Loup County vs Harding County

Side-by-side county comparison across all scoring dimensions.

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Loup County leads overall

Higher composite score by 6.900000000000006 points and wins 8 of 12 available dimensions

Loup County

Nebraska

National Rank #2

Overall Score

Harding County

South Dakota

National Rank #14

Overall Score

Loup County

Harding County

Dimension Breakdown

Scores across all 12 dimensions

Property TaxEffective property tax rate vs national benchmarks

Loup County

53.4BEST

Harding County

42.8

Diff: 10.600000000000001 pts

Cost of LivingMedian rent, home values, and housing affordability

Loup County

78.2

Harding County

86.7BEST

Diff: 8.5 pts

Income & JobsMedian household income and per capita earnings

Loup County

39.5

Harding County

77BEST

Diff: 37.5 pts

SafetyViolent and property crime rates per 100K residents

Loup County

97.5BEST

Harding County

97.5BEST

Diff: 0 pts

HealthLife expectancy, uninsured rates, and health access

Loup County

93.3BEST

Harding County

Diff: 25.299999999999997 pts

SchoolsGraduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment

Loup County

99.5BEST

Harding County

66.3

Diff: 33.2 pts

Disaster RiskFEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more

Loup County

99.8BEST

Harding County

98.5

Diff: 1.2999999999999972 pts

Water QualityEPA drinking water health violations and safety grades

Loup County

Harding County

Weather & ClimateAverage temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather events

Loup County

40BEST

Harding County

34.1

Diff: 5.899999999999999 pts

Soil QualitySoil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

Loup County

57.4BEST

Harding County

Diff: 11.399999999999999 pts

Lawn CareLawn difficulty score based on climate, soil, and grass suitability

Loup County

58BEST

Harding County

49.2

Diff: 8.799999999999997 pts

Farmers MarketsExperimental standalone signal for market density and SNAP/EBT access