Metro area · CBSA 36540
Omaha
The Omaha, NE metro area has 982,064 people. Median rent is $1,192, 16.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Douglas County at $1,450. Of the 51 places we track here, Tabor has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$84,829
Median home value
$268,600
Unemployment
3.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,450
HUD, Douglas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 488,837 | $1,187 | 19.5% |
| Bellevue | 64,510 | $1,226 | 17.2% |
| Council Bluffs | 62,586 | $1,030 | 19.1% |
| Papillion | 25,244 | $1,269 | 13.6% |
| La Vista | 16,563 | $1,317 | 19.3% |
| Chalco | 10,595 | $1,195 | 16.7% |
| Gretna | 9,193 | $1,540 | 14.9% |
| Blair | 7,914 | $937 | 13.8% |
| Plattsmouth | 6,731 | $941 | 15.3% |
| Ralston | 6,472 | $1,215 | 21.0% |
| Offutt AFB | 6,074 | $1,666 | 27.6% |
| Glenwood | 5,144 | $924 | 15.4% |
| Wahoo | 4,929 | $907 | 12.2% |
| Carter Lake | 3,767 | $1,323 | 18.6% |
| Valley | 3,174 | $962 | 10.5% |
| Ashland | 3,071 | $866 | 11.6% |
| Missouri Valley | 2,666 | $753 | 12.6% |
| Bennington | 2,366 | $1,201 | 14.8% |
| Yutan | 1,832 | $1,453 | 16.9% |
| Springfield | 1,595 | $1,288 | 16.6% |
| Woodbine | 1,471 | $840 | 19.8% |
| Arlington | 1,467 | $1,000 | 12.8% |
| Louisville | 1,449 | $1,198 | 15.3% |
| Avoca | 1,444 | $850 | 14.0% |
| Buccaneer Bay | 1,418 | $1,334 | 10.0% |
| Oakland | 1,408 | $878 | 13.0% |
| Weeping Water | 1,407 | $1,021 | 14.6% |
| Logan | 1,392 | $807 | 11.4% |
| Walnut | 1,342 | $874 | 16.8% |
| Malvern | 1,323 | $839 | 12.0% |
| Eagle | 1,259 | $1,104 | 17.2% |
| Ceresco | 1,225 | $1,014 | 12.6% |
| Fort Calhoun | 1,173 | $1,141 | 13.4% |
| Dunlap | 1,170 | $918 | 22.3% |
| Treynor | 1,126 | $1,122 | 11.1% |
| Neola | 1,116 | $968 | 15.8% |
| Waterloo | 990 | $1,300 | 23.0% |
| Underwood | 898 | $1,063 | 12.1% |
| Tabor | 877 | $289 | 5.9% |
| Carson | 834 | $744 | 12.2% |
| Boys Town | 809 | $1,094 | 17.8% |
| Cedar Bluffs | 782 | $1,097 | 14.2% |
| Elmwood | 774 | $743 | 11.6% |
| Shelby | 752 | $840 | 15.8% |
| Minden | 630 | $700 | 7.7% |
| Mead | 607 | $1,013 | 15.1% |
| Greenwood | 601 | $1,283 | 17.0% |
| Emerson | 570 | $1,034 | 25.3% |
| Crescent | 549 | $1,229 | 12.7% |
| Valparaiso | 524 | $931 | 13.0% |
| Silver City | 504 | $1,188 | 21.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.