State place rankings
Best Places in Nebraska
Compare places by General Quality score or population. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
General Quality score
Best overall places
- st
Papillion, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 25,127
- Median home value
- $311,000
- nd
Bellevue, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 64,863
- Median home value
- $247,000
- rd
La Vista, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 16,543
- Median home value
- $260,900
- th
Blair, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 7,997
- Median home value
- $221,500
- th
Plattsmouth, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 6,955
- Median home value
- $183,600
- th
Ralston, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 6,382
- Median home value
- $230,800
- th
Ashland, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 3,483
- Median home value
- $249,700
- th
Gretna, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 9,207
- Median home value
- $341,600
- th
Omaha, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 488,797
- Median home value
- $245,500
- th
Seward, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 7,892
- Median home value
- $244,600
- th
Bennington, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 1,968
- Median home value
- $333,100
- th
Kearney, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 34,782
- Median home value
- $244,600
- th
Chalco, NE
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 10,595
- Median home value
- $238,600
- th
Wahoo, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 5,023
- Median home value
- $243,600
- th
Valley, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 3,412
- Median home value
- $528,100
- th
Waverly, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 4,533
- Median home value
- $316,600
- th
Lincoln, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 301,522
- Median home value
- $264,000
- th
Waterloo, NE
Village
- General Quality
- Population
- 917
- Median home value
- $231,400
- th
Hickman, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 3,663
- Median home value
- $311,700
- th
Gering, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 8,535
- Median home value
- $186,500
- st
Milford, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 2,286
- Median home value
- $228,200
- nd
Central City, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 3,184
- Median home value
- $165,300
- rd
Fort Calhoun, NE
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 1,108
- Median home value
- $291,000
- th
Walton, NE
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 579
- Median home value
- $464,000
- th
Cheney, NE
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 144
- Median home value
- $167,200
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by General Quality score. General Quality is a balanced livability composite spanning safety, affordability, healthcare, climate, education, jobs, mobility, outdoors, taxes, and other core factors.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
- st
Omaha, NE
City
- Population
- 488,797
- Median home value
- $245,500
- Median rent
- $1,187
- nd
Lincoln, NE
City
- Population
- 301,522
- Median home value
- $264,000
- Median rent
- $1,086
- rd
Bellevue, NE
City
- Population
- 64,863
- Median home value
- $247,000
- Median rent
- $1,226
- th
Grand Island, NE
City
- Population
- 53,943
- Median home value
- $218,600
- Median rent
- $947
- th
Kearney, NE
City
- Population
- 34,782
- Median home value
- $244,600
- Median rent
- $949
- th
Fremont, NE
City
- Population
- 28,350
- Median home value
- $214,700
- Median rent
- $1,080
- th
Norfolk, NE
City
- Population
- 26,677
- Median home value
- $211,700
- Median rent
- $875
- th
Columbus, NE
City
- Population
- 25,248
- Median home value
- $213,600
- Median rent
- $892
- th
Papillion, NE
City
- Population
- 25,127
- Median home value
- $311,000
- Median rent
- $1,269
- th
Hastings, NE
City
- Population
- 25,121
- Median home value
- $184,700
- Median rent
- $858
- th
North Platte, NE
City
- Population
- 22,524
- Median home value
- $169,100
- Median rent
- $921
- th
La Vista, NE
City
- Population
- 16,543
- Median home value
- $260,900
- Median rent
- $1,317
- th
Scottsbluff, NE
City
- Population
- 14,259
- Median home value
- $137,700
- Median rent
- $966
- th
- Population
- 14,158
- Median home value
- $174,700
- Median rent
- $1,127
- th
Beatrice, NE
City
- Population
- 12,318
- Median home value
- $159,300
- Median rent
- $758
- th
Lexington, NE
City
- Population
- 11,176
- Median home value
- $159,100
- Median rent
- $966
- th
Chalco, NE
Census-designated place
- Population
- 10,595
- Median home value
- $238,600
- Median rent
- $1,195
- th
Gretna, NE
City
- Population
- 9,207
- Median home value
- $341,600
- Median rent
- $1,540
- th
Gering, NE
City
- Population
- 8,535
- Median home value
- $186,500
- Median rent
- $823
- th
York, NE
City
- Population
- 8,284
- Median home value
- $180,900
- Median rent
- $862
- st
Blair, NE
City
- Population
- 7,997
- Median home value
- $221,500
- Median rent
- $937
- nd
Alliance, NE
City
- Population
- 7,914
- Median home value
- $161,800
- Median rent
- $694
- rd
Seward, NE
City
- Population
- 7,892
- Median home value
- $244,600
- Median rent
- $1,018
- th
Crete, NE
City
- Population
- 7,747
- Median home value
- $223,500
- Median rent
- $936
- th
- Population
- 7,512
- Median home value
- $162,000
- Median rent
- $947
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by their latest available population estimate. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.
Annual Census population estimates are used where available; ACS place estimates fill coverage gaps.