Best PlacesLoup City, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Loup City, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Loup City ranks 31,970th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Loup City
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.
Loup City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Loup City ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
Where Loup City ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$54,650 median, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Loup City
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Loup City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,650, 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 Loup City's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Loup City
Loup City 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 Loup City.
Who works in Loup City, and how
Work in Loup City centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Loup City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Loup City.
What the weather is like in Loup City, month by month
Loup City sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 24° | 14° |
| April | 64° | 48° | 35° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 50° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Loup City
The nearest airport, Kearney Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Loup City
Schools across Loup City average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Loup City Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Arcadia Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Litchfield Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Litchfield High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Arcadia High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Loup City High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Loup City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Loup City 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 Loup City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Loup City
Is Loup City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Loup City ranks 31,970th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, walkability, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Loup City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,406. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $54,650 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Loup City safe?
Loup City is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $541 per resident a year.
Compare Loup City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Loup City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Loup City 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.
Loup City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Loup City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Loup City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Loup City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Loup City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Loup City 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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