| City | Population | Rank | Population 18-34 Rank | Nightlife Rank | Music Venues Rank | Active Life Rank | Arts & Entertainment Rank | Fast Food Rank | Non-Fast Food Restautant Rank | Population Density Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Lincoln | 258,379 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3.71 |
| Omaha | 408,958 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Kearney | 30,787 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Columbus | 22,111 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 6.29 |
| Hastings | 24,907 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7.57 |
| South Sioux City | 13,353 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 8.14 |
| North Platte | 24,733 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8.29 |
| Scottsbluff | 15,039 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 8.86 |
| Beatrice | 12,459 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 8.86 |
| Grand Island | 48,520 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 9.14 |
| Norfolk | 24,210 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9.14 |
| Lexington | 10,230 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 9.71 |
| Bellevue | 50,137 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 9.86 |
| La Vista | 15,758 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 10.14 |
| Papillion | 18,894 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 10.29 |
| Chalco | 10,994 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 11 |
| Fremont | 26,397 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 11.43 |