What is the #1 most expensive cities in nebraska?

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

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 most expensive cities in nebraska?: Beaver Lake ranks #1 with 191.0 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in nebraska?: 1. Beaver Lake (191.0), 2. Buccaneer Bay (183.8), 3. Gretna (165.3), 4. Valley (161.7), 5. Bennington (150.2)
How many cities in Nebraska are ranked?: This ranking includes 119 cities in Nebraska with available data.

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