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Ranked · Renting · Nebraska

Best cities for renters in Nebraska

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Hastings, NE25k residents

    70/100

    2-bedroom rent: $853/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $652/mo · walkability: 30/100

  2. 2.North Platte, NE23k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $937/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $652/mo · walkability: 30/100

  3. 3.Grand Island, NE53k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,031/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $784/mo · walkability: 34/100

  4. 4.Columbus, NE24k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $924/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $676/mo · walkability: 30/100

  5. 5.Lincoln, NE295k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,102/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $931/mo · walkability: 42/100

  6. 6.Fremont, NE28k residents

    61/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,108/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $763/mo · walkability: 30/100

  7. 7.Norfolk, NE26k residents

    61/100

    2-bedroom rent: $922/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $736/mo · walkability: 30/100

  8. 8.Kearney, NE34k residents

    53/100

    2-bedroom rent: $946/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $787/mo · walkability: 30/100

  9. 9.Papillion, NE25k residents

    50/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,325/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $872/mo · walkability: 30/100

  10. 10.Bellevue, NE65k residents

    49/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,248/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,016/mo · walkability: 34/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Nebraska?
Hastings, NE ranks first with a fit score of 70/100, followed by North Platte (65) and Grand Island (64), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.