| Index | Nelson | Nebraska | National |
| Median home price | $90,843 | $244,894 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $857 | $1,139 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 93.8% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 6.2% | 34.0% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Hardy, NE | 211 | $25,695 | 92% |
| Deweese, NE | 25 | $34,452 | 89% |
| Ong, NE | 62 | $46,180 | 86% |
| Oak, NE | 13 | $47,471 | 85% |
| Guide Rock, NE | 255 | $47,564 | 85% |
| Nelson, NE | 442 | $90,843 | 72% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Greeley Center, NE | 442 | $82,932 | 75% |
| Cornell, IL | 442 | $135,323 | 59% |
| Comanche Creek, CO | 442 | $979,095 | 200% |
| Freeburg, MO | 442 | $245,594 | 25% |
| Hopewell, IL | 442 | $293,919 | 10% |
| Nelson, NE | 442 | $90,843 | 72% |