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Ryons-Alexander House
The Ryons-Alexander House is a historic house in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built by Charles J. Gerstenberger in 1908 for William B. Ryons, the son of an Irish immigrant and the vice president of the First National Bank.
About Lincoln
Capital of Nebraska, United StatesLincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The city covers 103.9 square miles (269.1 km2) and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census (301,522 estimated in 2025). It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 72nd-most populous in the United States. The county seat of Lancaster County, Lincoln is the economic and cultural anchor of the Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area, home to approximately 345,000 people. Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster on the wild salt marshes and arroyos of what became Lancaster County. Renamed after President Abraham Lincoln, it became Nebraska's state capital in 1869. The Bertram G. Goodhue–designed state c…
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Housing in Lincoln
The typical Lincoln home is worth about $294,000, up 3% in a year, close to the Nebraska typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Lincoln
Safety Grade C-
Lincoln reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 49%.
Work & commute in Lincoln
Full picture →79% of Lincoln’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Omaha (7%), Waverly (1%) and Grand Island (0%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
Health in Lincoln
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Nebraska
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Lincoln
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Lincoln
Full climate →Lincoln has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Lincoln
All Lincoln schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Lincoln’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NE. Ratings are from neighbors.
Lincoln is a college town
Colleges →of Lincoln’s residents are enrolled in college. University of Nebraska-Lincoln has about 22,418 students on campus, and 4 more colleges are in town.
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