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Midwest · Nebraska · pop 295K

Lincoln, NE

Fit score

Good match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in NE, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,097 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,003 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,760 left over.

Home prices are within reach relative to local pay — the median home ($270,000) is about 4.0× the median household income.

Expect summer highs near 89°F, winter lows around 13°F, and about 222 sunny days a year.

Tradeoff: this is a quieter market with fewer restaurants and entertainment options per resident.

AFFORD 97HOUSIN 83JOBS 74SAFETY 80CLIMAT 82AMENIT 26

The Lincoln fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,337/mo

Typical rent

$1,180/mo

Home value ÷ income

4.0×

Score breakdown

Affordability
97
Housing
83
Jobs
74
Safety
80
Climate
82
Amenities
26

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,050/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,180/mo
Median home value
$270,000
Median household income
$68,000
Population
295,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
2.8%
Job growth (1yr)
1.2%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
360
Property crime rate
2,400

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
89°F
Avg. winter low
13°F
Sunny days / year
222
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈21/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈50/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈4/yr
Annual rain
29"
Annual snow
26"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+4
Int'l airport
≈190 mi
Walkability
43/100
Disaster risk
50/100
Buying instead of renting? Nebraska's effective property tax runs about 1.54% of home value per year (≈$347/mo on the median $270,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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