Located on the Great Plains region of the Midwestern United States, Nebraska is known for its prairies and farmlands. The state is an important producer of sorghum, soybeans, maize, pork and beef. Beyond agriculture, the local economy of the state is rooted in freight transportation, insurance, IT, telecommunications and manufacturing.
The state has a rich Native American history; numerous cultures and indigenous groups lived along the states rivers for thousands of years prior to European exploration. Notable tribes to populate the region include the Missouria, Ponca, Omaha, Pawnee, Otoe, and Lakota. Entirely landlocked, the State was initially explored by French explorers in 1682.Originally the area was part of what France had designated as the Louisiana Territory. Following the United States purchase of the territory, Nebraska was incorporated into the Missouri Territory. It was officially recognized as its own territory in 1854 and was granted statehood in 1867. A catalyst to this was the Homestead Act which gave free land in the state to settlers willing to migrate to the area. The population of the state further increased following the Civil War during the Great Migration, a movement that saw over five million African Americans from the rural south disperse through the West, Midwest and Northeast.
Bordered by Iowa, South Dakota, Missouri, Colorado, and Wyoming, Nebraska is known for being home to the College World Series, College Football at Lincoln Stadium, Steakhouses in Omaha, the world’s largest rail yard and kayking in the Niobrara River.
The largest metropolitan area in Nebraska is Omaha, followed by the Lincoln area. The population of the state is just under two million, 141,000 of who are veterans and 17,530 active duty military members. Offutt Air Force base is located in the state. The installation is the host site for the 55th wing of the Air Force’s Air Combat Command. Additionally, the Strategic Command Headquarters, Air Force Weather Agency and Defense Finance and Accounting Service call the base home.
When a veteran or active-duty service member opts to purchase a home in Nebraska using a VA-backed home loan, a termite inspection is required.
Disabled veterans in the state qualify for a property tax exemption if they have loste the use of more than one limb or have experienced reduced eye sight. The amount varies, contingent on disability rating.
VA Home Loan Information for the State of Nebraska
NOTE: The following is for information purposes only.
To find out the exact dollar amount you qualify for, call the VA Home Loan Centers Applications Support Desk at 888-573-4496 or fill out the VA Home Loan Application located here.
The loan limits below are the maximum 2021, $0 down VA loan amount set for each county, incorporated city, or municipality (as listed below). Although there is no maximum loan amount, the maximum no money down VA home loan limits are stated as follows.
- Adams County: $548,250
- Antelope County: $548,250
- Arthur County: $548,250
- Banner County: $548,250
- Blaine County: $548,250
- Boone County: $548,250
- Box Butte County: $548,250
- Boyd County: $548,250
- Brown County: $548,250
- Buffalo County: $548,250
- Burt County: $548,250
- Butler County: $548,250
- Cass County: $548,250
- Cedar County: $548,250
- Chase County: $548,250
- Cherry County: $548,250
- Cheyenne County: $548,250
- Clay County: $548,250
- Colfax County: $548,250
- Cuming County: $548,250
- Custer County: $548,250
- Dakota County: $548,250
- Dawes County: $548,250
- Dawson County: $548,250
- Deuel County: $548,250
- Dixon County: $548,250
- Dodge County: $548,250
- Douglas County: $548,250
- Dundy County: $548,250
- Fillmore County: $548,250
- Franklin County: $548,250
- Frontier County: $548,250
- Furnas County: $548,250
- Gage County: $548,250
- Garden County: $548,250
- Garfield County: $548,250
- Gosper County: $548,250
- Grant County: $548,250
- Greeley County: $548,250
- Hall County: $548,250
- $548,250Hamilton County:
- Harlan Co $548,250unty:
- Hayes County: $548,250
- Hitchcock County: $548,250
- Holt County: $548,250
- Hooker County: $548,250
- Howard County: $548,250
- Jefferson County: $548,250
- Johnson County: $548,250
- Kearney County: $548,250
- Keith County: $548,250
- Keya Paha County: $548,250
- Kimball County: $548,250
- Knox County: $548,250
- Lancaster County: $548,250
- Lincoln County: $548,250
- Logan County: $548,250
- Loup County: $548,250
- Madison County: $548,250
- McPherson County: $548,250
- Merrick County: $548,250
- Morrill County: $548,250
- Nance County: $548,250
- Nemaha County: $548,250
- Nuckolls County: $548,250
- Otoe County: $548,250
- Pawnee County: $548,250
- Perkins County: $548,250
- Phelps County: $548,250
- Pierce County: $548,250
- Platte County: $548,250
- Polk County: $548,250
- Red Willow County: $548,250
- Richardson County: $548,250
- Rock County: $548,250
- Saline County: $548,250
- Sarpy County: $548,250
- Saunders County: $548,250
- Scotts Bluff County: $548,250
- Seward County: $548,250
- Sheridan County: $548,250
- Sherman County: $548,250
- Sioux County: $548,250
- Stanton County: $548,250
- Thayer County: $548,250
- Thomas County: $548,250
- Thurston County: $548,250
- Valley County: $548,250
- Washington County: $548,250
- Wayne County: $548,250
- Webster County: $548,250
- Wheeler County: $548,250
- York County: $548,250
