Lincoln is listed as one of the least expensive, amongst the 100 most populous cities. Presumably the population count includes the college students. Note that

Lincoln is listed as one of the least expensive, amongst the 100 most populous cities. Presumably the population count includes the college students. Note that the "least expensive" data is from people reporting their rent on loan applications. College students probably take out fewer loans and would be underrepresented in the data set. Edit: I see Lincoln is also one of the higher ones as a percentage of income; that could be skewed by college students but again, this data is from loan applications.