Market Intelligence Lincoln, NE
Comp-rich · 24 tracked
Self-storage market in Lincoln, NE — July 2026
Based on the 24 facilities we track in Lincoln — a sample of Lincoln’s market, not every facility.
As of July 2026 · data via OpenStreetMap + Foursquare
Market tightness
Balanced
Aggregate demand signal — not a facility occupancy figure.
Running a move-in promo
38%
Median rate by size
5×5
$63/mo
~29% above US ($49/mo)
typical $58/mo–$69/mo
5×10
$79/mo
~22% above US ($65/mo)
typical $58/mo–$90/mo
10×10
$93/mo
~2% below US ($95/mo)
typical $80/mo–$129/mo
10×20
$130/mo
~5% below US ($137/mo)
typical $116/mo–$186/mo
The bigger picture
Lincoln, NE — market supply & demand
Lower storage supply per capita than ~83% of US metros — about 18.5 facilities per 100k people vs the 32.3 national median.
Lincoln, NE looks under-supplied relative to the markets we track.
A metro of 341K residents and 139K households — the demand base behind the per-100k figure.
Supply: our registry · as of 2026-06
Demand trend
Population up ~3% since 2020 — a growing metro.
Net in-migration of ~6,000 residents since 2020.
Population trends historically correlate with storage demand — not a forecast. Census PEP, 2025 vintage.
Market context
Median household income
$73,095
Median gross rent
$1,043/mo
Renter share
60%
Census 2023 ACS 5-yr · demand context — these historically correlate with storage demand, not a forecast.
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Data & methodology
Aggregate analysis of publicly available self-storage facility data in Lincoln, NE, as of July 2026. Facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Foursquare. Rates reflect published street rates; individual facility pricing varies. Figures describe the 24 facilities in our dataset for this metro — a sample skewed toward facilities on certain software platforms, not a complete census of the market.