Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Lincoln, NE (2026)

Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 68507 Lincoln, NE $251,868 $1,589 4.92% 5.2%
2 68503 Lincoln, NE $202,557 $1,249 4.81% 5.6%
3 68528 Lincoln, NE $291,689 $1,575 4.21% 5.1%
4 68521 Lincoln, NE $289,550 $1,524 4.11% 5.0%
5 68504 Lincoln, NE $225,123 $1,184 4.10% 5.4%
6 68505 Lincoln, NE $267,180 $1,359 3.97% 5.0%
7 68522 Lincoln, NE $282,092 $1,328 3.67% 5.2%
8 68506 Lincoln, NE $286,528 $1,320 3.59% 5.1%
9 68313 Beaver Crossing, NE $293,639 $1,305 3.47% 4.9%
10 68510 Lincoln, NE $260,089 $1,109 3.33% 5.1%
11 68512 Lincoln, NE $352,144 $1,495 3.31% 4.4%
12 68419 Panama, NE $276,635 $1,143 3.22% 5.8%
13 68359 Friend, NE $230,096 $936 3.17% 7.5%
14 68523 Lincoln, NE $511,458 $2,000 3.05% 4.6%
15 68333 Crete, NE $236,761 $918 3.02% 5.5%
16 68367 Gresham, NE $223,606 $864 3.01% 5.1%
17 68516 Lincoln, NE $393,483 $1,517 3.01% 4.6%
18 68364 Goehner, NE $229,651 $873 2.97% —
19 68502 Lincoln, NE $242,965 $915 2.94% 5.4%
20 68508 Lincoln, NE $217,924 $798 2.85% 4.1%
21 68524 Lincoln, NE $261,404 $945 2.82% 5.0%
22 68372 Hickman, NE $389,595 $1,404 2.81% 4.6%
23 68439 Seward, NE $251,576 $864 2.68% 4.9%
24 68456 Utica, NE $255,264 $864 2.64% 7.2%
25 68434 Seward, NE $318,964 $1,050 2.57% 5.9%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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