Best PlacesGering, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gering, 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.
Gering ranks 8,647th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gering
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.
Gering's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gering ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute15.5 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
Where Gering ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gering
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gering home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,500, 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 Gering's effective rate of 1.63%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gering
Gering's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gering.
Who works in Gering, and how
Work in Gering centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Gering
Gering has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of towns and more parkland per resident than 90% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Gering and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Gering, month by month
Gering sees roughly 136 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 27° | 14° |
| April | 67° | 47° | 31° |
| July | 95° | 75° | 59° |
| October | 69° | 49° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Gering
The nearest airport, Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Regional/Wm B Heilig Field, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gering
Schools across Gering average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Geil Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Lagrange ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bluffs Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Gering Junior High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Banner County High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Scottsbluff Senior High SchoolB · 48% 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 Gering school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gering 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 Gering against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gering
Is Gering a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gering ranks 8,647th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on air quality and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gering expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,071. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $80,500 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Gering safe?
Gering is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $342 per resident a year.
Compare Gering with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gering. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gering 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.
Gering detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gering: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gering: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gering: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gering: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gering 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.
- 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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