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A town of 3,411, settled in 1857.
West Point gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $279K for a typical one, or 3.9 years of the county’s $71K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 24th of 57 graded towns in Nebraska. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 77% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Only 1 of the 57 Nebraska towns we compare have a lower July high than West Point. West Point City Auditorium is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 57 Nebraska towns, just 4 have a higher median age than West Point.
Where West Point beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nebraska), ordered by how far West Point is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 14 in 1860, 3,500 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1966 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Point, 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 West Point.
West Point is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has property taxes about half the Nebraska norm.
Since 1993, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Point.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the West Point Public Schools. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Point Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 334 | A |
| West Point-Beemer High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 225 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduation
West Point has cold winters and warm summers. West Point’s January low is 12°F, near the Nebraska town median (14°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (22°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of West Point’s working residents works in town. West Point’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, against 17 minutes in Nebraska’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 7.4% of residents live below the poverty line in West Point.
| West Point | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 39% | 33% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $70,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
West Point's reported crime rate is well below Nebraska's. The property crime rate in West Point is 4.1 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| West Point | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.1 per 1,000 residents | 8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
0.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Wilderness Park, at 122 acres. West Point’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| West Point | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilderness Park | — | 122 |
| 2. Neligh Park | — | 26 |
| 3. Timmerman Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 10,063 U.S. towns with household incomes like West Point’s, it is healthier than 74%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
West Point beats the Nebraska average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 16% of West Point adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| West Point | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 9.7% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | West Point | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 13.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 29.6% | 24.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.4% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $1,714, against $3,549 across Nebraska, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Typical home values rose 8.7% in the year to September 2026.
| West Point | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 76% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $847 a month | $921 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of West Point; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 West Point residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
10 notable people were born in West Point.
City in Nebraska, United States
West Point is a city in and the county seat of Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,504 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with West Point.
| Town | NE rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Point | #24 | B+ | A− | — | B | B− |
| Sherman Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
West Point reports no FBI crime data of its own. Sherman Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare West Point with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. West Point grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #24 of 57 in Nebraska. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
10 notable people were born here, including Tim Walz and Martin E. Marty.