Living in David City, NE

Butler County

David City is the real county seat and largest city of Butler County in east-central Nebraska. Its economy centers on healthcare/social assistance, manufacturing, and agriculture as its top employment sectors, anchored by a genuinely major recent investment: AGP's approximately $700 million soybean-crush facility, its 11th soybean-processing location nationally, supporting 60-80 new jobs and targeted for commercial launch by late August 2025 -- a real, singular economic anchor for a town this size. David City's real, current population runs approximately 3,077 (2026), with real, modest, consistently positive growth across sources (though the exact rate is disclosed as a real cross-source spread). Its senior (65+) population share is cited between approximately 18.4% and 22.9% across sources, both meaningfully above this project's ~16-17% threshold. Housing runs genuinely affordable, though this record discloses a real, disclosed spread between Zillow's $215,246 average home value (up 10.0% YoY) and Redfin's $180,000 median sale price (down 8.6% YoY). Property tax runs above the national median at Ownwell's cited 1.20% effective rate -- notably lower than this manifest batch's Central City and Falls City records. This record discloses real, honest gaps on David-City-specific crime and insurance data rather than filling them with fabricated figures.

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Housing

Median sale price$180,000

Taxes

Local effective property tax rate1.20%

Not independently sourced at the Butler County level this session. Nebraska's top state income tax rate is 4.55%. See the Nebraska hub page for the statewide property tax context -- do not treat that figure as David City-specific.

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The tradeoffs

Pros

A real, genuinely major recent economic investment (AGP's ~$700 million soybean-crush facility, 60-80 new jobs); genuinely affordable housing by national standards; a real, above-threshold senior population share (18.4%-22.9%) supporting this record's retiree relevance; Nebraska's real, statewide Social Security income-tax exemption and declining top income-tax rate; and a comparatively lower property tax rate (1.20%) than this manifest batch's other two Butler-region county-seat records.

Cons

A real, disclosed data gap on David-City-specific crime statistics and homeowners-insurance premiums this record does not fill with fabricated figures. A real, disclosed housing-price spread across sources (Zillow $215,246 vs. Redfin $180,000) it does not resolve to one number. A real, notably high approximately 49.0% economically-disadvantaged student share in local schools. Nebraska's statewide Tornado Alley and Hail Alley hazard exposure applies, alongside property tax genuinely above the national median.

Who this fits

Best for: Best fits retirees and affordability-focused buyers drawn to David City's above-threshold senior population share, genuinely affordable housing, and Nebraska's Social Security exemption, alongside movers interested in the real, genuinely major AGP soybean-processing investment's local economic ripple effects.

Maybe not for you if: Probably not the right fit for movers who need confident, current crime data before relocating (a real, disclosed gap this record does not fill), or for buyers who need a single, resolved housing-price figure rather than the real, disclosed spread between Zillow and Redfin this record's own research could confirm this pass.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-28. Independent research; see individual metric entries above for source attribution. This is not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.