Housing data for Paxton, NE

Paxton, NE has an estimated 622 residents and 298 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Keith County.

32.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $848 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
622 (±129)
Housing units
298 (±61)
Households that rent
32.4%
Median gross rent
$848
Residents since 2015–2019
+16.9%

What stands out in Paxton

Working from home: 4.0% (±3.9 points) in Paxton, lower than in Keith County (10.0%).

Median real estate taxes: $1,542 (±$340) in Paxton, lower than in Keith County ($2,369).

Households without a vehicle: 0.8% (±1.2 points) in Paxton, lower than in Keith County (5.6%).

Average commute: 19.9 minutes (±3.0) in Paxton, higher than in Keith County (14.9 minutes).

Housing in Paxton at a glance

  • Median rent: $848 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $489 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 43.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 32.4% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $66,875 median household income
  • Home values: $131,300 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,113 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,542 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 5.4% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 60.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 74.2% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 7.9% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 64.8% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 19.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +16.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 20.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Paxton against Keith County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
PaxtonKeith CountyNebraskaUnited States
Residents622 (±129)8,219 (exact)1,978,707 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units298 (±61)5,435 (±36)863,444 (±628)143,775,355
Households that rent32.4% (±12.1 points)28.9% (±3.7 points)33.5% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$848 (±$88)$771 (±$52)$1,072 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income$66,875 (±$31,427)$60,645 (±$5,115)$76,475 (±$633)$80,734
Median home value$131,300 (±$21,662)$168,000 (±$9,882)$238,600 (±$1,365)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,542 (±$340)$2,369 (±$188)$3,549 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198074.2% (±18.4 points)69.4% (±6.2 points)57.2% (±0.5 points)49.7%
Average commute19.9 minutes (±3.0)14.9 minutes (±2.0)19.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband95.7% (±4.1 points)89.1% (±2.9 points)90.6% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents30.0 years (±7.0)48.4 years (±1.1)37.2 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Paxton covers 1.0 square miles of land, about 603 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Paxton has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents532 (±116)622 (±129)+16.9%Not a measurable change
Housing units247 (±42)298 (±61)+20.6%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$616 (±$267)$848 (±$88)+37.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$80,300 (±$27,315)$131,300 (±$21,662)+63.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$63,571 (±$9,858)$66,875 (±$31,427)+5.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,031 (±$110)$1,113 (±$201)+8.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,200 (±$158)$1,542 (±$340)+28.5%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent24.6% (±11.5 points)32.4% (±12.1 points)+7.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±32.2 points)7.9% (±12.6 points)+7.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Keith County

Paxton has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Keith County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Keith County recorded 49 violent and 629 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Paxton

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Sutherland12 mi$572$188,20024.2%
Hershey19 mi$783$172,00019.6%
Elsie19 mi$620$70,00027.6%
Ogallala19 mi$667$155,80031.6%
Madrid21 mi—$91,3005.6%
Wallace22 mi$732$107,90017.8%
Grant27 mi$971$154,60026.4%
Brule28 mi$658$131,30021.5%

Places in Nebraska most like Paxton

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Hebron$772$139,100$65,83330.1%
David City$767$165,200$65,57333.1%
Wisner$825$139,500$61,73936.0%
Arnold Township$850$152,800$69,37528.4%
Ravenna$921$135,900$64,42334.4%
Arnold$946$146,700$64,68827.1%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Nebraska.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Paxton, fiscal year 2027

Keith County, NE, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$734$797$1,014$1,231$1,402

HUD income limits for Paxton, fiscal year 2026

Keith County, NE, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$19,800$32,950$52,750
2 people$22,600$37,650$60,250
3 people$27,320$42,350$67,800
4 people$33,000$47,050$75,300
5 people$38,680$50,850$81,350
6 people$44,360$54,600$87,350
7 people$50,040$58,350$93,400
8 people$55,720$62,150$99,400

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Keith County, NE, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $83,600.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Paxton

How many renters are there in Paxton?

Paxton has an estimated 82 (±38) renting households, 32.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Paxton?

The median household income in Paxton is $66,875 (±$31,427) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Paxton, NE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $131,300 (±$21,662) for owner-occupied homes in Paxton (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Paxton?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Paxton, NE is $1,113 (±$201) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Paxton?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Paxton, NE is $1,542 (±$340) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Paxton?

Paxton, NE has an estimated 298 (±61) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Paxton growing?

In Paxton, the number of residents went from 532 in 2015–2019 to 622 in 2020–2024 (+16.9%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Paxton village, Nebraska (place:38610, in state:31).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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