Sarpy County · Nebraska · Midwest · 65k residents
Bellevue, NE: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Bellevue: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Nebraska median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Bellevue is $247,000, 13% above the Nebraska median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,248/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 86 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $85,462 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Bellevue is $247,000, 13% above the median for ACS-covered places in Nebraska.
- Household income: Median household income is $85,462, 22.6% above the median for ACS-covered places in Nebraska.
- Adult education: 34.4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 17.8% above the median for ACS-covered places in Nebraska.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 2.9 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A mid-sized city with a population between 50,000 and 250,000 in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Bellevue about 151 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 215 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 34 and an average commute of 19 minutes.
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Compare Bellevue side by side
Cost of living index
86
ACS median home value
$247,000
2-bedroom rent
$1,248/mo
Median household income
$85,462
Housing momentum
How fast Bellevue's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
58/100
Steady
Ranks Bellevue's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Bellevue's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $247,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $165 |
| Property tax rate | 1.6% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,016/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,248/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.2% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Cost of living index | 86 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $150/mo |
| Transit pass | $55/mo |
| Gas price | $3.05/gal |
| Healthcare index | 95 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,050/mo |
| Median household income | $85,462 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.5% |
| Population | 65k |
| Crime index | 42/100 |
| School rating | 6.5/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 84/100 |
| Avg. commute | 19 min |
| Sunny days / year | 215 days |
| July high | 86°F |
| January low | 13°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +2.9% |
| Home price MoM | 0.0% |
| Rent YoY | +2.5% |
| Rent MoM | -0.5% |
| Ocean coast | 787 mi |
| Big lake | 151 mi |
| Mountains | 371 mi |
| Major airport | 10 mi |
| Ski resort | 332 mi |
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Real listings in Bellevue
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- What is the cost of living in Bellevue, NE?
- Bellevue indexes at 86 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,248/mo and a acs median home value of $247,000.
- How much does a house cost in Bellevue?
- The acs median home value in Bellevue is $247,000, 13% above the Nebraska median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Bellevue?
- A two-bedroom in Bellevue rents for about $1,248/mo.