Kearney, NE vs Shelby, NE: City Score compared

Kearney, NE scores 36 and Shelby, NE scores 46 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 10 points apart. Each city is read on its own numbers: the condition from public data, how the church is moving this week, and Christianity on the Move across the cultural areas of impact. How the score is built.

The score, side by side

	Kearney, NE	Shelby, NE
City Score	36	46
Condition (public data)	40	56
Movement (how the church is moving)	31	31
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Kearney is up against	44	26
Where grace is growing	35	33
Marriage & family	44	91
Christian liberty	25	25

Christianity on the Move

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable.

Cultural area	Kearney, NE	Shelby, NE
Overall	45, Stirring	54, Stirring
The Church	35, Lukewarm	45, Stirring
The Family	43, Mending	90, Flourishing
Education	30, Wandering	54, Searching
Government	24, Restrictive	24, Restrictive
Media	53, Mixed	53, Mixed
Arts & Entertainment	63, Wholesome	54, Mixed
Business	42, Fair	13, Greedy
Compassion	73, Merciful	99, Abounding

City Score over the last 4 weeks

Week	Kearney, NE	Shelby, NE
2026-W43	42	—
2026-W44	40	44
2026-W45	40	49
2026-W46	40	49

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