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Re:Where People Spend the Most and Least on Rent in America by thesmallestcat on Sunday December 03, 2017 @10:46AM (#15838038)
Agreed. Lincoln, NE shows up as one of the most expensive, which I believe is influenced by its large student population.
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Re:Where People Spend the Most and Least on Rent in America by extra88 on Sunday December 03, 2017 @11:03AM (#15838113)
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.

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Re:Where People Spend the Most and Least on Rent in America by thesmallestcat on Sunday December 03, 2017 @11:10AM (#15838140)
Yes, the percentage chart is what I was referring to.
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