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Refinancing a mortgage in Walton, Nebraska

The typical owner-occupied home in Walton is worth about $464,000, 94% above the Nebraska median of $238,600 and 39% above the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $48,088 a year, so the median home costs 9.6 times the median income (3.1 times for Nebraska). 92% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 58% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Walton at a glance

Walton Nebraska U.S.
Median home value $464,000 $238,600 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $3,549 $3,119
Median household income $48,088 $76,475 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 92% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 58% 58% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $2,235 $1,736 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 45.3% 19.5% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,072 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1975 1975 1980
Vacant homes 0.0% 7.6% 10.1%
Population 579 1,978,707 334,922,499

What refinancing could save in Walton

Walton owners with a mortgage pay a median $2,235 a month for their mortgage, taxes, insurance and utilities, about 45.3% of their household income.

Say you owe $278,000, about 60% of the median home value here, on a 30-year loan at 8.11%. Refinancing into a new 30-year loan at this week's average of 7.11% would cut principal and interest from $2,061 to $1,870, saving about $191 a month.

Closing costs often run 2% to 5% of the loan. At 3%, about $8,300, the savings would cover the costs in about 44 months, so refinancing pays off if you keep the home longer than that.

A 15-year loan at 6.45% would raise the payment to $2,414, but you'd pay $238,716 less interest than on the new 30-year loan.

The average 30-year rate is 0.87 percentage points higher than a year ago, when it was 6.24%.

Refinancing a $278,000 balance
Current loan at 8.11%, 30 years$2,061
New 30-year loan at 7.11%$1,870
New 15-year loan at 6.45%$2,414
Monthly savings with the new 30-year loan$191

Principal and interest only; taxes and insurance stay the same.

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Questions about mortgage refinance in Walton

What is the median home value in Walton?

About $464,000 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

When does refinancing make sense?

When the monthly savings repay your closing costs before you expect to sell or refinance again. This week's average rates are 7.11% for 30 years and 6.45% for 15 years.

More about Walton

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data