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What Is It Like to Live in Hastings?

What it costs to live in Hastings, and how it compares with other Nebraska cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

65

4th best value in Nebraska

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Nebraska cities.

Overall livability

55

6th overall in Nebraska

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Hastings is home to about 25,247 people. A typical home runs $133,300 and a household earns around $54,600, a price-to-income ratio of 2.4. Among Nebraska's largest cities, it ranks 4th for value and 6th overall.

Hastings at a glance

Median home price

$133,300

3rd in NE of 12

Median rent

$749/mo

Median household income

$54,600

Home price to income

2.4x

Unemployment

2.5%

2nd in NE of 12

School rating

4/10

10th in NE of 12

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NE of 12

Walk score

1/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Nebraska only. Updated 2026.