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ZIP 69169 · Sutherland, NE · 465 residents · September 2026

Sutherland 69169: sellers hold the leverage.

Sellers hold the leverage. Listings move fast and often over asking. Typical home value $207K, +9.4% over 12 months; listings take 49 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.

Sources beside every figure · Zillow, August 2026 · Realtor.com, September 2026 · Census ACS 2023 · FEMA NRI

Market balanceSeptember 2026

BuyersSellersEven
Seller's market+56

In Mar 2026: +9

Typical value$207K+9.4% over 12 months · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market49 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut0%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Fair market rent$960/moHUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms, FY 2026
Active listings4+100% vs a year ago · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list103.1%100% sold above list · Redfin, Jan 2026
HavenScore35of 100

Higher than 3% of scored ZIPs

Affordability21
Growth55
Risk46
Momentum30
Livability29

Five parts, weighted. How the score works →

The reading

Where the balance sits this month and what moved it.

Month by month, since the gauge began

  1. Mar 2026+9
  2. Apr 2026+19
  3. May 2026+23
  4. Jun 2026+25
  5. Jul 2026+46
  6. Aug 2026—no reading on record
  7. Sep 2026+56

Each block is one month’s reading, −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers). The series starts in March 2026. A dashed block has no reading on record. How the balance is measured →

What is pulling the needle

  • 49 days on marketfaster than the U.S. median ZIP's 60 days
  • 0% of listings cut pricefewer than the U.S. median ZIP's 20%
  • Sale-to-list 103.1%homes close at or above asking · Redfin, Jan 2026
  • 4 active listings+100% vs a year ago

Blue pulls toward buyers, orange toward sellers. Realtor.com, September 2026; Redfin, January 2026.

Accelerating: prices +9.4% over the trailing year, with the market leaning toward sellers.

Asking price vs sale price
Typical value (index)$207,165Zillow ZHVI · Aug 2026
Median sale price$144,356Redfin · Jan 2026
Sale-to-list103.1%Redfin · Jan 2026
Sold above list100.0%Redfin · Jan 2026

Zillow's figure is a smoothed index of typical value, not a list price; Redfin's are closed sales for the month shown.

Last 90 days

How the typical value and the listings moved over the last three months.

Typical valueHavenMay → Aug · Zillow
Active listingsHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
Days on marketHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cutHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
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Prices

Typical home value since 2012, and how far it moved over each window.

1 year+9.4%
3 years+9.2%
5 years+21.2%
10 years+71.5%
From peak0.0%

Zillow Home Value Index · ZIP 69169 · monthly, through August 2026

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Zillow ZHVI peaked at $207,165 in August 2026, which is the latest value. Since January 2019 it is +63.0%. The sharpest 12-month move was −2.5%, ending December 2025.

Zillow's typical home value here, $207K in August 2026, is 28% below the median U.S. ZIP's $289K. Over the 12 months to August 2026, Zillow's typical home value moved +9.4% here and +2.8% in the median U.S. ZIP.

Price tiers and bedrooms
Bottom tier$104K
Middle tier$207K
Top tier$534K
Single-family$207K

Starter homes here rose 14% in five years while top-tier homes rose 23% (Zillow ZHVI tiers) — the top of the market outpaced the bottom.

Zillow typical values by price tier, home type and bedrooms, August 2026.

How it ranks

Appreciation by window

WindowChangePer yearU.S. rankNebraska rank
1 year+9.4%+9.4%/yrTop 3% nationallyTop 1% in Nebraska
3 years+9.2%+3.0%/yrHigher than 58% nationallyHigher than 66% in Nebraska
5 years+21.2%+3.9%/yrHigher than 44% nationallyHigher than 30% in Nebraska
10 years+71.5%+5.5%/yrHigher than 36% nationallyHigher than 26% in Nebraska
Since 2012+107.5%+5.1%/yr——

Zillow ZHVI · rank among scored ZIPs

This time of year Haven
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Forecast

Where the typical value is likely to be over the next 3 to 12 months, with the range the model has earned, and up to 36 months with Pro.

Last three years, then the forecast band

HavenScore Forecast Model (v1) · run October 1, 2026
$160K$180K$200K$240K$219K202420252026$160K$180K$200K$240K$219K202420252026
3 months$219K+5.9% · $209K–$234KHigh confidence
6 monthsHaven
12 monthsHaven
24 monthsPro
36 monthsPro
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A forecast is a range, not a promise; the confidence word says how wide it is. How the forecast works →

Of the 3-month ranges we published since December 2025, 54% contained the actual price.

Zillow's own published forecast has this ZIP's typical value rise 2.9% over the twelve months from August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Forecast).

Payment

What a typical home here costs each month, against the typical income.

Monthly payment

$1,70751% of the median household income here ($39,792)
Principal and interest$1,223
Property tax$281
Insurance$86
Mortgage insurance$117

Above the 36% line lenders use for total debt, for a median earner here. Rate is the Freddie Mac average for September 2026; tax is the state's statutory rate.

Insurance is assumed at 0.5% of the home's value a year; Treasury's Federal Insurance Office did not publish a premium for this ZIP.

Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms$960
vs
Payment on a typical purchase$1,707

Buying costs $747 a month more than the HUD fair market rent for a 2-bedroom here (FY 2026), before tax effects and maintenance.

Price-to-income ladder

Median home value ÷ median household income · Zillow ZHVI, Census ACS · under 4× has historically been comfortable

Cost of owning over time Haven
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The place

What it costs to own here beyond the price, and what the neighborhood is like.

Median household income$39,792Census ACS
Price to income5.2×long-run average 3.6×
Property tax1.63%statutory, state
Insurance—typical premium
Commute13 minmedian, one way
Walkability5 / 20EPA index
Hazard ratingRelatively HighFEMA NRI · wildfire 92 · flood 53
Population change−4.2% a year2018–2023, Census ACS
Median year built1974Census ACS
Owner-occupied59%Census ACS

Typical homes cost 5.2× the median household income here, against 3.6× in the median NE ZIP and 4.3× in the median U.S. ZIP (Zillow, August 2026; Census ACS 2023). Median household income is $39,792 here, against $71,388 in the median U.S. ZIP (Census ACS 2023).

Hazard ledger
Overall riskRelatively Highscore 81 of 100 · county median 79
Flood53 of 100county median 68
Wildfire92 of 100county median 93
Hurricane—no FEMA score for this ZIP

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release, refreshed annually · tract-level rolled up to ZIP · not a property-level rating · no future-year projection · the tick is the median of 6 scored ZIPs in Lincoln County.

Housing cost burden
Owners spending over 50% of income4%U.S. median ZIP 5%
Renters spending over 30% of income8%U.S. median ZIP 39%

Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates · the tick is the U.S. median ZIP.

Behind the score

The inputs behind each of the five parts, against the U.S. median ZIP.

Affordability

21

Growth

55

Risk

46

Momentum

30
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Livability

29
Walkability5 / 20EPA Smart Location DatabaseLeast walkable
Transit access—EPA Smart Location DatabaseNo transit data
Job density1 jobs per sq miCensus LODESFew jobs nearby

Nearby

1 scored Nebraska ZIP within 12 miles; the ones below score within ten points and cost less.

Dots are Nebraska ZIP centers colored by market balance; the ring is 12 miles.

No cheaper ZIP within ten points nearby.

Sources and freshness

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ZillowHome values, rents, price tiersAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above listJanuary 2026
Census ACSIncome, commute, population, housing stock2023 five-year
FEMA National Risk IndexHazard ratingsDecember 2025 release
EPAWalkability2021
HUDFair market rent, 2 bedroomsFY 2026
Freddie MacMortgage rateSeptember 2026, monthly average
HavenScoreScore, balance, forecastScored October 1, 2026

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