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CallawayNE

A town of 562, settled in 1885. A typical home worth about $208K.

Population
562
+4.5% since 2010
Typical home
$208K
+8.1% in a year
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
40.4
years
Jobs based here
234
Balanced

What makes Callaway stand out

The 2 things Callaway does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

562 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Housing

A typical Callaway home is worth about $208K

The typical Callaway home is worth about $208,000, up 8.1% in a year, 26% below the Nebraska typical home.

$208KZillow home value

Typical home value

Callaway$208K
Nebraska$281K
+8.1%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Callaway has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

30″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter15–39°
Spring35–62°
Summer58–85°
Fall36–64°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.

66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
66High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

About one in eight working residents works right in Callaway

Most working residents leave Callaway for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Broken Bow (24%), Arnold (7%) and Broken Bow (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

12%work in town

Where working residents work

In Callaway12%
Broken Bow24%
Arnold7%
Broken Bow6%
Lincoln5%
17 mi
median commute distance
234
jobs based in Callaway
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Callaway is

Callaway beats the Nebraska average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
2 better24 too close to call6 worse
What stands outCallawayNE
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.7%9.5%
More adults treating high blood pressure82.5%77.5%
More adults with heart disease8.4%6.1%
Callaway District Hospital
0.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Callaway is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Callaway: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 444 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Morgan Park—5
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Callaway, Nebraska downtown 1
2011 · Callaway, Nebraska downtown 1 · Wikimedia Commons
Callaway’s story

141 years in pictures

10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

NEMap-doton-CallawayCallaway, Nebraska downtown 2Callaway, Nebraska Bryners Hall
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About Callaway

Village in Nebraska, United States

Callaway is a village in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Callaway had a population of 563.

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

Established
1885
Population
563
Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
2,549 ft
ZIP code
68825

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