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10,271 Nebraska households rented with a tenant-based voucher at the end of 2025; Omaha Housing Authority ran 3,778. The average household paid $475 a month toward rent and utilities.

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Who runs vouchers in Nebraska

Omaha Housing Authority is the largest voucher agency in Nebraska, ahead of Lincoln Housing Authority (2,645 households) and 17 smaller agencies.

Lincoln Housing Authority is a Moving to Work agency and can set its own rent rules; check its rent policy against this estimate.

Waits before admission averaged 2 months at Beatrice Housing Authority and 52 at Bellevue Housing Authority.

Average family payments ran from $385 at Alliance Housing Authority to $533 at Kearney Housing Agency.

Households
10,271
Avg. family payment
$475
Avg. yearly income
$18,749
Avg. wait
20 months
2-bed / 3+ bed units
39% / 34%
Vouchers by agency, Dec. 31, 2025 (largest 12 of 19)
AgencyHouseholdsAvg. family paymentAvg. wait
Omaha Housing Authority NE001 3,778 $496 23 mo
Lincoln Housing Authority MTWNE002 2,645 $507 —
Douglas County Housing Authority NE153 892 $463 30 mo
Hall County Housing Authority NE003 408 $397 11 mo
Scotts Bluff County Housing Authority NE078 401 $400 7 mo
Hastings Housing Authority NE150 293 $439 13 mo
Bellevue Housing Authority NE174 264 $435 52 mo
Norfolk Housing Agency NE157 197 $466 7 mo
West Central Nebraska Joint Housing Authority NE179 186 $417 51 mo
Fremont Housing Authority NE100 166 $386 18 mo
Beatrice Housing Authority NE114 159 $395 2 mo
Kearney Housing Agency NE004 130 $533 10 mo

Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households 2025; field notes.

FY2027 rent references for Nebraska

HUD’s county workbook contains 93 location rows across 90 FMR areas in Nebraska. The two-bedroom references range from $1,014 in Adams County (Adams County, NE) to $1,450 in Washington County (Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area). These are area references including utilities, not a statewide voucher amount.

Nebraska metropolitan HUD areas

HUD areaRowsStudio1 bed2 beds3 beds4 beds
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area4$1,167$1,219$1,450$1,924$2,179
Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area1$948$1,009$1,230$1,703$1,915
Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area1$902$972$1,210$1,505$1,928
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA1$831$965$1,194$1,447$1,618
Saunders County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area1$931$1,014$1,153$1,546$1,863
Seward County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area1$820$830$1,055$1,461$1,728
Howard County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area1$754$924$1,014$1,260$1,695
Merrick County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area1$754$775$1,014$1,404$1,655

The other 82 Nebraska rows use 82 nonmetropolitan references, with two-bedroom amounts from $1,014 to $1,247; $1,014 applies to 64 of them.

93 location rows

Monthly HUD FY2027 FMRs, dollars; studio through four bedrooms
Location / HUD areaStudio1 bed2 beds3 beds4 beds
Adams County Adams County, NE$779$867$1,014$1,328$1,333
Antelope County Antelope County, NE$734$784$1,014$1,404$1,431
Arthur County Arthur County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,255$1,380
Banner County Banner County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,255$1,380
Blaine County Blaine County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,255$1,380
Boone County Boone County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,278$1,333
Box Butte County Box Butte County, NE$734$828$1,014$1,374$1,380
Boyd County Boyd County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,255$1,695
Brown County Brown County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,374$1,380
Buffalo County Buffalo County, NE$899$904$1,097$1,432$1,834
Burt County Burt County, NE$734$846$1,014$1,361$1,366
Butler County Butler County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,374$1,380
Cass County Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,167$1,219$1,450$1,924$2,179
Cedar County Cedar County, NE$734$914$1,014$1,297$1,695
Chase County Chase County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,208$1,695
Cherry County Cherry County, NE$807$852$1,114$1,392$1,516
Cheyenne County Cheyenne County, NE$861$867$1,134$1,351$1,490
Clay County Clay County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,208$1,333
Colfax County Colfax County, NE$903$1,039$1,247$1,486$1,639
Cuming County Cuming County, NE$734$891$1,014$1,328$1,333
Custer County Custer County, NE$734$783$1,014$1,404$1,577
Dakota County Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA$831$965$1,194$1,447$1,618
Dawes County Dawes County, NE$783$826$1,081$1,331$1,489
Dawson County Dawson County, NE$778$883$1,074$1,355$1,412
Deuel County Deuel County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,374$1,380
Dixon County Dixon County, NE$894$906$1,014$1,314$1,583
Dodge County Dodge County, NE$874$923$1,207$1,438$1,617
Douglas County Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,167$1,219$1,450$1,924$2,179
Dundy County Dundy County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,255$1,380
Fillmore County Fillmore County, NE$734$931$1,014$1,374$1,380
Franklin County Franklin County, NE$734$869$1,014$1,328$1,333
Frontier County Frontier County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,404$1,422
Furnas County Furnas County, NE$734$928$1,014$1,404$1,695
Gage County Gage County, NE$714$784$1,025$1,221$1,601
Garden County Garden County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,208$1,333
Garfield County Garfield County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,374$1,380
Gosper County Gosper County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,346$1,380
Grant County Grant County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,255$1,380
Greeley County Greeley County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,208$1,380
Hall County Hall County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area$902$972$1,210$1,505$1,928
Hamilton County Hamilton County, NE$734$800$1,014$1,369$1,562
Harlan County Harlan County, NE$734$838$1,014$1,374$1,380
Hayes County Hayes County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,240$1,380
Hitchcock County Hitchcock County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,208$1,476
Holt County Holt County, NE$706$888$1,014$1,208$1,380
Hooker County Hooker County, NE$734$787$1,014$1,255$1,380
Howard County Howard County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area$754$924$1,014$1,260$1,695
Jefferson County Jefferson County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,374$1,380
Johnson County Johnson County, NE$769$812$1,062$1,265$1,445
Kearney County Kearney County, NE$765$807$1,056$1,258$1,437
Keith County Keith County, NE$734$797$1,014$1,231$1,402
Keya Paha County Keya Paha County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,255$1,380
Kimball County Kimball County, NE$747$777$1,014$1,374$1,380
Knox County Knox County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,208$1,333
Lancaster County Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area$948$1,009$1,230$1,703$1,915
Lincoln County Lincoln County, NE$835$840$1,099$1,309$1,467
Logan County Logan County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,208$1,380
Loup County Loup County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,255$1,380
Madison County Madison County, NE$753$866$1,082$1,400$1,665
McPherson County McPherson County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,255$1,380
Merrick County Merrick County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area$754$775$1,014$1,404$1,655
Morrill County Morrill County, NE$734$905$1,014$1,208$1,380
Nance County Nance County, NE$734$931$1,014$1,208$1,334
Nemaha County Nemaha County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,404$1,404
Nuckolls County Nuckolls County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,305$1,380
Otoe County Otoe County, NE$805$850$1,112$1,464$1,513
Pawnee County Pawnee County, NE$734$803$1,014$1,264$1,380
Perkins County Perkins County, NE$734$924$1,014$1,208$1,380
Phelps County Phelps County, NE$734$782$1,014$1,370$1,665
Pierce County Pierce County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,208$1,635
Platte County Platte County, NE$825$871$1,139$1,491$1,497
Polk County Polk County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,208$1,695
Red Willow County Red Willow County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,218$1,333
Richardson County Richardson County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,228$1,333
Rock County Rock County, NE$734$886$1,014$1,255$1,380
Saline County Saline County, NE$731$803$1,050$1,454$1,594
Sarpy County Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,167$1,219$1,450$1,924$2,179
Saunders County Saunders County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area$931$1,014$1,153$1,546$1,863
Scotts Bluff County Scotts Bluff County, NE$712$782$1,023$1,294$1,454
Seward County Seward County, NE HUD Metro FMR Area$820$830$1,055$1,461$1,728
Sheridan County Sheridan County, NE$734$785$1,014$1,208$1,601
Sherman County Sherman County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,404$1,604
Sioux County Sioux County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,255$1,380
Stanton County Stanton County, NE$870$918$1,201$1,431$1,578
Thayer County Thayer County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,208$1,333
Thomas County Thomas County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,255$1,380
Thurston County Thurston County, NE$894$931$1,014$1,327$1,450
Valley County Valley County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,208$1,695
Washington County Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area$1,167$1,219$1,450$1,924$2,179
Wayne County Wayne County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,376$1,695
Webster County Webster County, NE$734$823$1,014$1,404$1,695
Wheeler County Wheeler County, NE$734$775$1,014$1,255$1,380
York County York County, NE$758$815$1,047$1,331$1,376

Source: HUD FY2027 county and town workbook, effective October 1, 2026 (notice); scope and dates. Section 8 fair market rents by ZIP code.

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