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About Laurel
City in Nebraska, United StatesLaurel is a city in Cedar County, Nebraska located at the merger of Highway 20 and Highway 15 in the northeast corner of the state. Laurel sits roughly 40 miles east of Norfolk, Nebraska, west of Sioux City, Iowa, and south of Yankton, South Dakota. Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska is 15 miles south of Laurel. Its population was 975 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Laurel
The typical Laurel home is worth about $217,000, up 8.3% in a year, 23% below the Nebraska typical home.
Safety in Laurel
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Laurel has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.
Schools in Laurel
All Laurel schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Laurel’s kids attend trail 65% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within NE. Ratings are from neighbors.
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