The Town Files

17 Small Towns in Nebraska With the Mildest Winters

Ranked by january average low (°f) among 36 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Nebraska. #1 is Falls City, NE (January lows average 16.7°F).

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Numbers match the ranking.
17 Small Towns in Nebraska With the Mildest Winters1. Falls City172. McCook163. Cozad164. Gothenburg165. Ogallala156. Hickman157. Valley158. Gering159. Aurora1510. Minden1511. Fairbury1412. Auburn1413. Ralston1414. Gretna1415. York1416. Schuyler1417. Waverly14
  1. 17Waverly, Nebraska

    January lows average 13.8°F

    4,279 people · Lancaster County · median home $316,600 · income $111,632 · Jan low 14°F · 26 in snow

  2. 16Schuyler, Nebraska

    January lows average 13.8°F

    6,547 people · Colfax County · median home $145,700 · income $80,399 · Jan low 14°F · 36 in snow

  3. 15York, Nebraska

    January lows average 13.9°F

    8,066 people · York County · median home $180,900 · income $63,265 · Jan low 14°F · 28 in snow

  4. 14Gretna, Nebraska

    January lows average 14.0°F

    5,083 people · Sarpy County · median home $341,600 · income $123,992 · Jan low 14°F · 36 in snow

  5. 13Ralston, Nebraska

    January lows average 14.0°F

    6,494 people · Douglas County · median home $230,800 · income $69,403 · Jan low 14°F · 36 in snow

  6. 12Auburn, Nebraska

    January lows average 14.1°F

    3,470 people · Nemaha County · median home $98,800 · income $57,531 · Jan low 14°F · 30 in snow

  7. 11Fairbury, Nebraska

    January lows average 14.1°F

    3,970 people · Jefferson County · median home $101,700 · income $52,995 · Jan low 14°F · 21 in snow

  8. 10Minden, Nebraska

    January lows average 14.5°F

    3,118 people · Kearney County · median home $208,500 · income $68,449 · Jan low 15°F · 25 in snow

  9. 9Aurora, Nebraska

    January lows average 14.6°F

    4,678 people · Hamilton County · median home $233,900 · income $77,679 · Jan low 15°F · 27 in snow

  10. 8Gering, Nebraska

    January lows average 14.8°F

    8,564 people · Scotts Bluff County · median home $186,500 · income $75,093 · Jan low 15°F · 40 in snow

  11. 7Valley, Nebraska

    January lows average 15.3°F

    3,037 people · Douglas County · median home $528,100 · income $110,200 · Jan low 15°F · 32 in snow

  12. 6Hickman, Nebraska

    January lows average 15.4°F

    2,607 people · Lancaster County · median home $311,700 · income $104,375 · Jan low 15°F · 29 in snow

  13. 5Ogallala, Nebraska

    January lows average 15.4°F

    4,878 people · Keith County · median home $155,800 · income $58,556 · Jan low 15°F · 25 in snow

  14. 4Gothenburg, Nebraska

    January lows average 16.1°F

    3,478 people · Dawson County · median home $191,000 · income $79,219 · Jan low 16°F · 31 in snow

  15. 3Cozad, Nebraska

    January lows average 16.1°F

    3,988 people · Dawson County · median home $121,600 · income $54,471 · Jan low 16°F · 27 in snow

  16. 2McCook, Nebraska

    January lows average 16.1°F

    7,446 people · Red Willow County · median home $154,300 · income $56,917 · Jan low 16°F · 20 in snow

  17. 1Falls City, Nebraska

    January lows average 16.7°F

    4,133 people · Richardson County · median home $89,800 · income $51,706 · Jan low 17°F · 22 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 36 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Nebraska (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: