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Comparing Lincoln vs Kearney vs Omaha vs Papillion

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Headline numbers

Lincoln

NE

$1,313

YoY change
+2.2%
Vacancy
3.5%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
43.9%

Kearney

NE

$1,445

YoY change
+8.3%
Vacancy
1.7%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
39.4%

Omaha

NE

$1,431

YoY change
+3.7%
Vacancy
4.8%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
42.6%

Papillion

NE

$1,567

YoY change
+1.8%
Vacancy
3.0%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
26.1%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Lincoln vs Kearney vs Omaha vs Papillion

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric LincolnKearneyOmahaPapillion
Median household income $71,867$69,724$73,201$111,679
Median age 33.432.835.341.1
Renter household share 43.9%39.4%42.6%26.1%
YoY rent change +2.2%+8.3%+3.7%+1.8%
Cap rate (overall)
$/unit (MFR)

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.