Every area in Nebraska, highest rent first
| Area | Type | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms |
|---|
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | Metro | $1,148 | $1,368 |
| Hall County, NE | Metro | $978 | $1,215 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | Metro | $925 | $1,154 |
| Lincoln, NE | Metro | $926 | $1,141 |
| Dodge County, NE | County | $861 | $1,130 |
| Stanton County, NE | County | $849 | $1,114 |
| Colfax County, NE | County | $929 | $1,094 |
| Saunders County, NE | Metro | $956 | $1,089 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | County | $828 | $1,086 |
| Platte County, NE | County | $809 | $1,061 |
| Lincoln County, NE | County | $802 | $1,052 |
| Howard County, NE | Metro | $910 | $1,049 |
| Buffalo County, NE | County | $863 | $1,031 |
| Dawes County, NE | County | $786 | $1,031 |
| Otoe County, NE | County | $783 | $1,028 |
| Cherry County, NE | County | $780 | $1,024 |
| York County, NE | County | $766 | $1,005 |
| Dawson County, NE | County | $881 | $995 |
| Kearney County, NE | County | $757 | $993 |
| Madison County, NE | County | $758 | $992 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | County | $758 | $987 |
| Johnson County, NE | County | $748 | $982 |
| McPherson County, NE | County | $747 | $980 |
| Seward County, NE | Metro | $756 | $967 |
| Merrick County, NE | Metro | $732 | $961 |
| Adams County, NE | County | $811 | $961 |
| Antelope County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Arthur County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Banner County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Blaine County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Boone County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Box Butte County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Boyd County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Brown County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Burt County, NE | County | $836 | $961 |
| Butler County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Cedar County, NE | County | $795 | $961 |
| Chase County, NE | County | $738 | $961 |
| Clay County, NE | County | $759 | $961 |
| Cuming County, NE | County | $826 | $961 |
| Custer County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Deuel County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Dixon County, NE | County | $862 | $961 |
| Dundy County, NE | County | $746 | $961 |
| Fillmore County, NE | County | $877 | $961 |
| Franklin County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Frontier County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Furnas County, NE | County | $859 | $961 |
| Gage County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Garden County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Garfield County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Gosper County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Grant County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Greeley County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Hamilton County, NE | County | $824 | $961 |
| Harlan County, NE | County | $752 | $961 |
| Hayes County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Holt County, NE | County | $802 | $961 |
| Hooker County, NE | County | $874 | $961 |
| Jefferson County, NE | County | $759 | $961 |
| Keith County, NE | County | $760 | $961 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Kimball County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Knox County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Logan County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Loup County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Morrill County, NE | County | $789 | $961 |
| Nance County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Nemaha County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Pawnee County, NE | County | $753 | $961 |
| Perkins County, NE | County | $849 | $961 |
| Phelps County, NE | County | $760 | $961 |
| Pierce County, NE | County | $810 | $961 |
| Polk County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Red Willow County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Richardson County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Rock County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Saline County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Sheridan County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Sherman County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Sioux County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Thayer County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Thomas County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Thurston County, NE | County | $799 | $961 |
| Valley County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Wayne County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Webster County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
| Wheeler County, NE | County | $732 | $961 |
Metro areas cover several counties under one Fair Market Rent; nonmetropolitan counties each get their own. The typical (middle) 2-bedroom FMR across Nebraska's 90 areas is $961.
Income needed to rent in Nebraska
To keep rent and utilities within 30% of gross income, the federal line for housing cost burden, a household needs about $38,440 a year ($18.48 an hour, full time) to afford the typical 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $961 in Nebraska. That ranges from about $38,440 in Wheeler County, NE to $54,720 in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA.
Fair Market Rents are benchmarks, not listings: HUD sets them at the 40th percentile of gross rent for standard-quality units, so newer apartments and the most popular neighborhoods usually cost more. Use the rent affordability calculator to compare your own income with any area.
Frequently asked questions
What is the fair market rent in Nebraska?
HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom ranges from $961 (Wheeler County, NE) to $1,368 (Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA) across 90 areas in Nebraska. The middle area in the state is about $961.
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026. Our data.