Cherry
Nebraska

What stands out

If you had to describe Cherry County in numbers, start here: high-school completion is among the highest in America (98%), unemployment is among the lowest in America (1.8%), and the school test score is in the top 2% of American counties (3.60 where 3.0 is grade level). Within Nebraska it ranks 4th of 93 counties for high-school completion.

Where you are

You live in Cherry County, Nebraska. 5,473 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.1% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -14).

Nebraska stopped taxing Social Security in 2025 and is cutting its top income-tax rate toward 3.99%. Property taxes are among the highest in the country as a share of home value, which is the state's longest-running political fight. Omaha and Lincoln hold most of the population and jobs; the state has the country's only unicameral legislature and publicly owned electric utilities.

Money

The typical household here brings in $62,373 a year, higher than 56% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $41,350. Unemployment runs 1.8%, lower than almost every county in America. 11% of workers work from home.

Nebraska takes 4.1% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,537 a year.

Home

The median home costs $230K, cheaper than 52% of American counties, about 2.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $815 a month. Property tax is 1.14% of home value, roughly $1,570 a year on that median home, higher than 69% of American counties. 57% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.1 per 1,000 residents, lower than 90% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 76.7 years, longer than 60% of American counties. There are 6 active physicians in the county, about 11.0 per 10,000 people. 7.5% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.56 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 98% of American counties. 98% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

74% of eligible voters turned out. Under Nebraska law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is legal with limits, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 50°F, highs near 63 and lows near 36, colder than 76% of American counties. About 23 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 14 out of 100, safer than 86% of American counties; the county has had 11 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 190 Mbps down, slower than 54% of American counties. There are 4 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.9 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.