A town of 7,914. Public schools that outperform most of Nebraska.
The 3 things Blair does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Blair. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Blair’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Arbor Park Elementary | PK–5 | 494 | B− |
| Blair Deerfield Elementary | PK–5 | 397 | Not graded |
| Gerald Otte Blair Middle SCH | 6–8 | 481 | A− |
| Blair High School | 9–12 | 681 | B− |
| Blair South Preschool | PK | 131 | Not graded |
About one in 3 of Blair’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Omaha (32%), Township 2 (7%) and Lincoln (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
5.4 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Youth Sports Complex Park | — | 38 |
| 2. Ralph Steyer Park | 0.1 mi | 19 |
| 3. Viking Field | — | 18 |
The typical Blair home is worth about $364,000, up 1.5% in a year, 30% above the Nebraska typical home.
Blair beats the Nebraska average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Blair | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.3% |
Blair reports less crime per resident than 70% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Blair has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 41% of U.S. communities.
14 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 6 places on the National Register.
6 places in Blair on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Blair.
City in and county seat of Washington County, Nebraska, United States
Blair is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Blair had a population of 7,790. Blair is a part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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3 towns share a border with Blair.
