Nebraska Fair Market Rents 2026
HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 93 counties in Nebraska. It is the rent estimate your housing authority starts from when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will cover. The statewide median two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $961 per month, ranging from $961 in Adams County to $1,368 in Cass County.
What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Nebraska
Housing wage
$21.57/hr
Annual income needed
$44,866
Hours at minimum wage
64/wk
To rent a modest two-bedroom in Nebraska without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $21.57 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $13.50, that means working 64 hours a week. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025.
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FY2026 Fair Market Rents by County
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $711 | $811 | $961 | $1,268 | $1,272 |
| Antelope County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,268 | $1,272 |
| Arthur County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,279 | $1,284 |
| Banner County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| Blaine County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| Boone County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,268 | $1,272 |
| Box Butte County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,182 | $1,284 |
| Boyd County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| Brown County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,279 | $1,284 |
| Buffalo County | $787 | $863 | $1,031 | $1,360 | $1,730 |
| Burt County | $666 | $836 | $961 | $1,231 | $1,384 |
| Butler County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,268 | $1,272 |
| Cass County | $1,090 | $1,148 | $1,368 | $1,813 | $2,046 |
| Cedar County | $666 | $795 | $961 | $1,268 | $1,612 |
| Chase County | $666 | $738 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,612 |
| Cherry County | $710 | $780 | $1,024 | $1,228 | $1,368 |
| Cheyenne County | $822 | $828 | $1,086 | $1,302 | $1,438 |
| Clay County | $666 | $759 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,304 |
| Colfax County | $759 | $929 | $1,094 | $1,312 | $1,448 |
| Cuming County | $666 | $826 | $961 | $1,268 | $1,272 |
| Custer County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,337 | $1,472 |
| Dakota County | $796 | $925 | $1,154 | $1,386 | $1,528 |
| Dawes County | $715 | $786 | $1,031 | $1,372 | $1,378 |
| Dawson County | $690 | $881 | $995 | $1,267 | $1,317 |
| Deuel County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,279 | $1,284 |
| Dixon County | $666 | $862 | $961 | $1,337 | $1,382 |
| Dodge County | $784 | $861 | $1,130 | $1,355 | $1,496 |
| Douglas County | $1,090 | $1,148 | $1,368 | $1,813 | $2,046 |
| Dundy County | $666 | $746 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| Fillmore County | $666 | $877 | $961 | $1,279 | $1,284 |
| Franklin County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| Frontier County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,337 | $1,340 |
| Furnas County | $666 | $859 | $961 | $1,305 | $1,602 |
| Gage County | $663 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,298 |
| Garden County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,272 |
| Garfield County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,279 | $1,284 |
| Gosper County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,240 | $1,461 |
| Grant County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| Greeley County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,301 |
| Hall County | $867 | $978 | $1,215 | $1,530 | $2,005 |
| Hamilton County | $666 | $824 | $961 | $1,337 | $1,594 |
| Harlan County | $666 | $752 | $961 | $1,268 | $1,272 |
| Hayes County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| Hitchcock County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,496 |
| Holt County | $663 | $802 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,284 |
| Hooker County | $666 | $874 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| Howard County | $752 | $910 | $1,049 | $1,258 | $1,389 |
| Jefferson County | $666 | $759 | $961 | $1,337 | $1,476 |
| Johnson County | $681 | $748 | $982 | $1,177 | $1,312 |
| Kearney County | $689 | $757 | $993 | $1,191 | $1,327 |
| Keith County | $666 | $760 | $961 | $1,172 | $1,327 |
| Keya Paha County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| Kimball County | $708 | $732 | $961 | $1,279 | $1,351 |
| Knox County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,351 |
| Lancaster County | $855 | $926 | $1,141 | $1,587 | $1,712 |
| Lincoln County | $796 | $802 | $1,052 | $1,261 | $1,520 |
| Logan County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,284 |
| Loup County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,279 | $1,284 |
| Madison County | $684 | $758 | $992 | $1,285 | $1,524 |
| McPherson County | $680 | $747 | $980 | $1,210 | $1,309 |
| Merrick County | $689 | $732 | $961 | $1,323 | $1,612 |
| Morrill County | $666 | $789 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,284 |
| Nance County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,272 |
| Nemaha County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,337 | $1,444 |
| Nuckolls County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,174 | $1,284 |
| Otoe County | $713 | $783 | $1,028 | $1,371 | $1,432 |
| Pawnee County | $666 | $753 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,284 |
| Perkins County | $666 | $849 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,284 |
| Phelps County | $666 | $760 | $961 | $1,311 | $1,463 |
| Pierce County | $666 | $810 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,541 |
| Platte County | $736 | $809 | $1,061 | $1,399 | $1,405 |
| Polk County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,284 |
| Red Willow County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,272 |
| Richardson County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,272 |
| Rock County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| Saline County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,337 | $1,446 |
| Sarpy County | $1,090 | $1,148 | $1,368 | $1,813 | $2,046 |
| Saunders County | $870 | $956 | $1,089 | $1,432 | $1,619 |
| Scotts Bluff County | $685 | $758 | $987 | $1,314 | $1,397 |
| Seward County | $730 | $756 | $967 | $1,345 | $1,450 |
| Sheridan County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,497 |
| Sherman County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,337 | $1,507 |
| Sioux County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| Stanton County | $773 | $849 | $1,114 | $1,336 | $1,475 |
| Thayer County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,272 |
| Thomas County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| Thurston County | $666 | $799 | $961 | $1,189 | $1,272 |
| Valley County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,152 | $1,284 |
| Washington County | $1,090 | $1,148 | $1,368 | $1,813 | $2,046 |
| Wayne County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,278 | $1,612 |
| Webster County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,279 | $1,284 |
| Wheeler County | $666 | $732 | $961 | $1,187 | $1,284 |
| York County | $697 | $766 | $1,005 | $1,234 | $1,331 |
Find a housing authority in Nebraska
Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.
For FY2026, Cass County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Nebraska at $1,368 per month, while Adams County has the lowest at $961. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $961.
No. Each housing authority in Nebraska sets its own payment standard, anywhere from 90% to 110% of the HUD Fair Market Rent for its area, and some receive HUD approval to go higher. Two authorities serving the same county can pay different amounts, so confirm the figure with the authority that will issue your voucher.
Find your county in the table below to see the FY2026 rent HUD estimates for each bedroom size. That figure is the starting point your housing authority uses to set its payment standard, which caps the subsidy on your unit. You generally pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income, with the voucher covering the rest up to that cap.
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov