Cost of living in Ralston, Nebraska

Ralston, Nebraska has about 6,472 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $230,800.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Douglas County is $1,450 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ralston. 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 Ralston'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 Ralston's bill.

EIA does not publish a Nebraska gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Nebraska shares this price.

Among 108 places we list in Nebraska with a rent figure, 12 have higher typical rent than Ralston.