According to CoStar, The Omaha multifamily rental market continues to demonstrate its strength, with average rent around $1,150/month, a 5.0% increase from the prior year. Omaha rents have increased by a cumulative 18.5% in the past three years.
Omaha submarkets have seen even more growth. The Gretna submarket saw a rent increase of 7.5% compared to last year, and 23% cumulatively over the past three years. The Elkhorn submarket’s rents increased by 3.9% since Q322, and 20% cumulatively over the past three years. In Bellevue, a 3% increase, and in Papillion La Vista, a 5.4% increase, 24% and 21% cumulatively over the past three years, respectively.
Omaha has also experienced continued employment and population growth in the past year, with jobs up 2.1% and population increasing by 0.9%. While some markets nationally have begun to soften relative to historically high post-pandemic rent growth and vacancy rates, Omaha has continued to show resilience and remains an attractive market for investors.
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