Median home value is about $430,800 — about 24% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).
Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $735 (about 37% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 84.8% (about 19.4 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).
To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 68402 in Malcolm, NE, a household would need roughly $119,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $2,767. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($119,904). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.