NE area data
Ainsworth, NE
Ainsworth, NE.
Population: 2,191 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $148,537
- 1-year appreciation
- -0.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +12.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +25.2%
- 10-year appreciation
- +83.2%
- All-time peak (2025-04)
- $150,477
- House Price Index
- 431.4 (+2.1% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 3
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 12.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 52.0°F
- Average high
- 66.0°F
- Average low
- 37.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 26.4 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Niobrara National Scenic River (18 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) (8 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +12 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,966
- Median annual property tax
- $1,386
- Households with broadband internet
- 56.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 967
- Average weekly wage
- $784
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Health Care, Wholesale Trade
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