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Cost of living in Stuart · Census 2020–24 · HUD 2026

Renting in Stuart: a two-bedroom costs about $970

Stuart is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).

How TownRatings grades cost of living

Typical home value
$224K
▲ 8.1% in a year · NE $278K
Zillow
2-bedroom rent
$970
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,171
NE $3,549

What kind of housing town is Stuart?

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

Cost of living grade

Why Stuart isn’t graded

The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing.

–Home pricesCensus figure available
–Property taxCensus figure available
–Households stretched43 renter households (the grade needs 200)
–Rent$695 median (Census)

How TownRatings grades cost of living →

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $970

Renters already here pay a median of $695, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$670
1 bedroom$810
2 bedrooms$970
3 bedrooms$1,160
4 bedrooms$1,300
27%
of households rent · NE 34%
43
renter households
$695
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Holt County, NE): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Property taxes

Property tax runs below the Nebraska norm

The median bill is $2,171 (Nebraska: $3,549), 1.29% of a home’s value a year, against 1.49% statewide.

$2,171
median bill a year · NE $3,549
1.29%
of a home’s value a year · NE 1.49%
$240
a month at that rate, on the typical home (Zillow)

Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.

Next door

Stuart and its neighbors

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Cost next door · one source per column

TownCostTypical home
Zillow, September 2026
Median value
Census 2020–24
Tax rate
bill ÷ value
2-bed rent
HUD 2026
Stuart–$224K$169K1.29%$970

“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents).

Questions about the cost of living in Stuart

How much is rent in Stuart?

HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $970 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $695 (Census 2020–24).

What are property taxes in Stuart?

The median bill is $2,171 a year, 1.29% of the median home value (Nebraska: $3,549, 1.49%), from the Census 2020–24.

Why doesn’t Stuart have a cost of living grade?

Stuart is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.