NE · Metro #154

Lincoln - NE housing market

The Lincoln metro has a typical home value of $304,490, up 3.5% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 10 days on market, a strong seller's market. 27% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$304,490
+3.5% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$286,978
+5.5% YoY
Median list price
$333,133
Sale-to-list ratio
99.3%
Selling below ask
Days on market
10d
Listings w/ price cut
27.3%
New listings / mo
448
+0.0% YoY
Homes for sale
1,016
+4.4% YoY
Typical rent
$1,332/mo
+2.5% YoY
Rent vs buy
19.0x
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($304,490) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Lincoln - NE metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 3.5% over the past year. In Lincoln - NE, that means a home worth $294,193 last year is now worth roughly $304,490.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $286,978. Homes are selling at 99.3% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Lincoln - NE sit on the market for roughly 10 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 27.3% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 448 new listings hit the market each month in Lincoln - NE. There are currently 1,016 homes for sale, up 4.4% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Lincoln - NE is $1,332, up 2.5% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 19.0x, toss-up (#62 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,565 a month in principal and interest, $233 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 5.16% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in NE

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Omaha - NE$310,736 +2.3% 11.0d
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