Metro area · CBSA 30700

Lincoln

The Lincoln, NE metro area has 344,337 people. Median rent is $1,082, 17.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Lancaster County at $1,230. Of the 9 places we track here, Waverly has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$75,049

Median home value

$273,500

Unemployment

3.1%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,230

HUD, Lancaster County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Lincoln	294,856	$1,086	18.1%
Seward	7,678	$1,018	16.8%
Waverly	4,440	$1,076	11.6%
Hickman	3,004	$1,309	15.0%
Milford	2,565	$892	12.9%
Bennet	1,218	$1,260	14.3%
Utica	1,015	$967	13.1%
Firth	604	$1,056	15.7%
Walton	579	$1,085	27.1%

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.