University Place
University Place runs on a different clock than the rest of Lincoln. Walk Cotner Boulevard on a Tuesday and you will meet undergrads splitting a pitcher at three p.m., professors emerita walking rescue greyhounds, and at least one person in a UNL hoodie who graduated in 1994 and never quite left. The bungalows are small, the lawns are mostly honest, and the coffee shops keep textbook hours. First dates here skew bookish without being insufferable about it. Bring a thesis you can defend, or do not bother showing up at all.
University Place by the numbers
University Place runs male-heavy, about 60% men to 40% women.
Median individual income in University Place is about $33,000.
Nebraska registers voters by party, and Lancaster County is about 40% Republican to 33% Democratic, with a 25% Nonpartisan bloc - the most competitive large county in Nebraska.
The median renter in University Place pays about $1,060 a month.
About 5,600 University Place residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Banhwich Cafe
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The Hub Cafe
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Woodees
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HF Crave
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Cultiva Downtown
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Cultiva East Campus
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The Mill Coffee & Bistro
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JJ Hooligans
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Hubby's Timeout Bar
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The Front Porch
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Well & Good
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7 Brew Coffee