Lincoln, NE vs Salem, NE: City Score compared

Lincoln, NE scores 35 and Salem, NE scores 42 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 7 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

	Lincoln, NE	Salem, NE
City Score	35	42
Condition (public data)	37	50
Movement (how the church is moving)	31	31
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Lincoln is up against	60	26
Where grace is growing	30	35
Marriage & family	54	64
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	Lincoln, NE	Salem, NE
Overall	45, Stirring	51, Stirring
The Church	22, Lukewarm	46, Stirring
The Family	54, Mending	65, Steadfast
Education	50, Searching	54, Searching
Government	24, Restrictive	24, Restrictive
Media	53, Mixed	53, Mixed
Arts & Entertainment	42, Mixed	51, Mixed
Business	55, Fair	15, Greedy
Compassion	63, Merciful	99, Abounding

City Score over the last 4 weeks

Week	Lincoln, NE	Salem, NE
2026-W43	40	—
2026-W44	39	41
2026-W45	39	46
2026-W46	39	46

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