Best PlacesCheyenne County, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Cheyenne County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cheyenne County ranks 1,534th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cheyenne County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Cheyenne County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cheyenne County ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of counties
- Short commute16.3 minutes each way, better than 93% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of counties
- BikingBetter than 87% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of counties
Where Cheyenne County ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 26% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Cheyenne County
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cheyenne County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,497, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Cheyenne County's effective rate of 1.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cheyenne County.
Who works in Cheyenne County, and how
Work in Cheyenne County centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Cheyenne County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Cheyenne County growing, and who is moving in?
Cheyenne County has lost about 5% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Denver, CO.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Cheyenne County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Cheyenne County, month by month
Cheyenne County sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 27° | 13° |
| April | 64° | 45° | 29° |
| July | 93° | 74° | 56° |
| October | 67° | 48° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Cheyenne County
The nearest airport, Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Regional/Wm B Heilig Field, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cheyenne County
Schools across Cheyenne County average a B, better than 76% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Leyton Elementary/junior High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- North Ward Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Potter-dix Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Elementary SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Sidney Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Leyton High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Sidney High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Potter-dix Jr/sr High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cheyenne County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cheyenne County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Cheyenne County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Cheyenne County
Is Cheyenne County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cheyenne County ranks 1,534th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and civic engagement, and lowest on noise and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cheyenne County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,699. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $60,497 median income, cost of living beats 43% of counties.
Is Cheyenne County safe?
Cheyenne County is safer than 29% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $395 per resident a year.
Compare Cheyenne County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cheyenne County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cheyenne County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Cheyenne County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cheyenne County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cheyenne County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cheyenne County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cheyenne County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cheyenne County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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