Best places to live in the Lincoln metro area

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July 8, 2025
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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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#4. Crete

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 7,521

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#3. Waverly

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,363

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#2. Seward

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 7,665

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#1. Lincoln

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 291,932

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