The Town Files

The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Nebraska

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 36 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Nebraska. #1 is Ralston, NE.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Nebraska1. Ralston100th pct2. Offutt AFB98th pct3. Nebraska City97th pct4. Ogallala91st pct5. Fairbury91st pct6. Seward90th pct7. Central City90th pct8. Broken Bow89th pct9. Blair88th pct10. Cozad88th pct11. York87th pct12. McCook86th pct13. Sidney86th pct14. Wayne83rd pct15. Chadron83rd pct16. Wahoo82nd pct17. Auburn82nd pct18. Crete81st pct19. Aurora80th pct20. Falls City80th pct21. Minden80th pct22. Gering79th pct23. Ashland79th pct24. Gothenburg78th pct25. David City78th pct
  1. 25David City, Nebraska

    More walkable than 78% of Nebraska towns

    2,995 people · Butler County · median home $165,200 · income $65,573 · Jan low 12°F · 32 in snow

  2. 24Gothenburg, Nebraska

    More walkable than 78% of Nebraska towns

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

  3. 23Ashland, Nebraska

    More walkable than 79% of Nebraska towns

    3,086 people · Saunders County · median home $249,700 · income $89,408 · Jan low 13°F · 22 in snow

  4. 22Gering, Nebraska

    More walkable than 79% of Nebraska towns

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

  5. 21Minden, Nebraska

    More walkable than 80% of Nebraska towns

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

  6. 20Falls City, Nebraska

    More walkable than 80% of Nebraska towns

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

  7. 19Aurora, Nebraska

    More walkable than 80% of Nebraska towns

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

  8. 18Crete, Nebraska

    More walkable than 81% of Nebraska towns

    7,099 people · Saline County · median home $223,500 · income $77,209 · Jan low 14°F · 25 in snow

  9. 17Auburn, Nebraska

    More walkable than 82% of Nebraska towns

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

  10. 16Wahoo, Nebraska

    More walkable than 82% of Nebraska towns

    4,818 people · Saunders County · median home $243,600 · income $89,457 · Jan low 13°F · 34 in snow

  11. 15Chadron, Nebraska

    More walkable than 83% of Nebraska towns

    5,206 people · Dawes County · median home $153,800 · income $54,590 · Jan low 13°F · 50 in snow

  12. 14Wayne, Nebraska

    More walkable than 83% of Nebraska towns

    5,973 people · Wayne County · median home $228,900 · income $53,702 · Jan low 11°F · 32 in snow

  13. 13Sidney, Nebraska

    More walkable than 86% of Nebraska towns

    6,410 people · Cheyenne County · median home $139,400 · income $54,734 · Jan low 14°F · 29 in snow

  14. 12McCook, Nebraska

    More walkable than 86% of Nebraska towns

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

  15. 11York, Nebraska

    More walkable than 87% of Nebraska towns

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

  16. 10Cozad, Nebraska

    More walkable than 88% of Nebraska towns

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

  17. 9Blair, Nebraska

    More walkable than 88% of Nebraska towns

    7,790 people · Washington County · median home $221,500 · income $81,452 · Jan low 13°F · 31 in snow

  18. 8Broken Bow, Nebraska

    More walkable than 89% of Nebraska towns

    3,506 people · Custer County · median home $133,200 · income $60,129 · Jan low 12°F · 30 in snow

  19. 7Central City, Nebraska

    More walkable than 90% of Nebraska towns

    3,039 people · Merrick County · median home $165,300 · income $73,229 · Jan low 14°F · 29 in snow

  20. 6Seward, Nebraska

    More walkable than 90% of Nebraska towns

    7,643 people · Seward County · median home $244,600 · income $72,564 · Jan low 12°F · 22 in snow

  21. 5Fairbury, Nebraska

    More walkable than 91% of Nebraska towns

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

  22. 4Ogallala, Nebraska

    More walkable than 91% of Nebraska towns

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

  23. 3Nebraska City, Nebraska

    More walkable than 97% of Nebraska towns

    7,222 people · Otoe County · median home $162,000 · income $67,117 · Jan low 14°F · 24 in snow

  24. 2Offutt AFB, Nebraska

    More walkable than 98% of Nebraska towns

    5,363 people · Sarpy County · median home — · income $72,500 · Jan low 13°F · 25 in snow

  25. 1Ralston, Nebraska

    More walkable than 100% of Nebraska towns

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

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Nebraska towns0255075100$90K$153K$216K$279K$342KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Nebraska.

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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). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: