Sidney, NE: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Sidney is a city in and the county seat of Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States. The city is nine miles (14 km) north of the Colorado state line. The population was 6,410 at the 2020 census.

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How Sidney ranks

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#7Most affordable in NE #11Lowest obesity in NE #12Shortest commute in NE All NE rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code69160, 69162

Area code308

Living in Sidney

Housing in Sidney

$180K▲ 6.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Sidney home is worth about $180,000, up 6.9% in a year, 36% below the Nebraska typical home.

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Safety in Sidney

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Sidney reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 54% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Sidney 0.9

Nebraska 2.2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Sidney 9.2

Nebraska 14

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Sidney

B⁻

Health Grade B−

Healthier than 49% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 82% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Nebraska

10worse than NE

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.

Conditions 6▼ 6 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care all close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

8.1%More adults with COPDNE 6.1% · worse 31%More adults who get no exerciseNE 24.3% · worse 3.9%More adults who have had a strokeNE 3.1% · worse

Care nearby

Sidney Regional Medical CenterSidney · 2.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Salud SterlingSterling · 38.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Sidney

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Sidney’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#15Best public schoolsof 57 in NE

DistrictSIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLSSchools5

South Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–3 · 261 students Central Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K West Elementary School BMiddle · Grades 4–6 · 238 students Sidney Middle School BMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 152 students Sidney High School B+High · Grades 9–12 · 329 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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Where Sidney is

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Locator map of Sidney — Wikimedia Commons · Map: Arkyan · CC BY-SA 3.0

Location map

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Nearby towns

Gurley13 mi Peetz14 mi Lodgepole17 mi Potter18 mi Dalton19 mi Crook21 mi Chappell26 mi Iliff26 mi Sedgwick27 mi Dix28 mi

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