Loup County vs Steele County

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

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Loup County leads overall

Higher composite score by 11.100000000000009 points and wins 7 of 12 available dimensions

Loup County

Nebraska

National Rank #2

Overall Score

Steele County

North Dakota

National Rank #25

Overall Score

Loup County

Steele County

Dimension Breakdown

Scores across all 12 dimensions

Property TaxEffective property tax rate vs national benchmarks

Loup County

59.1BEST

Steele County

34.6

Diff: 24.5 pts

Cost of LivingMedian rent, home values, and housing affordability

Loup County

78.3BEST

Steele County

76.2

Diff: 2.0999999999999943 pts

Income & JobsMedian household income and per capita earnings

Loup County

65.9

Steele County

77.8BEST

Diff: 11.899999999999991 pts

SafetyViolent and property crime rates per 100K residents

Loup County

97.5BEST

Steele County

97.5BEST

Diff: 0 pts

HealthLife expectancy, uninsured rates, and health access

Loup County

93.3BEST

Steele County

90.7

Diff: 2.5999999999999943 pts

SchoolsGraduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment

Loup County

99.5BEST

Steele County

Diff: 47.5 pts

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

Loup County

99.8BEST

Steele County

93.4

Diff: 6.3999999999999915 pts

Water QualityEPA drinking water health violations and safety grades

Loup County

Steele County

Weather & ClimateAverage temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather events

Loup County

Steele County

40.4BEST

Diff: 0.3999999999999986 pts

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

Loup County

57.4

Steele County

61.7BEST

Diff: 4.300000000000004 pts

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

Loup County

58BEST

Steele County

57.1

Diff: 0.8999999999999986 pts

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