Even on the area’s higher pay, Offutt AFB costs more to live in than 97% of U.S. towns
Zillow and Redfin don’t publish market figures for Offutt AFB, so this page shows what the Census and federal housing data say about its homes.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Omaha, NE-IA metro area ($85K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade measures what housing costs against what households in the area earn. Offutt AFB’s area earns well above the typical U.S. town ($85K against $74K), but homes, rent and taxes here run higher still. Owners keep up no better than renters: 100% of owners pay 30% or more of income for housing (typical U.S. town: 20%), against 42% of renters.
In dollars
- $1,630a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 92prices across the Omaha metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 86)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 24%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 42%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Nebraska: 45%Census 2020–24
What kind of housing town is Offutt AFB?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind Offutt AFB’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Offutt AFB is more affordable than 3% of U.S. towns, last of 57 in Nebraska. The four inputs sit close together, so no single cost explains the grade.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,630
Renters already here pay a median of $1,666.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
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.
The rest of a budget near Offutt AFB
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, or Nebraska. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 92 | NE 90 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 94 | NE 94 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 76 | NE 76 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 93 | NE 93 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Offutt AFB vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Offutt AFB.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offutt AFB | D− | — | — | — | $1,630 |
| Bellevue | C+ | $299K | $247K | 1.72% | $1,400 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Offutt AFB
Is Offutt AFB expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Offutt AFB costs more than 97% of U.S. towns: a D− for cost of living.
How much is rent in Offutt AFB?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,630 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,666 (Census 2020–24).
Neighbors talk housing
What Offutt AFB buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.