Best PlacesSutherland, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sutherland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sutherland ranks 13,502nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sutherland
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.
Sutherland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sutherland ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of towns
Where Sutherland ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sutherland
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sutherland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,260, 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 Sutherland's effective rate of 1.32%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sutherland
Sutherland 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 Sutherland.
Who works in Sutherland, and how
Work in Sutherland centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sutherland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sutherland.
What the weather is like in Sutherland, month by month
Sutherland sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 25° | 12° |
| April | 68° | 49° | 32° |
| July | 92° | 76° | 61° |
| October | 70° | 50° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Sutherland
The nearest airport, North Platte Regional/Lee Bird Field, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 207 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sutherland
Schools across Sutherland average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sutherland Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Hershey Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Madison Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Hershey High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Sutherland High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Julesburg High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sutherland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sutherland 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 Sutherland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sutherland
Is Sutherland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sutherland ranks 13,502nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, clean air, and cell coverage, and lowest on noise and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sutherland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,885. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $80,260 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Sutherland safe?
Yes, Sutherland is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare Sutherland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sutherland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sutherland 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.
Sutherland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sutherland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sutherland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sutherland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sutherland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sutherland 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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