Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Taylor’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both Nebraska’s towns (17 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 58 in Nebraska we compare has a lower median household income than Taylor. Its National Register listings include Pavillion Hotel and Thomas and Mary Williams Homestead. Taylor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Taylor beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 251 in 1920, a peak of 349 in 1940, 141 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1952 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Taylor, 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 Taylor.
Its public schools are run by the Loup County Public Schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loup County Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 50 | A+ |
| Loup County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 38 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Taylor has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 13° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Taylor for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Burwell (21%), Grand Island (12%) and Broken Bow (6%). Half commute less than 29 miles.
| Taylor | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 34% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
27% of Taylor adults feel lonely, below both the Nebraska town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 13% of Taylor adults report frequent mental distress. Of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Taylor.
| Taylor | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 36% |
| What stands out | Taylor | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.8% | 9.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Arbor Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Taylor; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Taylor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
2 places in Taylor on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Nebraska, United States
Taylor is a village in and the county seat of Loup County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Taylor had a population of 141.
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Taylor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
