Wheeler County vs Buffalo County

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

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Wheeler County leads overall

Higher composite score by 5 points and wins 9 of 12 available dimensions

Wheeler County

Nebraska

National Rank #5

Overall Score

Buffalo County

South Dakota

National Rank #26

Overall Score

Wheeler County

Buffalo County

Dimension Breakdown

Scores across all 12 dimensions

Property TaxEffective property tax rate vs national benchmarks

Wheeler County

Buffalo County

93.2BEST

Diff: 42.2 pts

Cost of LivingMedian rent, home values, and housing affordability

Wheeler County

94.3

Buffalo County

99.3BEST

Diff: 5 pts

Income & JobsMedian household income and per capita earnings

Wheeler County

62.4BEST

Buffalo County

7.9

Diff: 54.5 pts

SafetyViolent and property crime rates per 100K residents

Wheeler County

97.5BEST

Buffalo County

97.5BEST

Diff: 0 pts

HealthLife expectancy, uninsured rates, and health access

Wheeler County

88.5BEST

Buffalo County

9.6

Diff: 78.9 pts

SchoolsGraduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment

Wheeler County

52.3

Buffalo County

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

Wheeler County

94.6BEST

Buffalo County

86.3

Diff: 8.299999999999997 pts

Water QualityEPA drinking water health violations and safety grades

Wheeler County

Buffalo County

Weather & ClimateAverage temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather events

Wheeler County

41.4BEST

Buffalo County

36.4

Diff: 5 pts

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

Wheeler County

56.8

Buffalo County

Diff: NaN pts

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

Wheeler County

55.3BEST

Buffalo County

52.6

Diff: 2.6999999999999957 pts

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