NE area data
Chadron, NE
Chadron, NE.
Population: 6,466 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $197,960
- 1-year appreciation
- +5.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- +12.4%
- 5-year appreciation
- +28.3%
- All-time peak (2026-06)
- $198,180
- House Price Index
- 496.2 (+2.9% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 8
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
- 5
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 48.5°F
- Average high
- 62.5°F
- Average low
- 33.5°F
- Annual precipitation
- 16.5 in
- Annual snowfall
- 54.4 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (40 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) (5 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 2
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,959
- Median annual property tax
- $2,370
- Mean commute to work
- 11 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 66.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,964
- Average weekly wage
- $683
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Finance & Insurance, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 12
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