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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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- The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in California
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)