Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
24% of residents live below the poverty line in Minatare, against 11% in Nebraska’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Minatare. Minatare has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Minatare beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 338 in 1910, a peak of 1,125 in 1940, 715 in 2020. The archive holds 19 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 2 maps from 1965 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Minatare, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Minatare.
Most working residents leave Minatare for work: only 1% work in town. Minatare’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, near the Nebraska town median (17 minutes) and below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Scottsbluff (45%), Gering (14%) and Lincoln (3%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Minatare Public Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minatare Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 43 | D− |
| Minatare High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 48 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Minatare has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Minatare is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Minatare home is worth about $229,000, up 6.8% in a year, 18% below the Nebraska typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 crimes were reported in Minatare in 2025: 8 property and 2 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Minatare is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Minatare beats the Nebraska average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of Minatare adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Minatare | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 9.7% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Minatare | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 60.7% | 64.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Minatare. Close and well known come first.
11 mi LandmarkChimney Rock National Historic Site
10 mi National MonumentScotts Bluff National Monument182K visitors a year
9 mi GardenNorthfield Park ArboretumChimney Rock National Historic Site: Mike Tigas from Columbia, MO, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Scotts Bluff National Monument: © 2004 Matthew Trump, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Northfield Park Arboretum: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Minatare
About 8 of every 100 Minatare residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nebraska.
Where Minatare’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States
Minatare (Hidatsa: mirita'ri; "crosses the water") is a city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Scottsbluff, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Minatare had a population of 715.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Minatare has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
