Cost of living in La Vista, Nebraska
La Vista, Nebraska has about 16,563 people. Typical rent is $1,317 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $81,961 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 #31 in Nebraska on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,317 a month.
La Vista is a city in Nebraska. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $81,961 a year.
- People
- 16,563
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,317
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $81,961
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $260,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,450
- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area
La Vista, Nebraska has about 16,563 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $260,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sarpy County is $1,450 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in La Vista. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, prices sit at 91.9 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 La Vista'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 La Vista'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, 5 have higher typical rent than La Vista.
Nearby places
- Ralston
Typical rent $1,215
Compare with La Vista - Papillion
Typical rent $1,269
Compare with La Vista - Chalco
Typical rent $1,195
Compare with La Vista - Omaha
Typical rent $1,187
Compare with La Vista - Springfield
Typical rent $1,288
Compare with La Vista - Bellevue
Typical rent $1,226
Compare with La Vista - Gretna
Typical rent $1,540
Compare with La Vista - Offutt AFB
Typical rent $1,666
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.