Scottsbluff, NE: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Scottsbluff is a city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States, in the Great Plains region. The population was 14,436 at the 2020 census. Scottsbluff is the largest city in the Nebraska Panhandle, and the 13th-most-populous city in Nebraska. Scottsbluff was founded in 1899 across the North Platte River from its namesake, a bluff that is now protected by the National Park Service as Scotts Bluff National Monument. The monument was named after Hiram Scott, a fur trader with the Rocky Mountain Fur Company who was found dead in the vicinity on the return trip from a fur expedition. The smaller town of Gering had been founded south of the river in 1887. The two cities have since grown tog…

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How Scottsbluff ranks

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#6Most affordable in NE #8Shortest commute in NE #14Lowest property tax in NE All NE rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code69361, 69363

Area code308

Living in Scottsbluff

Housing in Scottsbluff

$186K▲ 3.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Scottsbluff home is worth about $186,000, up 3.8% in a year, 34% below the Nebraska typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market56

Sale-to-list94.8%

Sold in May7

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Safety in Scottsbluff

D

Safety Grade D

Scottsbluff reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Scottsbluff 6.7

Nebraska 2.2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Scottsbluff 30.6

Nebraska 14

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Scottsbluff

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School Grade C+

The public schools Scottsbluff’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictSCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLSSchools16

Westmoor Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 408 students Longfellow Elementary School BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 379 students Roosevelt Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 280 students Lincoln Heights Elementary SCH CElementary · Grades PK–5 · 279 students Community Christian School of Western NebraskaElementary · Grades PK–8 · 112 students St. Agnes Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 104 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NE. Ratings are from neighbors.

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