Local data

Homes and building in Crete, NE

Crete, NE is in Saline County and has about 7,527 residents. 11 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, down from 13 in 2023.

Numbers come from public sources listed at the bottom of this page. Always confirm details with Crete before you spend money.

Homes and costs in Crete

Typical home value

$223,500 (give or take $28,539)

Typical monthly rent

$936 (give or take $44)

Typical household income

$77,209 (give or take $15,424)

Typical year homes were built

1968

Homes lived in by their owners

69.3%

Homes sitting empty

8.8%

U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024. These are survey estimates; the range shows how sure the Census is.

How much is being built in Crete

Single-family home permits issued per year
Year	Homes permitted	All new housing units	Value of all permits
2025	11	23	$4.1 million
2024	29	29	$8.8 million
2023	13	13	$3.9 million
2022	15	15	$6.1 million
2021	13	13	$4.2 million

U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, 2021 to 2025. Counts permits issued by the city, not homes finished. Years the town did not report are left out.

Permits, meetings and bids: official Crete pages

Meeting agendas and minutes

Board of AdjustmentsCounty · salinecountyne.gov
Planning & Zoning MeetingCounty · salinecountyne.gov
All Meetings ArchiveCounty · salinecountyne.gov

Planning and zoning

Planning and ZoningCounty · salinecountyne.gov

Projects out for bid

Bids, Contracts and Requests For ProposalCounty · salinecountyne.gov

Public notices

News / Public NoticesCounty · salinecountyne.gov

Source links, not a list of current permits or open bids. Check dates and which city or county handles your property before using a notice or application.

Disaster history for Saline County

Saline County has had 19 federal disaster declarations (9 severe storm, 1 winter storm, 5 flood, 2 tornado, 1 hurricane, 1 severe ice storm).

2025: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (severe storm)
2025: Severe Winter Storm and Straight-line Winds (winter storm)
2022: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes (severe storm)
2019: Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (flood)
2015: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (severe storm)
2014: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (tornado)

Federal disaster declarations from FEMA. Declarations cover a whole county. Pandemic declarations are left out.

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Nearby towns

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Where this information comes from

U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-10-09; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-10-09; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-10-09; U.S. government data, public domain)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-10-09; U.S. government data, public domain)
OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-10-09; ODbL 1.0: attribution required)
Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-10-09; Links and titles only)

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