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EagleNE

A town of 1,259. A typical home worth about $360K.

Population
1,259
+4% since 2010
Typical home
$360K
+3.2% in a year
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
36.3
years
Jobs based here
202
A commuter town

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Small town

1,259 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Eagle

Most working residents leave Eagle for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Lincoln (41%), Omaha (17%) and Waverly (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Eagle2%
Lincoln41%
Omaha17%
Waverly3%
Weeping Water3%
15 mi
median commute distance
202
jobs based in Eagle
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Eagle home is worth about $360K

The typical Eagle home is worth about $360,000, up 3.2% in a year, 28% above the Nebraska typical home.

$360KZillow home value

Typical home value

Eagle$360K
Nebraska$281K
+3.2%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 71% of U.S. towns

Eagle beats the Nebraska average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

B+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Nebraska
4 better28 too close to call0 worse
What stands outEagleNE
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.5%12.4%
Fewer adults with heart disease5%6.1%
Chi Health St. Elizabeth
10.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
72nd
percentile among NE towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Eagle’s public schools outperform 71% of Nebraska districts

The public schools Eagle’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Eagle Elementary SchoolPK–5264B
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
1
paid flood claims since 1990
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Eagle has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

22″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–37°
Spring40–63°
Summer64–85°
Fall42–65°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Eagle for work

Where Eagle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

41% → Lincoln Lincoln 41% 17% → Omaha Omaha 17% 3% → Waverly Waverly 3% 3% → Weeping Water Weeping Water 3% 2% → Elmwood Elmwood 2% 2% → Papillion Papillion 2% Eagle · 2% stay
202jobs based in Eagle
2%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Eagle, Nebraska 4th Street from E 1
2013 · Eagle, Nebraska 4th Street from E 1 · Wikimedia Commons
Eagle’s story

Eagle in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

NEMap-doton-EagleEagle, Nebraska 4th Street from F 1Eagle, Nebraska 4th Street from F 2
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About Eagle

Village in Nebraska, US

Official town website ↗

Eagle is a village in southwest Cass County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 1,065.

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

Population
1,065
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,352 ft
ZIP code
68347
Area code
402

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