What is the #1 cheapest places to live in nebraska?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Falls City	4,099	74.7
2	Fairbury	3,905	76.8
3	Wymore	1,287	77.8
4	Superior	1,833	78.4
5	Tecumseh	1,844	78.9
6	Ord	2,186	79.5
7	Creighton	1,199	80.2
8	Tekamah	1,691	81.5
9	Ainsworth	1,632	81.5
10	Bayard	1,509	82.6
11	Gordon	1,646	83.0
12	Cozad	3,944	83.2
13	Arapahoe	1,010	83.7
14	McCook	7,360	83.8
15	Plainview	1,241	83.9
16	Fullerton	1,463	84.1
17	Hebron	1,641	84.7
18	Bridgeport	1,403	85.2
19	Burwell	1,020	85.3
20	Holdrege	5,503	85.7
21	Ogallala	4,800	85.7
22	Cambridge	1,036	85.9
23	Valentine	2,632	86.0
24	Madison	2,074	86.1
25	Beatrice	12,233	86.4
26	Mitchell	1,804	86.6
27	Wakefield	1,288	86.7
28	Scottsbluff	14,406	87.1
29	Kimball	2,153	87.2
30	Auburn	3,468	87.3
31	Broken Bow	3,524	87.8
32	Wayne	6,055	88.3
33	Sidney	6,396	88.4
34	North Platte	23,030	90.3
35	Harvard	1,001	90.7
36	Cairo	1,117	91.2
37	Wisner	1,436	91.2
38	Central City	3,039	91.2
39	O'Neill	3,574	91.9
40	York	8,114	92.0
41	Stromsburg	1,007	92.2
42	Oakland	1,572	92.3
43	Neligh	1,636	92.4
44	Chadron	5,207	92.6
45	St. Paul	2,574	93.5
46	David City	3,013	94.3
47	Norfolk	25,962	94.5
48	Alliance	8,089	94.5
49	Grant	1,392	94.7
50	Ravenna	1,352	95.1
51	Atkinson	1,433	95.3
52	Pierce	1,986	95.5
53	Lexington	10,693	95.5
54	West Point	3,479	95.7
55	Hastings	25,005	96.3
56	Albion	1,733	96.5
57	Gibbon	1,643	96.6
58	Syracuse	1,964	96.7
59	Hartington	1,736	96.8
60	Minden	3,020	96.8
61	Nebraska City	7,287	97.6
62	Sutherland	1,224	97.9
63	Grand Island	52,761	98.3
64	Columbus	24,188	98.7
65	Pender	1,262	98.9
66	Alma	1,176	99.2
67	Aurora	4,665	99.4
68	Stanton	1,824	100.6
69	Gering	8,567	101.0
70	Weeping Water	1,244	101.6
71	Plattsmouth	6,680	102.0
72	Wood River	1,426	102.2
73	Fremont	27,321	102.3
74	Geneva	2,214	102.6
75	Gothenburg	3,436	102.9
76	Eagle	1,089	103.0
77	Hooper	1,078	103.3
78	Elm Creek	1,146	103.4
79	Utica	1,092	104.4
80	Schuyler	6,517	105.4
81	South Sioux City	13,871	105.6
82	Woodland Park	1,648	105.9
83	Wilber	2,178	106.2
84	Seward	7,665	106.5
85	Sutton	1,349	107.0
86	Imperial	2,182	107.6
87	Crete	7,521	107.7
88	Shelton	1,354	108.0
89	Kearney	34,024	108.8
90	Ralston	6,445	109.7
91	Milford	2,656	110.0
92	Lincoln	291,932	110.4
93	Friend	1,085	110.6
94	Blair	7,868	111.5
95	Dakota City	2,980	113.2
96	Omaha	488,197	113.4
97	Ashland	3,083	114.9
98	Wahoo	4,885	115.3
99	North Bend	1,225	118.4
100	Chalco	10,625	120.8
101	Battle Creek	1,478	124.6
102	Offutt AFB	5,663	124.6
103	La Vista	16,594	124.7
104	Bellevue	64,355	127.9
105	Fort Calhoun	1,246	128.6
106	Arlington	1,437	129.1
107	Yutan	1,535	129.3
108	Springfield	1,620	129.6
109	Louisville	1,393	129.6
110	Ceresco	1,355	131.2
111	Bennet	1,174	135.4
112	Waverly	4,363	135.7
113	Hickman	2,834	147.4
114	Papillion	24,063	149.4
115	Bennington	2,417	150.2
116	Valley	3,113	161.7
117	Gretna	9,117	165.3
118	Buccaneer Bay	1,361	183.8
119	Beaver Lake	2,198	191.0

Methodology

Cities in Nebraska are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in nebraska?: Falls City ranks #1 with 74.7 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in nebraska?: 1. Falls City (74.7), 2. Fairbury (76.8), 3. Wymore (77.8), 4. Superior (78.4), 5. Tecumseh (78.9)
How many cities in Nebraska are ranked?: This ranking includes 119 cities in Nebraska with available data.

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