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South Sioux City, 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

South Sioux City, NE Housing Market Trends

With 13,706 people, 4,805 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $163,231, house prices in South Sioux City are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in South Sioux City, accounting for 59.16% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in South Sioux City include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 24.40%), mobile homes or trailers ( 9.18%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.14%).

People in South Sioux City primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. South Sioux City has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

There is a lot of housing in South Sioux City 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 South Sioux City built between 1940-1969 ( 31.64%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 15.35%). There's also some housing in South Sioux City built before 1939 ( 14.32%).

South Sioux City Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in South Sioux City have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 88.59%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average South Sioux City house appreciation rate of 6.55%.

Over the last year, South Sioux City appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, South Sioux City's appreciation rate has been 4.79%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in South Sioux City were at 2.85%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 11.88%.

Importantly, this makes South Sioux City one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the city's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Nebraska, our data show that South Sioux City's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Nebraska.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$163,231

South Sioux City, NE Home Prices
> $1,281,000
$961,001 - $1,281,000
$640,001 - $961,000
$512,001 - $640,000
$385,001 - $512,000
$256,001 - $385,000
$128,001 - $256,000
$64,001 - $128,000
$0 - $64,000
1.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
5.3%
5.3%
15.6%
15.6%
48.8%
48.8%
12.4%
12.4%
16.9%
16.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Nebraska

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

4,805

South Sioux City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,320 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
56.8%
56.8%
43.2%
43.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
6.5%
6.5%
93.5%
93.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
15.4%
15.4%
38.7%
38.7%
31.6%
31.6%
14.3%
14.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
59.2%
59.2%
2.1%
2.1%
5.1%
5.1%
24.4%
24.4%
9.2%
9.2%
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
0.9%
0.9%
9.6%
9.6%
36.2%
36.2%
37.3%
37.3%
9.1%
9.1%
6.9%
6.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in South Sioux City

Zip Codes in South Sioux City, NE