Curtis, NE

Tucked into southwest Nebraska’s scenic Medicine Creek Valley along Highway 23, Curtis offers a quiet, close-knit rural lifestyle for its roughly 800 residents. Originally founded as a late-nineteenth-century railroad hub, today’s community is peaceful, safe, and surrounded by rolling hills and open prairie. It is the kind of place where neighbors know each other by name, traffic is virtually nonexistent, and daily life moves at an easy, comfortable pace.

For a town of its size, Curtis has a surprisingly active atmosphere thanks to the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, which shares the community with the local Medicine Valley K-12 schools. Community traditions run deep here, from the town's famous annual Easter Pageant to festive Hometown Christmas celebrations along Center Avenue. When it is time to get outside, Medicine Creek State Recreation Area sits just a short drive away, offering great spots for boating, fishing, camping, and hunting.