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Cost of living in Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Scottsbluff, Nebraska has about 14,376 people. Typical rent is $966 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $56,359 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #30 in Nebraska on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $966 a month.

Scottsbluff is a city in Nebraska. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,359 a year.

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People
14,376
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$966
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$56,359
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$137,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,023
Scotts Bluff County, NE

Scottsbluff, Nebraska has about 14,376 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $137,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Scotts Bluff County is $1,023 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Scottsbluff. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Nebraska's prices sit at 90.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Nebraska taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Scottsbluff's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Nebraska home paid 13.78¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Scottsbluff's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Nebraska in the table we use.

Among 108 places we list in Nebraska with a rent figure, 30 have higher typical rent than Scottsbluff.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.