CozadNE

A town of 3,937, settled in 1873. A typical home worth about $181K.

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Population

3,937

+0.3% since 2010

Typical home

$181K

+1.1% in a year

Household income

$54K

median

Median age

41.6

years

Jobs based here

1,658

Balanced

What makes Cozad stand out

The 3 things Cozad does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

$181Ktypical home

Housing

$181K typical home

36% below the NE typical home

Up 1.1% in a year.

100 U.S. towns● Cozad

Health

60% of U.S. towns are healthier

on CDC estimates

Better than NE on 0 measures, worse on 12.

Conserved land & trails

Outdoors

#21 most walkable in NE

0.3 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves

1.7% of the town is conserved land.

Cozad’s report card

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Housing$181K36% below the NE typical home HealthC+Healthier than 40% of U.S. towns Outdoors0 miof trails · 1.7% conserved SafetyALess crime than 90% of U.S. towns Commute13 miHalf of commuters travel less Climate88°/14°Summer high · winter low · 31″ snow SchoolsC+Beats 35% of NE districts Hazards55/100Moderate risk of storm & flood damage

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The data

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Housing

A typical Cozad home is worth about $181K

The typical Cozad home is worth about $181,000, up 1.1% in a year, 36% below the Nebraska typical home.

$181KZillow home value

Typical home value

Cozad$181K

Nebraska$281K

+1.1%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Health

Healthier than 40% of U.S. towns

Cozad beats the Nebraska average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

C+Health Grade

32 measures vs. Nebraska

0 better20 too close to call12 worse

What stands out	Cozad	NE
More adults with COPD	8.3%	6.1%
More adults who get no exercise	31.6%	24.3%
More adults who have had a stroke	4%	3.1%

Cozad Community Hospital

0.2 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

12th

percentile among NE towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Outdoors

1.7% of Cozad is conserved land

0.3 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.

1.7%conserved

Map of Cozad: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

1.7%

conserved · 29 of 1,667 acres

0.3 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

#21

most walkable in NE

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Muny Park	—	16
2. Ethan's Park	—	4
3. Memorial Park	0.2 mi	3

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Safety

Less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns

Cozad reports less crime per resident than 90% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

ASafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Cozad0

Nebraska2.2

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Cozad1.3

Nebraska14

U.S.15.5

90th

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

89th

percentile among NE towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

Work & commute

About one in three working residents works right in Cozad

About one in 3 of Cozad’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lexington (9%), Gothenburg (7%) and Kearney (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

36%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cozad36%

Lexington9%

Gothenburg7%

Kearney4%

Lincoln2%

13 mi

median commute distance

1,658

jobs based in Cozad

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Cozad has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

31″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter15–40°

Spring36–63°

Summer60–85°

Fall37–65°

Oct 9

typical first frost

Apr 30

typical last frost

+0.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Schools

Cozad’s public schools outperform 35% of Nebraska districts

The public schools Cozad’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

C+School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Cozad Elementary School	PK–5	432	C
Cozad Middle School	6–8	216	C+
Cozad High School	9–12	248	C
Cozad Early Education Center	PK	69	Not graded

NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduationAll 4 schools →

Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.

55risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesHail

paid flood claims since 2008

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

1866 · Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad on the 100th meridian approximately 250 miles west of Omaha, Nebr. Terr. The tr… · Wikimedia Commons

Cozad’s story

153 years in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.

1873Cozad is settled
1866Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad on the 100th meridi…
2004Sign at the 100th meridian on U.S. Highway 30 in
2005NEMap-doton-Cozad
2007Union Pacific Railroad Caboose 25335 at the Cozad Union Pac…

Excur. party 275 miles west of Omaha, Oct. 24, '66

Sign at the 100th meridian on U.S. Highway 30 in

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Landmarks

3 places in Cozad on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Hendee Hotel

Allen's Opera House

About Cozad

City in Nebraska, United States

Official town website ↗

Cozad is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cozad had a population of 3,988. The town is on the Great Plains of central Nebraska, along the Union Pacific Railroad and U.S. Route 30, just north of the Platte River. The 100th meridian, which roughly marks the eastward boundary of the arid plains, passes just west of the town as is marked nearby on a prominent sign across U.S. 30. In the early 1860s, the meridian was a stop along the Pony Express.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established: 1873
Population: 3,988
Area: 2.6 sq mi
Elevation: 2,490 ft
ZIP code: 69130
Area code: 308

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