Nebraska places ranked by rent burden
74 places in Nebraska have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Pierce (71.3%), Bloomfield (70.6%), Arapahoe (62.1%).
Lowest figure: Nebraska City (22.4%).
The figure for Nebraska as a whole is 45.0% (±0.9 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Nebraska as a whole
- 45.0% (±0.9 points)
- Places ranked
- 74
Nebraska places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierce | Pierce County | 71.3% (±28.3 points) |
| 2 | Bloomfield | Knox County | 70.6% (±24.3 points) |
| 3 | Arapahoe | Furnas County | 62.1% (±18.9 points) |
| 4 | Ainsworth | Brown County | 59.6% (±14.0 points) |
| 5 | Shelton | Buffalo County | 59.4% (±18.0 points) |
| 6 | Blair | Washington County | 58.5% (±16.8 points) |
| 7 | Gretna | Sarpy County | 57.4% (±18.6 points) |
| 8 | Terrytown | Scotts Bluff County | 57.1% (±26.5 points) |
| 9 | Bennington | Douglas County | 56.4% (±25.8 points) |
| 10 | Cozad | Dawson County | 56.3% (±20.1 points) |
| 11 | Curtis | Frontier County | 54.3% (±14.9 points) |
| 12 | Scottsbluff | Scotts Bluff County | 54.2% (±9.1 points) |
| 13 | Chadron | Dawes County | 53.3% (±20.9 points) |
| 14 (tie) | Hastings | Adams County | 52.7% (±7.9 points) |
| 14 (tie) | McCook | Red Willow County | 52.7% (±15.9 points) |
| 16 | Yutan | Saunders County | 52.5% (±19.8 points) |
| 17 | Chalco | Sarpy County | 51.6% (±12.1 points) |
| 18 | Wayne | Wayne County | 50.8% (±13.6 points) |
| 19 (tie) | Louisville | Cass County | 50.4% (±23.6 points) |
| 19 (tie) | Loup City | Sherman County | 50.4% (±18.2 points) |
| 19 (tie) | Union Township (Saunders County) | Saunders County | 50.4% (±19.3 points) |
| 22 | Omaha | Douglas County | 50.0% (±1.7 points) |
| 23 | Valley | Douglas County | 49.8% (±17.9 points) |
| 24 (tie) | Ralston | Douglas County | 49.7% (±11.3 points) |
| 24 (tie) | Wahoo | Saunders County | 49.7% (±16.1 points) |
| 26 | Fort Calhoun | Washington County | 49.4% (±22.5 points) |
| 27 | Alliance | Box Butte County | 48.8% (±17.0 points) |
| 28 | Gothenburg | Dawson County | 48.6% (±22.8 points) |
| 29 (tie) | Grand Island | Hall County | 48.2% (±6.1 points) |
| 29 (tie) | North Platte | Lincoln County | 48.2% (±7.9 points) |
| 31 (tie) | Bridgeport | Morrill County | 47.7% (±19.4 points) |
| 31 (tie) | Gering | Scotts Bluff County | 47.7% (±14.0 points) |
| 33 | South Sioux City | Dakota County | 47.6% (±10.6 points) |
| 34 | La Vista | Sarpy County | 47.4% (±7.8 points) |
| 35 | Lincoln | Lancaster County | 47.2% (±2.0 points) |
| 36 | Township 1 | Washington County | 47.0% (±18.7 points) |
| 37 | Seward | Seward County | 46.9% (±11.9 points) |
| 38 | Albion | Boone County | 46.6% (±17.5 points) |
| 39 | Kimball | Kimball County | 45.6% (±18.4 points) |
| 40 | Holdrege | Phelps County | 45.0% (±12.9 points) |
| 41 | Stromsburg | Polk County | 44.3% (±16.3 points) |
| 42 | Neligh | Antelope County | 44.0% (±14.2 points) |
| 43 | Kearney | Buffalo County | 43.3% (±5.5 points) |
| 44 | Columbus | Platte County | 43.0% (±6.9 points) |
| 45 | Fairbury | Jefferson County | 42.7% (±19.0 points) |
| 46 (tie) | Ogallala | Keith County | 42.6% (±14.7 points) |
| 46 (tie) | Papillion | Sarpy County | 42.6% (±7.4 points) |
| 48 | Bellevue | Sarpy County | 42.4% (±4.5 points) |
| 49 | Gordon | Sheridan County | 42.3% (±15.9 points) |
| 50 | Sidney | Cheyenne County | 42.1% (±10.7 points) |
| 51 | Offutt AFB | Sarpy County | 41.6% (±8.2 points) |
| 52 | Mitchell | Scotts Bluff County | 41.1% (±18.4 points) |
| 53 | Crete | Saline County | 40.7% (±16.6 points) |
| 54 | Tecumseh | Johnson County | 40.6% (±18.9 points) |
| 55 (tie) | Aurora | Hamilton County | 40.5% (±18.6 points) |
| 55 (tie) | Plattsmouth | Cass County | 40.5% (±13.1 points) |
| 57 (tie) | Auburn | Nemaha County | 40.4% (±14.4 points) |
| 57 (tie) | York | York County | 40.4% (±12.5 points) |
| 59 | Oakland | Burt County | 40.3% (±15.9 points) |
| 60 | Beatrice | Gage County | 40.2% (±8.9 points) |
| 61 | Waterloo | Douglas County | 40.1% (±18.0 points) |
| 62 | Falls City | Richardson County | 39.4% (±17.2 points) |
| 63 | Broken Bow | Custer County | 38.8% (±11.8 points) |
| 64 | Norfolk | Madison County | 38.7% (±6.5 points) |
| 65 | Gibbon | Buffalo County | 38.1% (±17.9 points) |
| 66 | Ravenna | Buffalo County | 38.0% (±18.3 points) |
| 67 | David City | Butler County | 35.3% (±14.9 points) |
| 68 | Fremont | Dodge County | 34.3% (±6.0 points) |
| 69 | Geneva | Fillmore County | 28.3% (±13.9 points) |
| 70 | Milford | Seward County | 27.5% (±11.9 points) |
| 71 | Lexington | Dawson County | 27.3% (±10.7 points) |
| 72 | Hebron | Thayer County | 25.1% (±10.4 points) |
| 73 | Winnebago Township | Thurston County | 23.4% (±10.1 points) |
| 74 | Nebraska City | Otoe County | 22.4% (±10.9 points) |
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
74 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Nebraska
Which place in Nebraska has the highest rent burden?
Pierce has the highest, 71.3% (±28.3 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Nebraska has the lowest rent burden?
Nebraska City has the lowest, 22.4% (±10.9 points).
What is the rent burden in Nebraska?
The figure for Nebraska as a whole is 45.0% (±0.9 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Nebraska
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
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