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Cost of living in Grand Island, Nebraska

Grand Island, Nebraska has about 52,884 people. Typical rent is $947 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $63,795 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #18 in Nebraska on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $947 a month.

Grand Island is a city in Nebraska. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $63,795 a year.

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People
52,884
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$947
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$63,795
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$218,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,210
Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area

Grand Island, Nebraska has about 52,884 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $218,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hall County is $1,210 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Grand Island. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Grand Island, NE metro area, prices sit at 86.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Nebraska taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Grand Island'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 Grand Island'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, 36 have higher typical rent than Grand Island.

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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.