42% of Alliance’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Scottsbluff (5%), Omaha (3%) and O'Neill (3%). Half commute less than 2 miles.

42%work in town

Where working residents work

In Alliance42%

Scottsbluff5%

Omaha3%

O'Neill3%

Lincoln2%

2 mi

median commute distance

2,011

jobs based in Alliance

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Health

Healthier than 45% of U.S. towns

Alliance beats the Nebraska average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

B−Health Grade

32 measures vs. Nebraska

0 better24 too close to call8 worse

What stands out	Alliance	NE
More adults who get no exercise	30.5%	24.3%
More adults with COPD	7.6%	6.1%
More adults in fair or poor health	19.4%	16.1%

Box Butte General Hospital

1.1 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

20th

percentile among NE towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Housing

A typical Alliance home is worth about $182K

The typical Alliance home is worth about $182,000, up 3.8% in a year, 35% below the Nebraska typical home.

$182KZillow home value

Typical home value

Alliance$182K

Nebraska$281K

+3.8%

value change, 1 year

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Schools

Alliance’s public schools outperform 13% of Nebraska districts

The public schools Alliance’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 87% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DSchool Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Grandview Elementary School	3–5	283	C−
Emerson Elementary School	PK–2	237	Not graded
St. Agnes Academy Private	PK–8	151
Alliance Middle School	6–8	261	D
Alliance High School	9–12	451	C
Alliance Early Child Ed Prog	PK	78	Not graded

NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduationAll 8 schools →

Outdoors

3.5% of Alliance is conserved land

0.2 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves.

3.5%conserved

Map of Alliance: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

3.5%

conserved · 109 of 3,127 acres

0.2 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

#26

most walkable in NE

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Laing Park	0.1 mi	45
2. Hal Murray Softball Complex	—	19
3. Central Park	—	8

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Natural hazards

Very low risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 15% of U.S. communities.

15risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HailInland floodingCold waves

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Who lives here

Older than Nebraska overall, and fewer college graduates

People 65 and older are 21% of residents (17% statewide). 18% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Nebraska.

40.8median age · NE 37.2

AllianceNebraskaUnited States

NEU.S.

Ages · share of residents

13%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma6%

High school31%

Some college32%

Associate’s13%

Bachelor’s12%

Graduate6%

Ages and education in Alliance
	Alliance	NE	U.S.
Under 10	11.3%	13.1%	11.6%
10 to 17	12%	11.4%	10.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	9.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	13.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.9%	10.2%
75 and older	8.4%	6.8%	7%
No diploma	6.1%	7.8%	10.4%
High school	30.6%	25%	26%
Some college	32.2%	21.6%	19.1%
Associate’s	13%	11%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	11.7%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate	6.4%	12.3%	14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimatesBy the numbers →

Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Alliance has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

45″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–39°

Spring32–59°

Summer55–85°

Fall33–63°

Oct 3

typical first frost

May 11

typical last frost

+1.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Safety

Less crime per resident than 48% of U.S. towns

Alliance reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less.

B−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Alliance2.1

Nebraska2.2

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Alliance8.9

Nebraska14

U.S.15.5

48th

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

34th

percentile among NE towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

1899 · Das Gerichtsgebäude wird mit der Eisenbahn von Hemingford ins etwa 30 km entfernte Alliance, Nebraska verlegt, Juli 1899 · Wikimedia Commons

Alliance’s story

Alliance in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.

1899Das Gerichtsgebäude wird mit der Eisenbahn von Hemingford i…
1908Bird's eye view of Alliance Nebraska 1908
1910AllianceNebGoatCart1910s
19111911 Alliance, Nebraska tornado
1936Sod houses. Alliance, Nebraska

Bird's eye view of Alliance Nebraska 1908

Business district of Alliance, Nebraska 1908

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Landmarks

3 places in Alliance on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Box Butte County Courthouse

City of Alliance Central Park FountainBuilt 1935

Alliance Commercial Historic District

Famous people from Alliance

10 notable people were born in Alliance.

See all 10 →

Moon BloodgoodAmerican actress · born 1975

Jordan HooperAmerican basketball player · born 1992

James EmanuelPoet · 1921–2013

Chuck HaywardAmerican actor · 1920–1998

Bruce BellasAmerican photographer · 1909–1974

Ronald L. CokerUnited States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient · 1947–1969

About Alliance

City in Nebraska, United States

Official town website ↗

Alliance is a city in and the county seat of Box Butte County, in the western part of the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. Its population was 8,151 at the 2020 census. Alliance is home to Carhenge, a replica of Stonehenge constructed with automobiles, which is located north of the city. It is also the location of Alliance Municipal Airport, which in 2021 was the least-used airport in the mainland United States.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population: 8,151
Area: 5.0 sq mi
Elevation: 3,967 ft
ZIP code: 69301
Area code: 308

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About one in two working residents works right in Alliance