Cuming
Nebraska

What stands out

Against every county in America, Cuming County is unusual in three ways: the school test score is in the top 2% of American counties (3.59 where 3.0 is grade level), unemployment is in the bottom 3% of American counties (1.9%), and the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000). Within Nebraska it ranks 6th of 77 counties for the school test score.

Where you are

You live in Cuming County, Nebraska. 9,000 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 0.4% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -56).

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 $68,917 a year, higher than 72% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $51,942. Unemployment runs 1.9%, lower than 97% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 15 minutes each way.

Nebraska takes 4.1% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,835 a year.

Home

The median home costs $271K, pricier than 62% of American counties, about 1.9 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $726 a month. Property tax is 1.08% of home value, roughly $1,725 a year on that median home, higher than 65% of American counties. 71% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.1 per 1,000 residents, lower than 89% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 79.1 years, longer than 85% of American counties. There are 4 active physicians in the county, about 4.4 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 10.9% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.52 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 98% of American counties. 92% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

70% 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 51°F, highs near 62 and lows near 39, colder than 72% of American counties. About 32 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 37 out of 100, safer than 63% of American counties; the county has had 24 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 137 Mbps down, slower than 76% of American counties. For a night or a weekend out: 1.1 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.