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Pawnee City, NE Housing Affordability Index

Pawnee City, Nebraska has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 185.1 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 158th most affordable of 456 scored Nebraska cities, compared with 106.6 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $64,000 home with 20% down, the Nebraska average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $349, or 9% of the city’s $45,096 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Pawnee City is updated every night from live Nebraska mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Pawnee City MBR-HAI 185.1 Highly Affordable
Rank in Nebraska 158 of 456 1 = most affordable
Nebraska 106.6 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.26% Nebraska lenders
Median home value $64,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Pawnee City is 78.5 points above the Nebraska score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Nebraska index

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What It Takes to Buy in Pawnee City

$349/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$15,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$45,096
Median Household Income
Nebraska: $76,475
1.4x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Nebraska: 3.1x
$618/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,648/yr
Median Property Tax
2.57% of median value
23.7%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
42.9%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Pawnee City, Nebraska. The rate is the Nebraska average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

Cite the Pawnee City Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Pawnee City, Nebraska score: 185.1 (Highly Affordable), ranked 158 of 456 Nebraska cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/nebraska/pawnee-city”