137 census tracts

Omaha.Nebraska housing market

This Omaha housing market report covers about 203,100 homes across 137 census tracts. The property insurance rate is 1.04%, higher than in 123 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $388,132 across 1,104 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).

City skyline in downtown Omaha, Nebraska
The Gene Leahy Mall lagoon, with the downtown skyline behind. Paul Brady/Adobe Stock
Average listing price
$388,132
1,104 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
Population growth
-0.2%
a year, 2020 to 2025 · Census population estimates
Approximate homes
203,100
across 137 assigned tracts
Vacant homes
5.4%
of all homes
Renter-occupied
42%
of occupied homes

Omaha housing market context

These are city-level figures. To see how one property measures up against your goal, run a specific address.

01.

Location score distribution

How location scores vary across 137 census tracts in Omaha.

median 75.5 61 89

Half of Omaha's tracts score between 72 and 78. The full range spans 61 to 89, with a median of 75.5.

Distribution of tract scores
Median (75.5)
Mean (74.9)

What the location score shows

PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.

The middle half of Omaha's tracts is 6.2 points wide on the score, narrower than in 72 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.

To see the location score for your specific property, analyze a property

02.

Housing composition

Key housing statistics for approximately 203,100 homes in Omaha, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.

Tenure of occupied homes: owner 58%, renter 42%.
Tenure of occupied homes Owner 58% · Renter 42%
Housing occupancy: occupied 94.6%, vacant 5.4%.
Occupancy Occupied 94.6% · Vacant 5.4%

Of about 203,100 homes, 5.4% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 42% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.

By structure type, about 67% of Omaha’s housing units are in single-family structures, 3% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 28% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.

03.

How Omaha compares

Omaha's median is above the Nebraska median on 4 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 6. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.

How Omaha compares with Nebraska and United States medians
Metric Omaha lower · median · upper Omaha Nebraska NE United States US
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
$54,858 $70,478 $90,630 $78,869 $77,171
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
31% 49% 58% 45% 41%
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
31% 34% 38% 32% 32%
FHFA HPI · 2025
4.8% 5.2% 5.4% 5.6% 5.2%
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
4.2% 4.5% 4.9% 4.0% 3.8%
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
1.85% every tract 1.85% 1.65%
Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
0.96% 1.04% 1.33% 1.05% 0.56%
Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
28.2% 30.6% 33.1% 27.4% 30.8%
04.

About this data

PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.

Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.

The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.

These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.

05.

Nearby markets

Market pages for other cities within 300 miles.

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