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1 / 4#4. Crete
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 7,521
Best places to live in the Lincoln metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Lincoln metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 4#3. Waverly
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,363
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3 / 4#2. Seward
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 7,665
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4 / 4#1. Lincoln
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 291,932
