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La Vista, NE Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

La Vista, NE Housing Market Trends

With a population of 16,379, 7,184 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $376,687, La Vista real estate is some of the most expensive in Nebraska, although La Vista home values aren't among America's most expensive.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in La Vista, accounting for 61.65% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in La Vista include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 36.64%), row houses and other attached homes ( 1.06%).

The most prevalent building size and type in La Vista are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 54.81% owning and 45.19% renting.

There is a lot of housing in La Vista built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in La Vista built between 2000 and later ( 31.93%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 19.13%). There's also some housing in La Vista built before 1939 ( 1.82%).

La Vista Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in La Vista have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 91.70%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average La Vista house appreciation rate of 6.72%.

Appreciation rates are so strong in La Vista that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, La Vista real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, La Vista appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 7.03%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 74.96% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in La Vista. La Vista appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at -1.16%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -4.54%.

Notably, La Vista's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Nebraska, our data show that La Vista's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Nebraska.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$376,687

La Vista, NE Home Prices
> $1,319,000
$989,001 - $1,319,000
$660,001 - $989,000
$528,001 - $660,000
$396,001 - $528,000
$264,001 - $396,000
$132,001 - $264,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
2.0%
2.0%
8.6%
8.6%
22.3%
22.3%
27.2%
27.2%
34.0%
34.0%
0.8%
0.8%
4.0%
4.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for Nebraska

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

7,184

La Vista Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,616 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
54.8%
54.8%
45.2%
45.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
3.4%
3.4%
96.6%
96.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
31.9%
31.9%
47.1%
47.1%
19.1%
19.1%
1.8%
1.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
61.7%
61.7%
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
36.6%
36.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.2%
1.2%
16.6%
16.6%
24.3%
24.3%
38.7%
38.7%
15.2%
15.2%
4.0%
4.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes