Cost of living in Alma, Nebraska
Simple answer
Typical rent is $641 a month.
Alma is a city in Nebraska. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $75,703 a year.
- People
- 1,154
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $641
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $75,703
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $163,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Harlan County, NE
Alma, Nebraska has about 1,154 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $163,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Harlan County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Alma. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Nebraska's prices sit at 90.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Nebraska taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Alma's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Nebraska home paid 13.78¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Alma's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Nebraska in the table we use.
Among 108 places we list in Nebraska with a rent figure, 99 have higher typical rent than Alma.
Nearby places
- Holdrege
Typical rent $835
Compare with Alma - Phillipsburg
Typical rent $702
Compare with Alma - Norton
Typical rent $598
Compare with Alma - Minden
Typical rent $823
Compare with Alma - Smith Center
Typical rent $678
Compare with Alma - Elm Creek
Typical rent $761
Compare with Alma - Kearney
Typical rent $949
Compare with Alma - Stockton
Typical rent $643
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Nebraska
Bigger places in Nebraska
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.