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NENebraska rankings

Towns where rent is easiest to afford in Nebraska

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 21 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Lexington 1 Lexington 27.2% Median rent $966 Map of Fremont 2 Fremont 34.4% Median rent $1,080 Norfolk 3 Norfolk 38.7% Median rent $875
#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households
1 Map of Lexington Lexington10,862 people 27.2% $966 1,417
2 Map of Fremont Fremont27,567 people 34.4% $1,080 4,023
3 Norfolk Norfolk26,054 people 38.7% $875 3,950
4 Map of Beatrice Beatrice12,225 people 40.2% $758 1,767
5 Map of York York8,141 people 40.4% $862 1,006
6 Map of Offutt AFB Offutt AFB6,074 people 41.5% $1,666 1,846
7 Map of Sidney Sidney6,419 people 42.2% $819 1,247
8 Bellevue64,510 people 42.4% $1,226 8,395
9 Map of Papillion Papillion25,244 people 42.6% $1,269 2,447
10 Columbus Columbus24,488 people 43.1% $892 3,237
11 Kearney34,246 people 43.3% $949 5,235
12 Map of Seward Seward7,678 people 47% $1,018 1,086
13 Map of Lincoln Lincoln294,856 people 47.2% $1,086 51,722
14 La Vista16,563 people 47.4% $1,317 3,244
15 Map of South Sioux City South Sioux City13,907 people 47.6% $1,127 2,021
16 Map of Grand Island Grand Island52,884 people 48.2% $947 8,210
17 North Platte22,831 people 48.2% $921 4,130
18 Map of Omaha Omaha488,837 people 50% $1,187 82,150
19 Wayne6,121 people 50.9% $792 1,170
20 Map of Hastings Hastings25,008 people 52.7% $858 3,602
21 Map of Scottsbluff Scottsbluff14,376 people 54.2% $966 2,372

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Nebraska as a whole is 45.1%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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