about
$328,000
Typical Township 5 home $284K

That covers a typical Township 5 home, with $44K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,820
Loan $1,410Tax $330Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,150 a month here, $670 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, Township 5’s typical property tax (1.38% 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 $686, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$900
1 bedroom$970
2 bedrooms$1,150
3 bedrooms$1,520
4 bedrooms$1,710
21%
of households rent · NE 34%
102
renter households
37%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · NE 45%
15%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$686
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 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

Township 5 vs. its neighbors

Township 5 is the least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Township 5$284K*—$1,150—$90,469
Blair$364K+1.5%$1,160145$81,452
Township 6$399K*+4.4%†$1,160—$95,492
Summit—+4.4%†$1,030—$103,571
Hooper$301K+6.4%$1,020—$76,750

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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