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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Nebraska

Best sunny, walkable cities in Nebraska

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Lincoln, NE295k residents

    84/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 14°F

  2. 2.Hastings, NE25k residents

    78/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 16°F

  3. 3.Grand Island, NE53k residents

    77/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 16°F

  4. 4.North Platte, NE23k residents

    73/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 14°F

  5. 5.Columbus, NE24k residents

    70/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 14°F

  6. 6.Kearney, NE34k residents

    66/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 14°F

  7. 7.Fremont, NE28k residents

    64/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 13°F

  8. 8.Bellevue, NE65k residents

    63/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 13°F

  9. 9.Norfolk, NE26k residents

    62/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 10°F

  10. 10.Papillion, NE25k residents

    55/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 13°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Nebraska?
Lincoln, NE ranks first with a fit score of 84/100, followed by Hastings (78) and Grand Island (77), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.