IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Scottsbluff, NE
Scottsbluff is a big small town of 14,376 people in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. It's about 78 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 159 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $966 a month.
14,376people
$138kTypical home
$966/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
40"Snow
270Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
Is Scottsbluff right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,376
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,168 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Denver, CO
- 78 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$868/mo)
- Median rent $966/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (648 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,892 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to BFF airport
- 148 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,891 ft
- 902 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 106 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scotts Bluff County: R+48 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk