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Nebraska City Rankings

How cities and counties in Nebraska compare on income, housing, population growth, climate and natural hazard risk.

People & housing

Richest Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. Papillion$111,679
  2. 2. Bellevue$85,462
  3. 3. La Vista$81,961

Most Expensive Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. Papillion$311,000
  2. 2. Lincoln$264,000
  3. 3. La Vista$260,900

Most Affordable Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. Falls City$89,800
  2. 2. Scottsbluff$137,700
  3. 3. Sidney$139,400

Cities with the Highest Rent in Nebraska

  1. 1. La Vista$1,317/mo
  2. 2. Papillion$1,269/mo
  3. 3. Bellevue$1,226/mo

Most Educated Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. Papillion47.9%
  2. 2. Chadron43.6%
  3. 3. Lincoln41.8%

Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Nebraska

  1. 1. Wayne19.9%
  2. 2. Beatrice17.4%
  3. 3. McCook17.3%

Most Densely Populated Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. Ralston3,961
  2. 2. Omaha3,420
  3. 3. La Vista2,942

Largest Cities in Nebraska by Population

  1. 1. Omaha488,837
  2. 2. Lincoln294,856
  3. 3. Bellevue64,510

Youngest Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. Wayne23.2 years
  2. 2. Chadron30.5 years
  3. 3. South Sioux City30.5 years

Oldest Cities in Nebraska by Median Age

  1. 1. Ogallala47.1 years
  2. 2. Beatrice41.9 years
  3. 3. Sidney41.9 years

Population growth

Fastest-Growing Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. Lexington+5.1%
  2. 2. Columbus+4.5%
  3. 3. Plattsmouth+4.4%

Fastest-Shrinking Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. North Platte-3.7%
  2. 2. McCook-2.9%
  3. 3. Ogallala-2.5%

Fastest-Growing Cities in Nebraska Since 2010

  1. 1. Papillion+34.1%
  2. 2. Bellevue+29.7%
  3. 3. Omaha+20.3%

Climate

Warmest Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. Falls City53.1°F
  2. 2. Omaha52.5°F
  3. 3. Lincoln52.3°F

Coldest Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. Alliance46.1°F
  2. 2. Chadron48.0°F
  3. 3. South Sioux City48.0°F

Snowiest Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. Chadron50.3 in
  2. 2. Gering39.7 in
  3. 3. Scottsbluff39.7 in

Wettest Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. Plattsmouth34.8 in
  2. 2. Falls City34.7 in
  3. 3. Blair33.4 in

Driest Cities in Nebraska

  1. 1. Alliance14.9 in
  2. 2. Gering15.6 in
  3. 3. Scottsbluff15.6 in

Natural hazards

Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Nebraska

  1. 1. Douglas County95.9
  2. 2. Lancaster County90.7
  3. 3. Sarpy County83.6

Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Nebraska

  1. 1. McPherson County0.1
  2. 2. Grant County0.2
  3. 3. Logan County0.2

Counties with the Highest Expected Annual Loss from Natural Hazards in Nebraska

  1. 1. Douglas County$233.9M
  2. 2. Lancaster County$115.4M
  3. 3. Sarpy County$80.3M

Environment

Counties with the Highest Radon Potential in Nebraska

  1. 1. Arthur County3
  2. 2. Blaine County3
  3. 3. Brown County3

Counties with the Worst Air Quality in Nebraska

  1. 1. Douglas County45
  2. 2. Sioux County44
  3. 3. Lancaster County41

Counties with the Cleanest Air in Nebraska

  1. 1. Thomas County12
  2. 2. Scotts Bluff County16
  3. 3. Cass County17

Counties in the Worst Drought in Nebraska

  1. 1. Banner County419.2
  2. 2. Scotts Bluff County399.9
  3. 3. Kimball County390.2

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey, 2010 Census, Population Estimates Program), NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index.